Examples of Repeating Patterns for Early Learners

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔢 What are Repeating Patterns? Patterns that have a core element that repeats over and over. For example: circle, square, circle, square... 🍎 Elements of a Pattern: These can be shapes, colors, sounds, movements, or anything that can be ordered. ➕ Identifying the Core: The shortest sequence of elements that repeats. In A-B-A-B, the core is 'A-B'. 💡 Predicting What Comes Next: Once you know the core, you can predict the next element in the pattern. 🎨 Types of Patterns:
• 🟦 AB Patterns: Two elements repeating (e.g., blue, red, blue, red...).
• 🟢 ABC Patterns: Three elements repeating (e.g., green, yellow, purple, green, yellow, purple...).
• 📐 ABB Patterns: Two of one element followed by another (e.g., triangle, square, square, triangle, square, square...).

➕ Practice Quiz

1. What is the core of the pattern: star, moon, star, moon, star, moon?
   1. star
   2. moon
   3. star, moon
   4. star, star, moon
2. Which shape comes next in the pattern: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, ...?
   1. Square
   2. Triangle
   3. Circle
   4. Pentagon
3. What type of pattern is: red, blue, green, red, blue, green?
   1. AB
   2. ABC
   3. ABB
   4. AAB
4. If the pattern is: cat, dog, dog, cat, dog, dog, what comes next?
   1. Dog
   2. Cat
   3. Fish
   4. Bird
5. Identify the repeating pattern: 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2
   1. 1
   2. 2
   3. 1, 2
   4. 2, 1
6. What is the next color in the sequence: yellow, yellow, blue, yellow, yellow, blue...?
   1. Red
   2. Yellow
   3. Blue
   4. Green
7. Which of the following is an example of an ABB pattern?
   1. Apple, Banana, Apple, Banana
   2. Apple, Banana, Cherry, Apple, Banana, Cherry
   3. Apple, Banana, Banana, Apple, Banana, Banana
   4. Apple, Apple, Banana, Banana