Build pattern recognition skills with this versatile set of 40+ Pattern Recognition Task Cards designed for centers, small groups, morning tubs, or early finishers. Students will practice AB, AAB, ABB, ABC patterns, shape patterns, picture patterns, number patterns, and growing patterns using a variety of task types.

(Want to extend your pattern unit? Pair these task cards with my Make-a-Pattern Activities Bundle for even more hands-on practice! Students can build and create their own seasonal patterns after completing the task cards.)

This resource includes:
⭐ What Comes Next? cards (page examples: A1–A10)
⭐ Fill-in-the-Blank Pattern Cards (B1–B10)
⭐ Name the Rule cards for identifying pattern types (C1–C10)
⭐ Create a Pattern cards (AB, AAB, ABB, ABC, growing patterns—pages D1–D10)
⭐ Student Recording Sheet
⭐ Full Answer Key

These cards help students practice:
✔ pattern recognition
✔ identifying and extending patterns
✔ number sequences (skip counting, odd/even, add 2, add 5, add 10)
✔ describing pattern rules
✔ creating their own patterns
✔ explaining reasoning

Perfect for:
• math centers
• partner work
• stations
• intervention groups
• morning work
• early finishers
• independent practice
• homeschool activities

The cards feature clean, simple visuals (shapes, numbers, objects, icons) ideal for K–2 learners and align with foundational patterning standards in early math

Use this set year-round to strengthen sequencing, logic, and early algebraic thinking.

Want to extend your pattern unit? Pair these task cards with my Make-a-Pattern Activities Bundle for even more hands-on practice! Students can build and create their own seasonal patterns after completing the task cards.