AAB Pattern with Vehicles

In an AAB pattern, the first picture comes twice before the second — and that is the rule the child extends on this sheet of vehicles. The pattern repeats in threes (picture-one, picture-one, picture-two), and the child completes the blank wagons by keeping the doubling going. Recognizing that the first element repeats before the second changes is patterning a level beyond AB, the kind of rule-finding Kindergarten readiness is built on.

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 vehicles 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 weather, or aab pattern with accessories. 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.