Grade 1 Math Grading Rubric: Patterns — Continue, Core, Numbers, Explain

Learning Objectives

• Copy, continue and create repeating patterns (AB, AAB, ABB, ABC).
• Find the part of a pattern that repeats (the core).
• Find a missing part of a pattern.
• Continue number patterns that count on by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s, and count back by 2s.
• Describe a pattern in simple words, e.g. "red, blue, red, blue".

How to Use This Resource

• Share the rubric with students before the task so they know what success looks like.
• Circle one level per skill for each student; add the points (maximum 16).
• Record scores on the record sheet.

Differentiation

Support: Use real blocks for every question before drawing. Challenge: Make ABC and AABB patterns, or patterns that change two things (color AND shape). English language learners: Teach the sentence: "The pattern is ___, ___. Next is ___."

Teacher Tips

Patterns are everywhere: clothes, tiles, songs, the days of the week. Point them out every day. Always ask students to SAY the pattern aloud — it helps them hear the repeat.

What's Included

• 4 skills × 4 levels (Excellent, Good, Developing, Beginning)
• Task: Performance task: build a pattern with blocks or beads (at least 3 cores), say it aloud and explain the core.
• Class record sheet
• Score bands: 14–16 = Excellent, 10–13 = Good, 6–9 = Developing, 4–5 = Beginning.

Additional Files

• Grade 1 Math Grading Rubric: Patterns — Continue, Core, Numbers, Explain (DOCX)

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