Math Pattern Strips (Algebra) - word and letter patterns

A fun set of word pattern strips. Use as a literacy task or make it part of your algebra unit when looking at patterns in math.

This resource contains
12 x Strips to identify the pattern and continue it.
12 x Strips to find the missing word
Pattern reference (teacher guide)
Student recording sheet and teacher answer sheet (for the ‘find the missing word’ strips)
A blank template for students to make up their own word patterns.

The set of word pattern strips are provided in 2 different formats. Simply print the format you want to use. For example:
• Cat, duck, cow, dog, camel, dragon…
• Cat, duck, ___, dog, camel, dragon …

So there are 12 different patterns and 24 different strips.

There are many different possible answers for all of the word patterns in this resource, but the answer must follow the ‘rule’. For example, in the list above, any animal that begins with the letter ‘c’ would fit in the gap.

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