Free Kindergarten Worksheets Spot the Patterns - Free Printable

Let’s go through each problem one by one and find the missing parts.

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1) Finish off the next 2 faces in the pattern

Look at the face pattern:

Face 1: 😮 (surprised)
Face 2: 🙂 (smiling)
Face 3: 😮
Face 4: 🙂
Face 5: 😮
Face 6: 🙂
Face 7: 😐 (neutral) ← Wait, this breaks the pattern? Let’s check again.

Actually, looking closely:

Positions:
1. 😮
2. 🙂
3. 😮
4. 🙂
5. 😮
6. 🙂
7. 😐 — but that doesn’t fit. Maybe it’s a typo or trick?

Wait — let’s count again from start:

Pattern seems to be alternating: Surprised → Smiling → Surprised → Smiling → etc.

So positions 1,3,5 should be surprised; 2,4,6 smiling.

Then position 7 is neutral? That might be a mistake — or maybe the pattern changed?

But look at position 8: also neutral.

Hmm… perhaps after 6 faces, the pattern resets or changes? But that would be unusual for this level.

Alternatively — maybe the last two are meant to continue the original alternating pattern?

Original pattern: A B A B A B ... so next should be A B → 😮 🙂

But positions 7 and 8 are both neutral — which suggests maybe the pattern was broken intentionally? Or perhaps we’re supposed to ignore them and continue the original?

Wait — let’s re-read the instruction: “Finish off the next 2 faces in the pattern”

The sequence given has 8 faces already drawn. The first 6 follow ABABAB. Then 7 and 8 are both neutral — which may be part of the pattern? Or errors?

Actually — looking again: maybe the pattern is not just alternating, but something else?

List them:

1. 😮
2. 🙂
3. 😮
4. 🙂
5. 😮
6. 🙂
7. 😐
8. 😐

That looks like: 3 pairs of (😮🙂), then 2 neutrals? Doesn’t make sense.

Perhaps the student is supposed to recognize that the pattern broke and fix it? But the instruction says “finish off the next 2”, meaning add 9th and 10th.

If we assume the intended pattern is alternating 😮 🙂 repeating, then after 6 faces (which end with 🙂), the 7th should be 😮, 8th 🙂 — but they’re drawn as neutral. So maybe those are mistakes? Or perhaps the pattern is different.

Another idea: maybe the pattern is based on mouth shape only?

Mouths: O, U, O, U, O, U, -, - → so next should be O, U → 😮 🙂

I think the safest assumption is that the pattern is alternating surprised and smiling, and the last two drawn (neutral) are either distractors or errors — but since the question asks to “finish off the next 2”, we’ll continue the original pattern.

So after 6 faces (ending with smiling), 7th should be surprised, 8th smiling — but they’re already drawn as neutral. So perhaps we’re to fill 9th and 10th?

Wait — the image shows 8 faces total, and says “finish off the next 2” — so we need to draw 9th and 10th.

Given the first 6 are alternating, and 7-8 are neutral (maybe indicating a pause or error), but logically, if we continue the main pattern, 9th = 😮, 10th = 🙂

But let’s see what makes sense. Perhaps the pattern is actually: every odd position is surprised, even is smiling — up to 6, then it stops? No.

Another thought: maybe the neutral faces are meant to be part of a new pattern? Like after 3 cycles of AB, you get CC? Then next would be DD? But we don’t have D.

This is confusing. Let me try counting the actual drawings:

In the image, there are 8 circles with faces:

1. Two dots eyes, open circle mouth → surprised
2. Two dots eyes, curved smile → happy
3. Same as 1
4. Same as 2
5. Same as 1
6. Same as 2
7. Two dots eyes, straight line mouth → neutral
8. Same as 7

So pattern: A B A B A B C C

What comes next? If it's symmetric or repeating blocks, maybe D D? But we don't know D.

Perhaps it's a mistake, and the intended pattern is simply ABABAB..., so after 6, it should restart or continue — but 7 and 8 break it.

Maybe the "next 2" refers to continuing from where the pattern left off before breaking — i.e., after 6th face (happy), the 7th should be surprised, 8th happy — but they're drawn wrong, so we correct them? But the instruction says "fill in the missing patterns", implying blanks.

Looking back at the user's description: "the last two are blank" — no, in the text description, it says "there are 8 faces shown", and we need to do the next 2 — so 9th and 10th.

And the 7th and 8th are drawn as neutral — which might be intentional to test if students notice the pattern change.

But for kindergarten/early grade level, it's likely that the pattern is simple alternation, and the neutral faces are either red herrings or errors.

To resolve this, let's assume the core pattern is alternating surprised and happy, starting with surprised.

So positions: 1A,2B,3A,4B,5A,6B, then 7 should be A, 8 should be B — but they're drawn as C,C. So perhaps for 9 and 10, we continue from there? But C,C doesn't suggest a clear continuation.

Perhaps the pattern is: three pairs of AB, then two Cs, then two Ds? But we don't have D defined.

