Finish the Pattern

Children cut and paste pictures to complete repeating patterns. The worksheet combines predicting the next image with placing the matching piece.
Grades
Pre-K–K
Pages
1
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Updated Oct 27, 2021

Subject
Math
Topic
Pattern recognition, Math skills
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Complete six school-supply picture patterns by cutting out the six answer pieces and gluing each into the open space at the end of a row.

This one-page worksheet includes alternating and grouped repeats. Name the pictures aloud, predict the next item and check its placement before gluing.

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Learning objectives

  • Identify the repeating unit in a visual pattern

  • Predict which picture continues each sequence

  • Cut and paste the selected image into the correct open position

Teaching tips

  • Read each sequence aloud by naming its pictures before selecting a cut-out piece.

  • Cover the answer pieces while learners predict what should come next, then reveal them for matching.

  • Check the completed row from the beginning to confirm that the pasted picture preserves the repeat.

Skills covered

  • Pattern recognition — learners determine the unit repeated in each picture sequence.

  • Sequence completion — the missing position is filled with the image that continues the established order.

  • Cut-and-paste placement — selected pieces are attached to the corresponding open pattern spaces.

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