Number Patterns: Continue, Create and Identify Change (Multiples) . Number patterns created by repeatedly adding the same amount are important in the development of algebraic understandings. These patterns are linear (when graphed will form a straight line) as the increase (or decrease) is constant. . Investigating these patterns in primary school as an extension of the multiplication basic facts gives students a comfortable introduction to the concept of function. Number patterns can be investi

Number Patterns: Continue, Create and Identify Change (Fractions and Decimals) . Number patterns are growing patterns. Growing patterns provide a comfortable way for younger students to see relationships between numbers and identify consistent change which is a key understanding in algebra and the study of functions. . Working with number patterns requires understanding of the structure of the pattern and knowledge of the numbers in the pattern. The structure of a pattern relates to the change f