Pattern Power
Finding the rule that repeats — the root of all reasoning
Free trail · Analytical · ages 9–10 · 6 stations
Patterns Everywhere
A pattern is something that repeats by a rule. Find the rule and you can predict what comes next — which is what all reasoning really is. Flip every card.
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Black-white-black-white. Nature is full of repeating rules — and each zebra's exact pattern is unique, like a fingerprint.
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Mon, Tue… Sun, then the whole week begins again. A cycle of 7 that never stops.
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Growing and shrinking on the same rule every month — about 29½ days.
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Red, amber, green, and back. Every driver in the world trusts this repeating rule.
This is one station of 6 in the trail, and finishing the trail earns an Explorer badge. Create a free account to play the rest →
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 by a rule. Find the rule and you can predict what comes next — which is what all reasoning really is. Flip every card.
A pattern is a rule that repeats. Flip the cards to spot them all around you.
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What Comes Next?
Try it
The trick: say the pattern out loud. Your ear catches the repeat before your eyes do — then the answer is obvious.
Say the pattern out loud. Your voice finds the rule before your brain does!
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Build the Pattern
Slider explorer
Once you know the rule, you can jump straight to any position without listing everything in between. Slide to see.
Slide to extend a pattern and watch the rule play out.
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Repeating or Growing?
Sorting baskets
Some patterns repeat the same unit forever. Others grow by a rule. Telling them apart is the first step to solving any sequence.
Two very different kinds of pattern. Sort them out!
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Shape Patterns
Try it
With shapes, always check four things: shape, size, colour, and rotation. One might be changing while the others stay fixed.
Shape patterns can change size, colour, rotation or number — often at once.
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Practice Zone
Practice Zone
Ten questions on this topic — a proper practice set, fresh every time.
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.
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