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Math · Ages 3–5 · 12 minutes

Pre-K Find the Pattern Mistake

Children inspect a repeating row, mark the item that does not belong, and repair the sequence with the correct part.

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Pre-K Find the Pattern Mistake

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Today I am practising: noticing an item that breaks an AB pattern

1

Circle, square, circle, circle, square. Circle the mistake and fix it.

2

Red, blue, red, yellow, red, blue. Which color does not fit?

3

Clap, tap, clap, clap. Point to the motion that should be tap.

4

Big star, small star, big star, big star. Draw the missing small star.

5

Make an AB row with one mistake for an adult to find.

6

Tell an adult how you knew which item did not belong.

Grown-up guide
  1. Read the correct two-part unit twice before asking the child to inspect the row.
  2. Let the child cover each pair with two fingers to compare it with the next pair.
  3. After repairing, reread the entire row together to confirm the repeat.