Pattern Clip Cards: Weather Theme
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Type of Resource: PDF
Number of Pages: 15
Coordinating Activities
Weather Pattern Clip Cards
- Pattern clip cards with AB, ABB, BBA and ABC patterns, 3 to a page
- Each card shows a pattern with 3 picture choices for what comes next
Kids look at the pattern, say it out loud and clip a clothespin on the picture that comes next.
Required Materials:
- Paper, printer and ink
- Laminator
- Clothespins
Standards for Patterns
This weather pattern activity supports early math standards connected to recognizing, copying, extending and creating repeating patterns.
Common Core State Standards: Mathematics
- CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7: Look for and make use of structure. Kids find the part of the pattern that repeats and use it to decide what comes next.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
- PK4.V.E.3: Child recognizes, duplicates, extends and creates patterns. Kids name the pattern and decide what comes next.
Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning
- K.PFA.1.a: Identify and describe the core found in repeating patterns. Kids say the part of the pattern that repeats.
- K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two complete repetitions of the core to the pattern. Kids keep each pattern going.
Weather Pattern Clip Cards give preschool and kindergarten kids hands-on pattern practice as they decide what comes next and clip the answer.
Each card shows a pattern made with weather pictures, like suns, clouds and umbrellas.
Each card shows a row of pictures in a pattern. Kids say the pattern out loud, like “sun, cloud, sun, cloud,” and clip the picture that comes next.
Laminate the pieces so you can use them again and again in a center or small group.
How to Use Weather Pattern Clip Cards
- Print, laminate and cut apart the clip cards.
- Kids say the pattern out loud.
- Kids clip a clothespin on the picture that comes next.
- Flip the card or check together.
Small Group: Play or work together and talk about each step out loud.
Center: Set out the materials so kids can work on their own or with a partner.
Easy Ways to Differentiate This Activity
Every group has a mix of skills, attention and turn-taking. These simple changes keep the activity familiar while meeting each child where they are.
For Children Who Need More Support:
- Start with AB patterns.
- Say the pattern out loud together.
- Point to each picture as you say it.
- Use real objects to build the pattern first.
For On-Level Practice:
- Name the core of each pattern.
- Continue each pattern on your own.
- Read the pattern with letters, like A B A B.
- Check work with a partner.
For an Extra Challenge:
- Try ABB, BBA or ABC patterns.
- Create a new pattern with real objects.
- Turn the pattern into sounds or movements.
- Find patterns in the classroom.
For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support:
- Name the pictures together and give plenty of wait time.
- Accept pointing, gestures, AAC or any communication method the child already uses.
- Pinching clothespins builds fine motor strength.
- Repeat the same activity across several sessions.
Weather Pattern Clip Cards Are Perfect For:
- Preschool and pre-K
- Kindergarten
- Weather themes
- Math centers
- Small-group instruction
- Morning tubs
- Special education
- ELL and multilingual learners
- Homeschool
