wunder beta🧩 Using Patterns to Solve Problems
Patterns aren't just fun — they're a superpower! Use doubles, make-ten, and skip-count patterns to solve problems faster and predict what comes next.
What you’ll learn
- Patterns Make Math EasyUse doubles, near-doubles, make-ten, and skip-counting to solve problems.Patterns speed up math. Doubles like 4 + 4 = 8 are worth memorizing, and they help neighbors: 4 + 5 is just one more, 9. Make-ten turns 8 + 5 into 10 + 3 = 13. Skip-counting handles equal groups: 3 bags of 2 apples is 2, 4, 6.
- Predict with PatternsPredict the next term in a pattern and solve group word problems with skip-counting.Once you find a pattern's rule, you can jump ahead: 3, 6, 9 grows by 3, so next is 12. Sorting patterns by their jump (by 2s, by 5s) sharpens the skill. Skip-count patterns solve word problems too — 3 dogs with 4 legs each is 4, 8, 12 legs.
Questions this course answers
You know 4 + 4 = 8. So 4 + 5 = ?
4 + 5 is just one more than the double 4 + 4 = 8, so it's 9.
Using make-ten, 8 + 5 = ?
Give 8 a 2 from the 5 to make 10, then add the 3 left: 10 + 3 = 13.
3 bags with 2 apples each. Skip-count by 2s. How many apples?
Skip-counting by 2s three times gives 2, 4, 6 — so 6 apples.
Predict the next number: 3, 6, 9, __.
The pattern jumps by 3 each time, so after 9 comes 12.
Which pattern jumps by 5 each time?
5, 10, 15, 20 adds 5 each step, so its jump is 5.
3 dogs, each with 4 legs. Skip-count by 4. How many legs?
Skip-counting by 4 three times gives 4, 8, 12 — so 12 legs.
Grounded in trusted sources
- PBS Kids — early math
- Khan Academy Kids
- NAEYC — early math learning
- Britannica Kids
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