Star, heart, star, heart… what comes next? Spotting a pattern is an early maths skill: it teaches children to look for a rule and use it. Each row shows a pattern and two empty boxes to draw what comes next.
What is inside
- 2 pages of AB patterns
- 2 pages of AAB and ABB patterns
- 2 pages of ABC patterns
- 2 pages mixing AABB, ABC and AAB
- 2 answer pages with the two pictures that come next
Good to know
Read the row out loud together, like a song: “star, heart, star, heart…”. The rhythm helps children hear the pattern. A simple drawing or a colour dot in the box is enough.
