ABC Pattern with Animals

On this sheet the pattern goes first, second, third — an ABC pattern of three different animals like a cat, a sheep and a hen — repeating in order. The child reads the three-part sequence and fills the empty wagons to extend it. Continuing a pattern of three distinct pictures, none repeating within the unit, is foundational Kindergarten patterning, the skill of finding and following a rule.

The ABC unit holds three pictures, all different, in a fixed cycling order. A child continues it by remembering the sequence — not by finding which element doubles, because none does. Practising an ordered animals trio builds the sequencing skill of keeping several distinct things in their proper order.

Children who can hold the ABC trio in order get quicker at sequencing three different pictures, and finishing an ordered run feels rewarding, a win for a good memory for order. When this feels easy, try the pattern in abc pattern with household things, or abc pattern with birds. You can also browse every pattern worksheet or the whole kindergarten collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more three-in-order patterns a child completes, the stronger their sense of sequence grows — for the days of the week, for counting, and for every ordered list they meet.