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Pattern puzzle · Logic & Puzzles

Picture patterns: what comes next? (practice) · Preschool to Pre-K

Look at each row of pictures, say the pattern out loud and draw what comes next in the empty boxes. Builds early pattern spotting.

  • Preschool to Pre-K · ages 3 to 5
  • Medium
  • 5 to 10 minutes
  • 1 page
  • Free
Paper

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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Directions: Look at each row. Draw what comes next in the empty boxes.

What your child practices

Your child builds early pattern spotting. The skill is “Patterns”: extend and create repeating and growing patterns.

Grades and ages
Preschool to Pre-K, ages 3 to 5
Time
About 5 to 10 minutes
Subject
Logic & Puzzles
Level
Medium for Preschool to Pre-K
Answer key
Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing
1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated

How to use it

Read every clue or rule before filling anything in. Use a pencil so changes are easy to make. It is pitched at the expected level for Preschool to Pre-K, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Ask your child to say each pattern's rule out loud before drawing or writing what comes next.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.

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