Science · Stage 1

Challenge: Pattern Power

The same order again and again — spot the pattern, then say what comes next!

✦ Science📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
continue a repeating pattern and say what comes next — for example soft, hard, soft, …
Kavi the owl for Science
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Kavi's Treasure Row

Kavi lines up some treasures on a shelf: a soft teddy 🧸, a hard rock 🪨, a soft teddy 🧸, a hard rock 🪨… “What comes next?” Kavi wonders. “A repeating pattern is the same order again and again — so I can predict what comes next!”

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What your child will learn

1A pattern in the skyLook up! First day, then night, then day, then night… the same order again and again. That is a repeating pattern.
2Pattern or not a pattern?Which one repeats the same order — and which one does not?
3Patterns can be longerSome patterns repeat three things: egg, chick, hen — then egg, chick, hen again! Tap each one and say it out loud.
4Your turn: what comes next?Here is the pattern from Kavi's shelf. Find the part that repeats, predict, then tap to check!
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A peek inside

What comes next? ☀️ day, 🌙 night, ☀️ day, 🌙 night, ☀️ day, …
The part that repeats is day, night. After day comes night.

Try this at home: Write what comes next: soft, hard, soft, hard, soft, ______

Ready to play and learn?

Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.

Part of Science · Stage 1 · S1 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.