ABB Pattern with Christmas

In an ABB pattern, the second picture comes twice after the first — and that is the rule the child extends on this sheet of Christmas things. The pattern repeats in threes (picture-one, picture-two, picture-two), and the child completes the blank wagons by keeping the second element doubling. Recognizing that it is the SECOND picture that repeats (not the first, as in AAB) is exactly the kind of close pattern-reading Kindergarten readiness builds.

An ABB pattern rewards a child who looks closely enough to catch the doubled trailing picture. Continuing it — and keeping it distinct from a first-doubled pattern — is patterning beyond the basics, the readiness skill of following the exact rule, and the familiar Christmas things keep the doubling clear.

Children who catch the ABB beat — one picture, then a doubled second — get sharper at noticing exactly which picture repeats, and a finished train is satisfying, proof that patient, close looking really pays off. When this feels easy, try the pattern in abb pattern with classroom objects, or abb pattern with dinosaurs. You can also browse every pattern worksheet or the whole kindergarten collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more doubled-pattern trains a child finishes, the readier they are for longer, four-part patterns that build on these doubled beats, one rung further along.