AAB Pattern with Space

Keep the AAB pattern going. On this Kindergarten worksheet a unit of three space things repeats — the first picture twice, then the second — and the child completes the blanks by extending the rule. Reading a pattern where the opening picture doubles before changing is a meaningful step in patterning, the readiness skill of spotting a rule and carrying it forward. Familiar pictures like a rocket, a planet and a star keep it about the pattern.

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 space things 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 spring, or aab pattern with tools. 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.