Pattern Train
What comes next on the train?
How to play
- 1Look at the train cars.
- 2Find the pattern.
- 3Tap what goes in the empty car!
👪 Playing together: Say the pattern out loud together (“red, blue, red, blue…”) — rhythm makes it click.
Pick your level
About 3–6 minutes · Kindergarten – Grade 4
For grown-ups
Spot the pattern and load the next train car. Shape, color and number patterns that build early algebraic thinking.
Recognising and extending patterns is an early algebra skill. Level 3 introduces skip-counting and growing number sequences.
How to play Pattern Train
- Look at the train cars.
- Find the pattern.
- Tap what goes in the empty car!
Tip for grown-ups: Say the pattern out loud together (“red, blue, red, blue…”) — rhythm makes it click.
- Skills practised
- 🔷 Patterns
- Curriculum links
- CCSS 4.OA.C.5