Continue the Pattern
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Continue the Pattern
Continue the pattern: six patterns of circles, squares and triangles (AB, ABB, AAB, ABC and AABB). Draw the next two or three shapes in the empty boxes. Kindergarten and Grade 1, with an answer key.
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Teach it first
Repeating PatternsA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Skill
- Pattern Worksheets
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- 1
- Last updated
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Answer key
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- Black and white
- Related curriculum
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Find the part of a pattern that repeats (AB, ABB, AAB, ABC), say what comes next, fill in a missing part, name the pattern, and make a pattern of their own.
Reviewed by Mrs. Jennifer Mitchell, Teacher. How we check worksheets
How to use this sheet
- Have the child say the pattern aloud, such as "circle, square, circle, square", before drawing what comes next.
- Ask the child to circle the part that repeats, the core, in each row.
- Make the same pattern with claps and stamps, or with blocks, then compare.
Common mistakes
- Continuing only the last shape, or copying the row without seeing the core. Circle the core first.
- Mixing up AAB and ABB patterns. Say the letter for each shape aloud.
- Thinking a pattern has to start at the start of the core. A pattern can start anywhere in it.
