Description
Digits 0 to 9 become friendly pieces that repeat in a steady rhythm along each train. Children say each numeral as they glue it, building recognition and early reasoning at the same time. No prep, black and white, and easy to use in small groups, intervention, or homeschool.
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This pack is part of the Preschool Patterns Bundle (27 themes). Get the bundle and save big: CLICK HERE
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
► 55 pages in total: 50 activity sheets, plus the teacher guide and the cover, welcome, terms, and closing pages
The 50 activity sheets are: ⤵
→ 30 pattern train sheets: five blocks (AB, AAB, ABB, ABC, AABB) with six sheets each, Who Comes Next?, Finish the Pattern, Missing Pictures, Copy the Pattern, Pattern Rows, and Circle the Part That Repeats
→ 5 Create a Pattern sheets (finish a started pattern, then draw your own)
→ 11 Challenge sheets (empty boxes and loose pieces to build each pattern type)
→ 4 My Number Patterns sheets (children pick any pattern type)
► Pictures: black and white numbers from 0 to 9 to color, cut, and glue
► Teacher guide: prep, how to use, skills, and ways to use
► Pages in US Letter size (8.5 x 11 inches). For A4 paper, choose Fit to Page when printing.
WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT
Each sheet shows one pattern type in a black code box next to the name, so preschoolers always know which pattern they are building.
The blocks go from AB to AABB, easiest first, and every piece fits inside a train car.
The pack supports Head Start ELOF goal P-MATH 7, Child understands simple patterns, and the guide offers extra support and extra challenge ideas for inclusive classrooms.
MORE WAYS TO PLAY
► Line up number cards or magnetic numbers in a pattern.
► Turn the pattern into a movement game: clap 2 times for 2, stomp 5 times for 5.
✥ PERFECT FOR
◆ Morning work and morning tubs
◆ Small groups
◆ Independent practice
◆ Early finishers
◆ Preschool and Pre-K classrooms
◆ Homeschool
◆ Daycare and childcare
◆ Math centers
★ SKILLS PRACTICED
◆ Fine motor: coloring, cutting, and gluing
◆ Patterns: copying, extending, and filling in repeating patterns
◆ Pattern structure: finding the part that repeats (the pattern unit)
◆ Early math thinking: predicting what comes next
◆ Language: naming each picture and saying the pattern out loud
✥ SAVE BIG WITH THE PRESCHOOL PATTERNS BUNDLE
Planning patterns for the whole year? Get all 27 preschool themes, from back to school to summer plus letters, numbers and shapes, in one purchase. CLICK HERE to see the Preschool Patterns Bundle and save big.
TERMS
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