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Math · Ages 3–5 · 12 minutes

Pre-K Choose What Comes Next

Children use the repeating unit to choose a next item rather than relying on color or shape alone.

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Pre-K Choose What Comes Next

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Today I am practising: selecting the next item in an AB pattern from choices

1

Circle, square, circle, square. Circle circle or triangle for the next place.

2

Red, blue, red. Circle blue or red for the next place.

3

Clap, tap, clap. Choose clap or tap for next.

4

Big, little, big, little. Circle big or little next.

5

Draw two choices for an adult after making your own AB row.

6

Explain to an adult why your circled choice comes next.

Grown-up guide
  1. Place a finger under each part as the child says the repeat.
  2. Present just two clearly different choices so the child can attend to sequence.
  3. Ask for the spoken reason before accepting a point or circle as the answer.