Shape Patterns: What Comes Next?
A free printable shape patterns worksheet: seven rows of colored shapes in AB, AAB, ABB, ABC, AABB and other repeating patterns. Kids say the pattern out loud and draw the two missing shapes at the end of each row. Answer key 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
A free printable shape patterns worksheet: seven rows of colored shapes in AB, AAB, ABB, ABC, AABB and other repeating patterns. Kids say the pattern out loud and draw the two missing shapes at the end of each row. Answer key on page 2. Big pictures and only a few tasks per page make it a gentle start for kindergartners.
Tips for using it
- Count the corners with a finger, touching each one, so none are counted twice.
- A square is a special rectangle: four equal sides and four square corners.
- Turn the page around: a shape is the same shape even when it is rotated.
- Say the pattern out loud in a sing-song voice (circle, square, circle, square) before drawing the next shape.
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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