Another idea: maybe the mouth type is changing: open, closed-smile, open, closed-smile, open, closed-smile, closed-straight, closed-straight — so next could be open-open or something.

This is overcomplicating. For educational purposes at this level, the expected answer is probably to continue the initial alternating pattern.

So after 6 faces (last is happy), the next two should be: surprised, happy.

Even though 7 and 8 are drawn as neutral, perhaps they are not part of the "pattern" to extend — or maybe the student is to ignore them.

I think I'll go with: 9th = surprised, 10th = happy.

But let's move on and come back.

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2) Write the next 3 numbers in this pattern.

Sequence: 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | _ _ _

Clearly, it's repeating 1,2,3,4 over and over.

After the third "4", the next three should be 1,2,3.

Easy.

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3) Shade the last 2 shapes to finish the pattern.

Shapes: Blue square, Yellow circle, Red circle, Blue square, Yellow circle, Red circle, Blue square, Yellow circle, [blank], [blank]

So the pattern is: Bsq, Ycir, Rcir — repeating every 3.

Positions:
1. Bsq
2. Ycir
3. Rcir
4. Bsq
5. Ycir
6. Rcir
7. Bsq
8. Ycir
9. ?
10. ?

Since it repeats every 3, position 9 should be same as 3,6 → Rcir
Position 10 should be same as 1,4,7 → Bsq

So shade: 9th = Red circle, 10th = Blue square

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4) Complete the last 2 dice patterns.

Dice shown:

1. One dot (center) → 1
2. Two dots (top-left, bottom-right) → 2
3. Three dots (diagonal) → 3
4. One dot → 1
5. Two dots → 2
6. Three dots → 3
7. ?
8. ?

Pattern: 1,2,3,1,2,3,... so next should be 1, then 2.

So 7th die: one dot (center)
8th die: two dots (say, top-left and bottom-right)

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5) Shade the last 3 patterns.

Squares: Gray, Yellow, Yellow, Gray, Yellow, Yellow, [blank], [blank], [blank]

Pattern: G, Y, Y, G, Y, Y, ...

So it repeats every 3: GYY

Positions:
1. G
2. Y
3. Y
4. G
5. Y
6. Y
7. ? → should be G (like 1,4)
8. ? → Y (like 2,5)
9. ? → Y (like 3,6)

So shade: 7=Gray, 8=Yellow, 9=Yellow

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6) Write in the last 2 letters

Letters: X, Y, Z, X, Y, Z, X, _, _

Pattern: XYZ repeating.

After X (7th), next should be Y (8th), Z (9th)

So write Y, Z

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Now back to problem 1.

Given that all other problems are straightforward repetition, likely problem 1 is also meant to be simple alternation.

The first six faces: A,B,A,B,A,B

Then seventh and eighth are drawn as C,C — which might be a trick, or perhaps the pattern is to have two of the same after three pairs.

But for consistency, and since the instruction is to "finish off the next 2", and assuming the pattern continues as started, I think the expected answer is to put A,B for 9th and 10th.

Perhaps the neutral faces are meant to be ignored, or are part of a different section.

Another possibility: maybe the pattern is based on the number of lines in the mouth or something, but that's too advanced.

I recall that in some worksheets, they might have a pattern that changes, but here it's unlikely.

Let me simulate what a child would do: see smiley, frowny? No, it's surprised and happy.

Surprised has open mouth, happy has curved, neutral has straight.

From 1 to 6: open, curve, open, curve, open, curve — so alternating.

Then 7 and 8: straight, straight — so perhaps now it's switching to straight mouths, and next two should be straight? But what expression? The drawing shows neutral, so maybe keep neutral.

But the instruction is to "fill in the missing patterns", and if 7 and 8 are already filled as neutral, then 9 and 10 should continue that — so two more neutral faces.

That could be it! The pattern changed after 6 faces.

First 6: alternating surprised and happy.

Next 2: neutral, neutral — so perhaps the new pattern is all neutral, or pairs of neutral.

Then next two should also be neutral.

That makes sense with the drawing: they drew 7 and 8 as neutral, so for 9 and 10, draw neutral too.

Yes, that fits. Because if it were continuing the old pattern, why draw 7 and 8 as neutral? Probably to indicate a new phase.

So for problem 1: the next two faces should be neutral (straight mouth, no smile or surprise).

So answer: two neutral faces.

Confirming with the image description: "the last two are blank" — no, in the user's initial description, it says "there are 8 faces shown", and we need to do the next 2, so 9 and 10.

And 7 and 8 are drawn as neutral, so likely the pattern for 7 onwards is neutral faces.

So 9 and 10: neutral.

Okay, I think that's it.

Summary:

1) Two neutral faces (straight mouth)

2) 1, 2, 3

3) Red circle, Blue square

4) Die with 1 dot, die with 2 dots

5) Gray, Yellow, Yellow

6) Y, Z

Now, to present the final answer clearly.