Kindergarten Patterns: ABC Patterns

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

1. Example 1

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   1. Find the part that repeats: triangle, heart, star. The pattern says it again and again.
   2. Split the row into groups of 3: (triangle, heart, star) (triangle, heart, star) (triangle, ?, ?).
   3. Fill in the question marks so every group matches (triangle, heart, star): (triangle, ?, ?) becomes (triangle, heart, star).
   4. So the missing shapes are heart, star.

   Answer: heart, star

2. Example 2

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   Fill in the missing terms

   1. Find the part that repeats: heart, circle, star. The pattern says it again and again.
   2. Split the row into groups of 3: (heart, circle, star) (heart, circle, star) (?, ?, …).
   3. Fill in the question marks so every group matches (heart, circle, star): a new group starts: (heart, circle, …).
   4. So the missing shapes are heart, circle.

   Answer: heart, circle

3. Example 3

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   Fill in the missing terms

   1. Find the part that repeats: circle, square, triangle. The pattern says it again and again.
   2. Split the row into groups of 3: (circle, square, triangle) (circle, square, triangle) (circle, square, ?) (?, …).
   3. Fill in the question marks so every group matches (circle, square, triangle): (circle, square, ?) becomes (circle, square, triangle); a new group starts: (circle, …).
   4. So the missing shapes are triangle, circle.

   Answer: triangle, circle