What Comes Next?
Say each pattern out loud. What comes next? Circle it!
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This is sheet #113224601.
How to do it
- Say the pattern out loud.
- Figure out what comes next.
- Circle it.
Teaching tip
Point to each picture as you say it, then keep going past the end.
About this worksheet
Picture patterns with a question mark at the end and three choices. Fewer uses AB patterns, More uses ABC and AABB.
What kids practice
A pattern is something that repeats over and over, like red, blue, red, blue. Spotting and continuing patterns builds the thinking kids use later for counting by 2s, 5s and 10s, and for reading and math in general.
Watch for
- Copying the last thing instead of what comes next.
- Losing the pattern partway through a long row. Saying it out loud helps.
- Mixing up ABB and AAB. Point to each part as you say it.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full patterns guide for kindergarten.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Patterns ChartAB, ABB, AAB and ABC patterns made with pictures, with the repeating part boxed. 
2. Silly Snake PatternsSnakes with A, B and C under each part. Kids color them using the key to reveal the pattern. Fewer uses AB patterns, and More starts with no colors filled in.
4. Make Your Own PatternStrings of beads to color with an AB, ABB, ABC and a free-choice pattern.