Patterns and Rules
Find the rule that repeats, then you can guess what is next
Free trail · Analytical · ages 7–8 · 6 stations
Patterns Everywhere
A pattern is something that repeats. Find the rule and you can guess what comes next.
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Black, white, black, white. The same rule again and again. 🦓
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Monday to Sunday, then it starts again. A ring of 7 days.
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Red, then amber, then green. Then back to red again.
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Petal, dot, petal, dot. Round and round the circle.
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Inside the app
The station above is the real thing — and it is one of 6. Inside the app your child plays the whole trail — every station is something they touch, drag and try, each one earns a checkmark, finishing the trail awards an Explorer badge, and the Practice Zone builds a fresh set of questions every visit. Progress is saved to their player, so they can stop and pick it up later.
What your child does, station by station
Learning mode has no timers, no scores and no wrong answers — every station is something the child touches and moves. This trail is one of the free ones, so it opens on any account.
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Patterns Everywhere
Flip cards
A pattern is something that repeats. Find the rule and you can guess what comes next.
A pattern is a rule that repeats. Flip the cards to find them.
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What Comes Next?
Try it
The trick is to say it out loud. Your ears hear the repeat before your eyes see it.
Say the pattern out loud. Your voice finds the rule first!
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Build the Pattern
Slider explorer
This pattern is red, blue, blue over and over. Slide to make it longer.
Slide to make the pattern longer and see the rule keep going.
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Repeat or Grow?
Sorting baskets
Some patterns repeat. Some patterns grow. Sort them into the right basket.
Some patterns repeat the same thing. Some get bigger each time.
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Find the Repeating Bit
Matching pairs
Every repeating pattern is built from one small bit. Match each pattern to its bit.
Every repeating pattern has a small bit that keeps coming back.
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Practice Zone
Practice Zone
Ten questions matched to this topic — fresh every visit.
Ten questions on this topic. New ones every time you come back.
Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from this topic on one page, with an answer key at the bottom — a PDF you can print for homework, a car journey or a classroom. No account needed and nothing to sign up for. The Practice Zone in the app builds a fresh set every visit; this is a fixed set you can hold.
More Analytical for ages 7–8
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