AB Pattern with Weather

Two pictures, taking turns — that is an AB pattern, and this worksheet builds one with weather. 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.

Patterning begins with the AB pattern: notice the back-and-forth, predict the next. A child who can extend a two-element repeat is building the foundation for harder patterns and for ordered thinking. Using familiar weather keeps every choice about the alternating rule, and the task stays a looking-and-reasoning one, never a counting one.

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 winter, or ab pattern with activities. 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.