The worksheets themselves are in German – just as in class. The editor is only available in German so far.
Shape & space · typical for Grades 1 and 2
Continuing patterns – worksheets to print
Spot a pattern of shapes and continue it.
- Choose the number of tasks and the difficulty yourself
- With an answer sheet and, if you like, a QR code to the answers
- At three levels (★ to ★★★) and as group A and B
- As a single worksheet or as a task on a mixed worksheet
Continuing patterns: explained simply
A short sequence of shapes repeats. Find this repeating unit and draw the missing shapes.
How to work it out
- Check both shape and shading: an outline circle and a filled circle may be different parts of the pattern.
- Find the shortest complete sequence that repeats regularly. After its end, start again at its beginning.
An example, step by step
Circle, circle, triangle, circle, circle, triangle, □, □, □
- The repeating unit is circle, circle, triangle.
- After the second triangle, the same unit starts again.
- The next shapes are circle, circle and triangle.
Your turn
Square, circle, square, circle, square: what comes next?
Show the answer and method
A circle. The unit “square, circle” repeats.
Ready-made worksheets: Continuing patterns
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Grade 1 · MixedShapes & patternsCounting shapes, continuing patterns, reflection, twenty frame