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Copy the pattern: free coding worksheets (ages 5+)

To copy a pattern, say the part that repeats. Then make it the same way.

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The same, and different.

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Try it
For grown-ups

How it works

A pattern is a part that repeats.

To copy one, say the part that repeats. Then make it one bit at a time.

Check a copy by laying both side by side. Star meets star, and moon meets moon.

Worked examples

Mia's border

Mia stamps star, moon, star, moon.
The part that repeats is star, moon.
Say it out loud together: star, moon.

Bo copies without looking

Bo is excited and stamps without looking: star, star, moon.
Side by side, his border is different from Mia's.
That is okay. He can try again.

Mia's border, and Bo's first try.

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ASheet Notes

Sheet Notes Sets

Copy it again

Say the part: star, moon.
Stamp a star, then a moon, then a star, then a moon.
Lay them side by side. Every spot matches!

Copy with claps

A grown-up claps: clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp.
Say the part that repeats: clap, clap, stomp.
Now you do it the same way, then swap.

A taste of the worksheets

These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.

How do we check a copy? 🙈 Close your eyes / 🔁 Stamp it twice / 👀 Lay them side by side
True or false? A copy has the same things in the same order.

Words to know

pattern: A part that repeats, in the same order.
copy: Something the same, with the same things in the same order.
repeat: To come again and again.

Watch out for

Look before you copy. Rushing can change the pattern.
A copy starts in the same place, so a moon first is different.
Two stars in a row can make a copy different.
If it is different, try again. That is okay.

Try it

Is moon, star, moon, star the same as star, moon, star, moon?

No. It starts with a moon, so it is different.

What part repeats in star, moon, star, moon?

Star, moon. Star, moon comes again and again.

How do we check a copy?

Lay both side by side. Every spot should match.

Bo stamped star, star, moon. Is that a copy of Mia's border?

No. Mia's border has no two stars in a row.

For grown-ups

With a grown-up, make a pattern with claps or blocks, like clap, clap, stomp. Say the part that repeats, and ask the grown-up to copy it. Check it together, one at a time. Then swap, and copy the grown-up's pattern.

Make a pattern with claps or blocks, like clap, clap, stomp. Say the part that repeats, ask your child to copy it, and check it together one at a time. Then swap.

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Free printable sheets

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Set AThe main sheet, written for this lessonOpen PDF PDF with key

This lesson's notes: open them or download the PDF.

The whole coding book (79 lessons) is free too: download the PDF or see what is inside.

Learn it with the tutor

Tutorpip's tutor walks a child through each idea with a robot and other puzzles, and a few lessons are free to try. These printable sheets are free either way.

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