Once your printable is all ready to use, create an invitation to extend the pattern.
Having a strong Montessori influence in our homeschool, I will always find some type of tray to present the activity on before placing it on the kids’ shelf. The kids pick out what they want to do each day and for how long they want to do it for. My preschooler manages to hit all of the different activities on the shelf each week.
When your preschooler is working on the activity say to them, “This pattern goes pink, yellow, pink, yellow.” Then ask him/her “What comes next?” Then she would say “Yellow.” and she would have to find a yellow tulip and place it on the card to extend the pattern. Repeat that process until your child has filled up the card.
Allow your child to complete as many or as little of the patterns as they wish (there are 6 pattern cards total in this printable). Remember, at this age we are really trying to foster a love for learning, so we don’t want to force it.
If your preschooler has a good handle on patterns, then he/she may be able to do this activity independently.
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