AB Pattern with Easter

An AB pattern is the simplest repeating pattern: two pictures alternating, over and over. This worksheet sets up such a pattern with Easter things — like an egg, a bunny and a basket taking turns — and asks the child to continue it by placing the right picture in each blank wagon. Recognizing the back-and-forth rule and extending it builds pattern-awareness, a foundational Kindergarten readiness skill. There are no numbers, just the repeat.

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 Easter things 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 feelings, or ab pattern with fruits. 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.