Preschool · Math · week 14

AB patterns with blocks: red, blue, red, blue

Recognize and extend a simple two-part repeating pattern (an AB pattern).

A pattern repeats in the same order, over and over: red, blue, red, blue.

This kind of pattern has just two parts that keep swapping places - we call it an AB pattern.

📋 For the teacher

Teach it (10–15 min):

Say the pattern out loud together every time, emphasizing the repeat: "red, BLUE, red, BLUE."
Use two very different items (color, size, or sound) so the two parts of the pattern are easy to tell apart.
Cover up or hide the next block and ask your child to guess before revealing it.
Try patterns with sound and movement too, not just objects lined up on a table.

Talk about it:

Mastery looks like: Child identifies the repeating unit in a simple AB pattern and correctly predicts what comes next.

Common stumbles: Child copies the objects present but does not notice the repeating rule, so they cannot predict what comes next.

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