Term-to-term Rules for Pattern Sequences | I Do, We Do, You Do | Year 8 Maths print-free LESSON

Teach term-to-term rules through visual patterns with this print-free Year 8 maths lesson from Beyond Printables. Pupils interpret real arrangements of tiles, circles, squares and joined sticks, then draw missing patterns, describe changes and calculate future counts. The editable PowerPoint follows an I Do, We Do, You Do approach, with modelling, differentiated practice, assessment for learning and explicit work on misconceptions.

PRINT-FREE TEACHING
Project the lesson and let pupils respond in exercise books or on mini-whiteboards. Pattern diagrams appear on the question slides, and worked drawings accompany the relevant solutions. The 79-slide sequence includes question-and-answer reveals so you can pause, discuss and check understanding at your class’s pace.

I DO, WE DO, YOU DO
Begin with six retrieval questions and their answers, followed by key vocabulary. Worked examples show how to extend arrangements and count each object type. A six-question modelling grid pairs teacher examples with guided practice and leaves space for live working. Pupils move from counting visible objects to drawing missing stages and reasoning about later patterns.

DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICE
Eighteen minimally different questions develop fluency in three groups: changing the starting count, changing the number added, and doubling from different starts. Whole-class practice provides eight Developing questions, eight Secure questions and five Greater Depth questions, followed by a three-part Super Challenge. Separate visual practice pages give the diagrams room to remain readable.

ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
Twenty numbered AFL questions each have an immediate dedicated solution. Use these checkpoints to check separate object counts, missing patterns, repeated addition, doubling and tripling, and shared-side stick totals. An exam-style question and three exit checks provide further opportunities to identify pupils who need more modelling before moving on.

MISCONCEPTIONS MADE VISIBLE
Explore why pattern 4 involves three changes after pattern 1, why circles and squares need separate counts, and why joined shapes do not each require a full new set of sticks. Pupils explain a counting error and investigate totals that a growing sequence cannot reach. Solutions show the reasoning alongside the answer.

SUPER CHALLENGE
Pupils draw and count joined-square patterns, calculate the sticks needed for pattern 8, explain shared sides and decide whether 30 sticks is possible. The numbered worked solution includes drawings and the consecutive totals that justify the conclusion.

INCLUDED
Editable PowerPoint lesson, premium 4:3 thumbnail, and this combined TES title and description. Designed for Year 8 visual pattern sequences. Covers the M241 learning focus: arithmetic patterns, mixed-object patterns and geometric patterns with future counts.