AB Pattern with Forest Creatures

Two pictures, taking turns — that is an AB pattern, and this worksheet builds one with forest creatures. 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 skill an AB pattern builds is prediction from a rule — the child sees the start of the sequence and works out what must come next. For Kindergarten that is core readiness thinking, and a clean two-picture alternation of forest creatures rehearses it without numbers, keeping the focus on the repeating rhythm.

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 fruits, or ab pattern with kitchen tools. 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.