AB Pattern with Bakery Treats

Two pictures, taking turns — that is an AB pattern, and this worksheet builds one with bakery treats. The child sees the alternating sequence start, then completes the empty wagons by working out which picture comes next each time. Spotting the simplest repeating rule and continuing it is foundational Kindergarten patterning, a readiness skill the child does by recognizing the rhythm of the pattern.

The value of an AB pattern is its clarity: two pictures, one simple rule, endlessly extendable. A Kindergarten child practises finding the rule and carrying it forward — the heart of patterning — and the familiar bakery treats keep the focus on the rhythm rather than on figuring out the pictures.

Children who get the hang of the AB back-and-forth start predicting the next picture at a glance, and finishing a clean alternating train feels satisfying, a small and clear early win. When this feels easy, try the pattern in ab pattern with birds, or ab pattern with camping gear. You can also browse every pattern worksheet or the whole kindergarten collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more two-part patterns a child completes, the readier they are for patterns where a picture starts to double — the natural next step up the ladder.