Pattern Spotter for Ages 2-4

What comes next?

Pattern Spotter shows the start of a sequence and asks what comes next. Patterns are the entry point to algebraic thinking: spotting the rule behind a sequence is the same skill as working out the rule behind a formula, just with shapes instead of symbols.

The 2-4 level uses two-item repeating patterns such as red, blue, red, blue, along with simple big-and-small size patterns, drawn with the largest shapes.

What it teaches

• Recognising and extending repeating patterns
• Growing patterns and size progressions
• Number sequences and skip counting
• Finding a missing element inside a sequence

How to play

1. Look at the sequence along the top of the screen.
2. Work out the rule. What keeps repeating or changing?
3. Tap the item that should come next.
4. Some rounds hide an item in the middle instead of the end.

Pattern Spotter at other levels

• Pattern Spotter for Ages 5-7
• Pattern Spotter for Ages 8-10

About Pattern Spotter

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