Have some LEGO fans in your home or classroom? These free LEGO pattern cards make math super fun for kids. Just print the pattern cards (below), grab your stash of LEGOs and you’re ready for some motivating, hands-on pattern building.
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Getting Ready
To prep, I printed the free pattern cards (HERE) on cardstock to give them extra durability and really make the colors pop. Then, I cut them apart and grabbed our stash of LEGO DUPLOs. (Regular LEGOs would work just as well.)
LEGO Pattern Cards
Both of my boys are serious LEGO fans, so they were eager to take on a new building challenge. Middle Brother (age 3.5) grabbed his first card and red the colors out loud, “Blue-red-blue-red.”
“What comes next?” I asked.
He thought a moment and then a huge smile spread across his face, “Blue!” he said excitedly. Middle Brother grabbed some blocks and started building onto the pattern.
Meanwhile, Big Brother (age 5.5) was hard at work on an AABB pattern: orange-orange-yellow-yellow.
The set includes various types of patterns to make sure there’s something for everyone – ABAB, AABB, ABC, ABCD and more.
Middle Brother needed a little help along the way, but eventually the boys read and built all 16 pattern cards in the batch.
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Me and my friend are both childminders and enjoy finding different things for the children to try, love the idea’s you come up with.
Love this idea! My little guy loves building with LEGOs too. He’s going to really enjoy using these pattern cards. Thanks!
Really excited about all the activities you have provided me with. I know my grandchildren like the activities. They are amused for hours. I am looking forward to having my Grade 1’s challenge themselves as they attend Lego centres in my class. Thanks again for all the wonderful ideas and resources!
Terry
Thank you so much, Terry! I know that your grandkids and first graders will love the LEGO Patterns cards, LEGOS are always a fabulous win.
Happy learning!
Kimberleigh
Thank you very much all the activities you’ve provided, so much fun! My graders and me loved them and really enjoyed them! 🙂
Thank you Schuirrel, enjoy!