Knowledge of patterns enables us to make predictions and solve problems‎.‎ Noticing patterns in nature and in home routines and observing the sequence of daily events strengthens mathematical thinking and supports logical thinking and understanding of the world‎.‎ Reading comprehension and the ability to solve mathematical equations are dependent on a child’s skill in patterns and sequencing‎.‎ This book includes activities that build skills in these areas‎.‎

Upon your child’s completion of each activity‎,‎ use the provided incentive chart with stickers to track progress and celebrate your child’s success‎.‎

Whether students need extra practice with grade‎-level skills or a head start on next year‎,‎ Stick Kids® Workbooks offer engaging activities‎,‎ games‎,‎ and puzzles that help make learning lots of fun‎.‎ Each book features full‎-color activities‎,‎ a list of the skills‎,‎ and an explanation of why those skills are important for development‎.‎ Also included are helpful tips‎,‎ an answer key‎,‎ a handy tracking sheet‎,‎ and appearances by the lovable Stick Kids‎!‎

These skill practice workbooks are perfect for use at school‎,‎ or as entertaining activities on the go‎.‎ Great for school breaks‎,‎ vacations‎,‎ and year‎-long practice‎.‎

SKILLS

• Identifying patterns
• Ordinal numbers
• Letter‎,‎ number‎,‎ color‎,‎ and shape patterns
• Picture and story sequencing
• Letter and number sequencing
• Academic vocabulary
• Counting by 10s‎,‎ 5s‎,‎ and 2s

HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT LEARNING

• Work with your child in a quiet‎,‎ calm setting‎.‎
• Read the directions to your child‎.‎
• Work with your child to create patterns of simple movements‎,‎ such as clapping and tapping or opening and closing hands‎.‎
• Use your child’s building toys‎,‎ such as blocks‎,‎ to assemble color or shape patterns together‎.‎ Remember to use the word “pattern” and to specifically state the pattern that you are creating‎.‎ For example‎,‎ Let’s make a red/yellow pattern with blocks‎.‎ Let’s make a line that goes red‎,‎ yellow‎,‎ red‎,‎ yellow‎.‎ What comes next‎?‎
• Create a simple shape or color pattern using your child’s toys‎,‎ then ask him or her to predict what shape or color will come next‎.‎