Mouse's Beads and Buttons – Repeating Patterns Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

String the beads: repeating patterns of two and three things. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with repeating patterns, with a friendly mouse to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 2 activities worth 6 marks in total:

• Activity A: Finishing repeating patterns.
• Activity B: Finding the core of a repeating pattern.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Finding the part that repeats
• Patterns of two and three things
• Predicting what comes next
• Finishing repeating patterns

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the mouse when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand, where learners continue and describe patterns that repeat. Answer key included.