Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Patterning Makes spatial Notices simple Compares shapes Copies simple Recognizes a Extends a simple designs with repeat patterns and makes repeating simple pattern pattern by adding a blocks or shapes (short, long, short patterns patterns (three different new pattern set long) in block set attributes) Recognizes a Recognizes simple Recognizes a Duplicates simple Recognizes that simple pattern pictures made simple pattern patterns seen at a adding “1” is a with one different with shapes (two different distance pattern and adding attribute (square and attributes) “2” is a another triangle look like a pattern, whether house) with objects or numbers Knows sequence Duplicates an Creates original of daily events ABAB pattern, but patterns in art may need to work create it next to the original Fills in a missing Extends a pattern element of a (ABBAABBA) pattern
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Patterning Makes spatial designs with blocks or shapes Notices simple repeat patterns (short, long, short long) in block set Compares shapes and makes patterns Copies simple repeating patterns Recognizes a simple pattern (three different attributes) Extends a simple pattern by adding a new pattern set Recognizes a simple pattern with one different attribute Recognizes simple pictures made with shapes (square and triangle look like a house) Recognizes a simple pattern (two different attributes) Duplicates simple patterns seen at a distance Recognizes that adding “1” is a pattern and adding “2” is a another pattern, whether with objects or numbers Knows sequence of daily events Duplicates an ABAB pattern, but may need to create it next to the original Creates original patterns in art work Fills in a missing element of a pattern Extends a pattern (ABBAABBA)