What Is Missing? Fill the Gap in the Pattern
The empty box is not at the end this time: it sits somewhere in the middle of the row, so kids have to look at the pictures on both sides. Cars and buses, frogs and ducks, rockets and moons, mittens and snowmen and more. The answer key is on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Kindergarten
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
The empty box is not at the end this time: it sits somewhere in the middle of the row, so kids have to look at the pictures on both sides. Cars and buses, frogs and ducks, rockets and moons, mittens and snowmen and more. The answer key is on page 2. Big pictures and only a few tasks per page make it a gentle start for kindergartners.
Tips for using it
- Point to each item and say it out loud, then say what comes next before drawing it.
- Name the pattern with letters once your child gets it: red, yellow is an AB pattern.
- Use real objects (blocks, buttons, snacks) to build the same pattern before doing the page.
- When a row has a mistake or a gap, read it from both ends; the rule has to work in both directions.
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.
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