Kindergarten Patterns: AB Patterns
Learn simple repeating patterns
What You'll Learn
- Recognize AB repeating patterns
- Continue an AB pattern
- Create your own AB patterns
📖What is an AB Pattern?
An AB pattern goes: A, B, A, B, A, B... like red, blue, red, blue, red, blue!
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Look for what repeats! If you see circle, square, circle, square... that's an AB pattern!
Worked examples
Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.
Example 1
??Fill in the missing terms
- Find the part that repeats: heart, square. The pattern says it again and again.
- Split the row into groups of 2: (heart, square) (heart, square) (heart, square) (?, ?).
- Fill in the question marks so every group matches (heart, square): (?, ?) becomes (heart, square).
- So the missing shapes are heart, square.
Answer: heart, square
Example 2
??Fill in the missing terms
- Find the part that repeats: heart, star. The pattern says it again and again.
- Split the row into groups of 2: (heart, star) (heart, star) (?, ?).
- Fill in the question marks so every group matches (heart, star): (?, ?) becomes (heart, star).
- So the missing shapes are heart, star.
Answer: heart, star
Example 3
??Fill in the missing terms
- Find the part that repeats: heart, triangle. The pattern says it again and again.
- Split the row into groups of 2: (heart, triangle) (heart, triangle) (heart, ?) (?, …).
- Fill in the question marks so every group matches (heart, triangle): (heart, ?) becomes (heart, triangle); a new group starts: (heart, …).
- So the missing shapes are triangle, heart.
Answer: triangle, heart
Practice Worksheets
AB Patterns (Set A)
Learn simple repeating patterns
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AB Patterns (Set B)
More AB pattern practice
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AB Patterns (Set C)
Additional AB pattern practice
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AB Patterns (Set D)
Keep practicing AB patterns
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AB Patterns (Set E)
Master AB patterns
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