AB Pattern with Pets

This Kindergarten pattern worksheet builds an AB pattern with pets. Two pictures take turns down a train of wagons — first one, then the other, then the first again — and the child works out what comes next and places it. Reading a simple two-part repeat, like a cat, a dog and a rabbit taking turns, then continuing it, is early patterning: noticing the rule a sequence follows and extending it. It is a core readiness skill, with no counting involved.

Recognizing that two pictures alternate, then continuing the rhythm, trains a child to spot order and regularity in what they see. That is genuine Kindergarten readiness, the patterning skill that supports so much early learning, and a simple AB repeat of pets makes it approachable. There is nothing to count — just the rule to find and follow.

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 post office, or ab pattern with spring. 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.