Grade
PK

What Comes Next? Ladybugs, Ladybugs Everywhere

4 rows of red and yellow ladybugs. 1st row. A red one with 10 spots, a yellow one with 9, yellow with 8, red with 7, yellow with 6, yellow with 5, red with 4, yellow with 3, yellow with 2 & red with 1. 2nd row. A red one with 10 spots, a yellow one with 9, yellow with 8, red with 7, yellow with 6, yellow with 5, red with 4, yellow with 3 & yellow with 2. 3rd row. A red one with 10 spots, a yellow one with 9, yellow with 8, red with 7, yellow with 6, yellow with 5, red with 4 & yellow with 3. 4th row. A red one with 10 spots, a yellow one with 9, yellow with 8, red with 7, yellow with 6, yellow with 5 & red with 4.
  1. What patterns do you see?
  2. What would come next? And next after that? Can you tell or make a drawing to show the next lines in the pattern?
  3. Make the same kind of pattern with toys, drawings, food, or objects from outside.
  4. Tell someone in your family about your pattern and ask them what comes next!
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