Match the Patterns: Fun Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Point out the pictures in the left-hand column and the patterns in the right-hand column, and ask your child to describe what they notice about each pattern out loud. Have them trace their finger along one pattern first to identify its repeating rule before searching for its match on the other side. Once they've found the correct pair, hand them a pencil or crayon to draw a line connecting the two. Continue through the remaining pairs, checking each match together before moving to the next.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Build a simple pattern with blocks or beads (like red-blue-red-blue) and ask your child to continue it for five more pieces.
• 2Go on a pattern hunt around the house, looking for repeating designs on rugs, wallpaper, or clothing.
• 3Create a clapping or stomping pattern together, like clap-clap-stomp, and have your child repeat and extend it.
• 4Use fruit snacks or cereal pieces to lay out a pattern on the table and ask your child to predict what comes next.
• 5Draw two simple patterns on paper and ask your child to color-code them to show which repeats match which.