What comes next?
Strategy card
A pattern is something that repeats, again and again.
- Step 1: Point to each picture and say it: "red, blue, red, blue…"
- Step 2: Find the part that repeats.
- Step 3: Say what comes next.
- Step 4: Pick the picture that keeps the pattern going.
Tip: Clap or sing the pattern. Your ears can help your eyes!
Worked example
What comes next?
- A: purple heart
- B: red heart
- C: green heart (the answer)
Why: The color repeats purple, red, green, again and again. So next comes the green heart.
Your turn
Your turn 1 of 2
The dots get fewer. How many dots come next?
Your turn 2 of 2
What comes next?
Keep practicing
Grown-ups: Make a pattern with spoons and forks, and let your child add the next one. Parent guide
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