Find the Mistake in the Color Pattern

Have your child say the pattern out loud, like red, red, blue, before coloring the next shape. Keep crayons for only the colors on the page nearby. Check with the answer key.

Look at bead color patterns, find the one bead that does not fit and circle it. The directions on the page read: Look at the colors in each bead pattern. Then, find the one bead that does not fit the pattern. Then, circle it. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for Kindergarten number patterns, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with color patterns. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

The letters stand for the parts that repeat. An AB pattern is red, blue, red, blue. AAB is red, red, blue, and ABC uses three colors, like red, yellow, blue. Saying the colors out loud helps children hear the part that repeats.

Finding the part that repeats and saying what comes next is early algebra thinking. It also helps with counting, skip counting and reading numbers later on.

No. Each color word sits next to a crayon of that color for children to trace, so they learn the word while they work. An adult can read the words aloud the first time.

Nine of the ten color patterns sheets have an answer key. The make your own pattern page has no key, since each child picks their own colors.

10 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for Kindergarten students, roughly ages 5-6. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.