Grade
K

What Comes Next? 3-D Shapes

What do you notice? What do you wonder? What comes next?

First, a short, wide green cylinder. Next, a tall, narrow yellow rectangular prism. Then, a short narrow green cylinder on its side. Next, a short wide yellow rectangular prism. Then, a tall wide green cylinder. Last, a tall, narrow yellow rectangular prism on its side.

Show or tell what the next few shapes look like. Describe how you know.

Challenge

What would the 10th picture look like?

What might earlier pictures look like? Why do you think so?

Follow-up

Create your own pattern and share it with someone else. Ask them what comes next!