Color Patterns: Finish the Bead Strings
A free printable color patterns worksheet: seven bead strings with AB, AAB, ABC, ABB, AABB, ABAC and ABCD color patterns on round, square and oval beads. Kids say the colors out loud and color the three white beads at the end of each string to keep the pattern going. Colored answer key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Pre-K
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable color patterns worksheet: seven bead strings with AB, AAB, ABC, ABB, AABB, ABAC and ABCD color patterns on round, square and oval beads. Kids say the colors out loud and color the three white beads at the end of each string to keep the pattern going. Colored answer key on page 2. Little ones can do most of it with crayons, and a grown-up can read the short questions aloud.
Tips for using it
- Name one color at a time and use it all day: the red apple, your red socks, the red car.
- Use real crayons that match the page; a crayon labeled with its color word helps link word and color.
- Ask 'Is it red or blue?' instead of 'What color is it?' while a color is still new: choosing is easier than naming.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
