Preschool pattern activities for your pre-K and preschool math centers! WOW! This pack has 20+ hands-on pattern activities, so every child gets excited to learn about patterns with a wide variety of engaging activities you can use all year long.

Children copy, continue and create AB, AAB, ABB and ABC patterns with snap cubes, foam blocks, LEGO® bricks, popsicle sticks, pony beads and rainbow bears. Pattern clip cards, a pattern board game and pattern grid games keep the practice playful, while "I can" prompts guide each child from copying a pattern all the way to creating one on their own.

With this preschool pattern pack, you get

• 20+ hands-on pattern activities in one pack
• 4 pattern sets for AB, AAB, ABB and ABC patterns
• Copy, continue and create cards in every pattern set
• Manipulative pattern cards for cubes, blocks, bricks, sticks, beads and bears
• Pattern games you can use all year long

Print, laminate and your pattern centers are ready for the whole year!

What's Included

• Pattern Posters
• Pattern Clip Cards
• Snap Cube Patterns
• Foam Block Patterns
• LEGO® Pattern Cards
• Pattern Board Game
• 4 Pattern Grid Games
• Copy the Popsicle Stick Patterns
• Complete the Popsicle Stick Patterns
• Pony Bead Patterns
• Rainbow Bear Patterns
• 4 Pattern Sets for the patterns AB, AAB, ABB and ABC. Each pattern set includes:
  • "I can copy an AB pattern" pattern prompts
  • "I can continue an AB pattern" pattern cards
  • "I can create an AB pattern" (with guidance) pattern cards
  • "I can create an AB pattern" (without guidance) pattern cards
• Please note that due to the color needed to create patterns in preschool, there is no Black & White version available for this resource.

Why Teachers Love It

• A year of patterns in one pack: Use these pattern activities all year long, whatever your current theme.
• A clear path for every child: Copy, continue and create cards (with and without guidance) build pattern skills one step at a time.
• Four pattern types: AB, AAB, ABB and ABC sets let children grow from simple to more complex patterns.
• Hands-on from start to finish: Children build patterns with cubes, blocks, bricks, sticks, beads and bears.
• Games kids love: The pattern board game and grid games make pattern practice feel like play.
• Easy to reuse: Laminate the cards once and pull them out again and again.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Copying patterns: Children build a pattern that matches the one on the card.
• Continuing patterns: Children decide what comes next and extend the pattern.
• Creating patterns: Children make their own patterns, first with guidance and then without.
• Pattern types: Children work with AB, AAB, ABB and ABC patterns.
• Finding the pattern rule: Children notice the part of the pattern that repeats.
• Color recognition: Many patterns use colors, so children match and name colors as they build.
• Fine motor skills: Snapping cubes, stringing beads and placing bears build hand strength and control.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Following directions
• Making and checking predictions
• Taking turns
• Working independently
• Maintaining attention
• Using mathematical language

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the pattern activities and pattern set that fit your class. Print the cards in color, laminate for durability and cut them apart.

Step 2: Introduce the pattern with the pattern posters. Model how to copy and continue a pattern with one set of manipulatives in a small group.

Step 3: Set the activities out in your math centers. Move children from the copy prompts to the continue cards and then the create cards. Rotate in new manipulatives and games all year.

Materials You'll Need

• Snap cubes
• Foam blocks
• LEGO® bricks
• Popsicle sticks
• Pony beads
• Rainbow bears

Easy Differentiation

Preschoolers come to patterns with very different skills. These activities are easy to adjust for each child.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the AB pattern set
• Use the "I can copy" prompts before moving to continue cards
• Say the pattern aloud together, such as "red, blue, red, blue"
• Offer only the manipulatives needed for one pattern

For On-Level Practice

• Use the continue cards with the AAB and ABB sets
• Play the pattern board game with a partner
• Complete the popsicle stick patterns
• Ask children to tell what comes next and why

For an Extra Challenge

• Move to the ABC pattern set
• Use the create cards without guidance
• Build the same pattern with two different manipulatives
• Have children make a pattern for a partner to continue

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice color words and position words such as next and after
• Use a simple sentence frame such as "Next comes blue"
• Build fine motor skills with pony beads, snap cubes and rainbow bears
• Let children point to or place the next piece when speaking is hard
• Give extra processing time and model each pattern first

Perfect For

• Preschool and pre-K math centers
• Small groups
• Independent work
• Partner games
• Fine motor centers
• Special education classrooms
• Speech and ELL support
• Homeschool preschool
• Substitute plans

Standards

These preschool pattern activities support the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and they build toward kindergarten and 1st grade pattern skills in the Virginia Math SOL (2023):

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy, extend and create patterns, such as the AB, AAB, ABB and ABC pattern sets.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.B.1: Show control in tasks that take small-muscle strength, such as snapping cubes together.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.B.2: Show growing control in tasks that need eye-hand coordination, such as stringing pony beads.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with cubes, blocks, beads and bears.
• Virginia ELDS HPD3.2: Develop small muscle control while picking up and placing small manipulatives.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.a: Identify and describe the core found in repeating patterns, such as the AB in red, blue, red, blue.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two complete repetitions of the core.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.c: Create and describe a repeating pattern using objects or colors.
• VA SOL Math 1.PFA.1.a: Identify and describe repeating patterns, from AB to ABC.
• VA SOL Math 1.PFA.1.c: Create repeating patterns using objects and colors.

Add the Patterns | Pre-K/Preschool Math Centers pack to your cart and have 20+ hands-on pattern activities ready for your preschool math centers. Print, laminate and watch your little learners copy, continue and create patterns all year long!

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