Logic & Puzzles · Ages 4–6, Ages 7–9
Pattern games for kids
Spotting patterns is early algebraic thinking — the ability to notice a rule and predict what comes next. Children start with colour and shape patterns and move on to number sequences, all by loading the next carriage on a train.
Our patterns game
What your child practises
- AB and ABC repeating patterns
- Trickier repeating patterns
- Number sequences
When do children learn this?
Repeating patterns in pre-K and kindergarten (Nursery and Reception); number sequences in grades 1–3.
How to help at home
- Make patterns with snacks, beads or claps: clap, stomp, clap, stomp…
- Ask your child to invent a pattern for you to continue.
- Spot patterns on clothes, tiles and fences.
Patterns questions from parents
Why are patterns important for math?
Recognising and extending patterns is the root of algebra, skip counting and times tables. Pattern Train builds it playfully from age 4.