Recursive Patterns and Functional Rule/ recursive pattern rule, for Grades 6-12. This lesson is presented in step by step manner, with visuals, along with practice questions and the answer key. Teaching Recursive Patterns has proven to be challenging at first due to the non-linear nature of the Recursive Patterns, but with some practice students really enjoy the challenge. Content Benchmarks:F.IF.A.3 Recognize that sequences are functions, sometimes defined recursively, whose domain is a subset