AAB Pattern with Camping Gear

On this sheet the pattern goes first, first, second — an AAB pattern — using camping gear like a tent, a torch and a backpack. The child reads the three-part repeat, where the first picture comes twice, and fills the empty wagons to extend it. Continuing a pattern with a doubled opening element is foundational Kindergarten patterning, the skill of finding and following a rule, with nothing to count.

The signature of an AAB pattern is the doubled lead: picture-one says itself twice, then picture-two answers once. A child extends it by predicting when the lead returns and when the second finally arrives. That listen-for-the-beat thinking, set on a camping gear train, is the natural next rung after a plain alternating pattern.

Children who can hear the AAB beat — the lead picture twice, then one — get quicker at front-loaded patterns, and cracking the front-loaded rhythm feels good and earns a careful ear its reward. When this feels easy, try the pattern in aab pattern with christmas, or aab pattern with desserts and sweets. You can also browse every pattern worksheet or the whole kindergarten collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and once the doubled-lead beat is easy, a child is ready for ABB, where it is the second picture that doubles instead — the mirror image of this one.