Year 1 Repeating Patterns Unit

Build a secure understanding of repeating patterns with a complete Year 1 mathematics unit designed for explicit teaching, active practice and assessment. Students identify the smallest core that repeats, continue common pattern structures, find and fix errors, create their own patterns and explain how the elements repeat.

The teaching presentation introduces AB, ABC, AAB, ABB and AABB structures using symbols, shapes, colours, objects, movement and sound. Pattern Parcel Sorting and Move to the Beat turn the concept into collaborative play. Five low-ink worksheets move from recognising the core to creating and applying patterns, while the Pattern Parade Assessment and rubric support clear evidence collection. Red-answer versions of every worksheet and the assessment, plus answer-after-question quiz slides, make review efficient.

What's Included

• 20-page unit plan PDF with all printable resources
• 18-slide editable Repeating Patterns presentation
• 22-slide editable quiz with 10 question-and-answer pairs
• Two classroom displays: What Is a Repeating Pattern?; Meet the Pattern Core
• Pattern Parcel Sorting Game with sorting mat and pattern cards
• Move to the Beat Pattern Game with movement cards and pattern strips
• Five low-ink worksheets with matching answer pages
• Pattern Parade Assessment with answer page
• Repeating Patterns five-level rubric
• 60-page combined Preview PDF

Learning Focus and Classroom Use

Students recognise and describe repeating patterns, identify the core, continue AB, ABC, AAB, ABB and AABB structures, repair errors, create patterns with varied elements and explain their reasoning. Use the resources as a flexible 1–2 week sequence, targeted intervention, revision set or independent practice bundle.

Product Details

• Year level: Year 1
• Subject: Mathematics
• Topic: Repeating patterns with symbols, shapes and objects
• Files: PDF and editable PPTX
• Pages/slides: 60 in the Preview PDF — 20-page unit plan, 18-slide presentation and 22-slide quiz
• Answers: Five worksheet answer pages, one assessment answer page and quiz answer slides

Curriculum Alignment

• Australian Curriculum v9.0: AC9M1A02
• Australian Curriculum v8.4: ACMNA005, ACMNA018
• Victorian Curriculum 2.0: VC2M1A02
• New South Wales: MA1-RWN-01, MA1-FG-01
• Western Australia: ACMNA005, ACMNA018
• Common Core: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.1, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.5, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.2
• United Kingdom: UK-KS1-Y2-MATH-G-P, UK-KS1-Y2-MATH-N-N
• New Zealand: NZ-Y2-MATH-ALG-ER-2, NZ-Y2-MATH-GEO-SR-2, NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-NS-2
• Texas: TEKS-MATH-G1-6A, TEKS-MATH-G1-6F, TEKS-MATH-G1-5B, TEKS-MATH-G1-1E, TEKS-MATH-G1-1F
• Ontario: CAN-G1-MATH-C1.1, CAN-G1-MATH-C1.3, CAN-G1-MATH-C1.2

Digital Product and Licence

This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped. Purchase grants the purchaser a licence for use with their own class or household. Files may not be shared, resold, redistributed or uploaded to public websites or shared drives.