AAB Pattern with Kitchen Tools

On this sheet the pattern goes first, first, second — an AAB pattern — using kitchen tools like a spoon, a whisk and a pan. 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 AAB beat runs strong-strong-weak: the opening picture twice, the second once. A child reads that and predicts the next strong-strong-weak. Doing it with kitchen tools trains a young learner to notice that the doubled element is the one that opens the unit — the first thing the pattern says, said twice over.

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 everyday objects, or aab pattern with pets. 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.