How it works
Say the part that repeats. Then find where you are in it.
The part that repeats tells you what comes next.
If you know the pattern, you can finish it without seeing the end.
Worked examples
Two beads
- Blue, yellow, blue, yellow, blue.
- The part that repeats is blue, yellow.
- We are at blue, so yellow comes next.
Three beads
- Blue, yellow, green, blue, yellow, and then?
- The part that repeats is blue, yellow, green.
- We have done blue and yellow, so green comes next.
Clap and stomp
- Clap, stomp, stomp, clap, stomp, stomp, and then?
- The part that repeats is clap, stomp, stomp.
- It starts over, so a clap comes next.
Star and moon
- Star, moon, star, moon, star.
- Say the part: star, moon.
- After a star comes a moon, so a moon is next.
Words to know
- pattern
- A part that repeats, in the same order.
- repeat
- To come again and again.
- bead
- A little ball you can string.