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Patterns with 2D and 3D shapes

Part of Maths3D shapesYear 3

Looking for patterns

Look at the shapes below.

Say the name of each aloud and see if you can spot a pattern.

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Example 1

Here we have a square, a circle and a triangle.

We're going to use them to form a pattern.

A square, a circle and a triangle

This is the pattern formed by the shapes.

Can you work out what the missing shapes are?

Pick the correct answer.

A pattern formed by a square, circle and triangle, a square, a circle and a triangle followed by a square and two question marks with four options to complete the pattern. a. a triangle and circle, b a circle and triangle, c a triangle and square, d two squares

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Example 2

This pattern is made of 3D shapes.

It is a mirror pattern which means it is the same backwards as it is forwards.

3d shapes forming a mirror pattern. A cube, cylinder, pyramid, cuboid, pyramid, cylinder and cube.

Starting on the left, the pattern is cube, cylinder, pyramid, cuboid, pyramid, cylinder, cube.

If you start from the right, the pattern is the same.

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Quiz

Patterns of 2D shapes

This activity will help you practise working with repeating patterns.

Remember, the first thing you need to do is work out the part of the pattern that repeats!

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