Third Grade Pattern Worksheets: Fun Activities for Learning Patterns - Free Printable

Let’s go through each row one by one and check if the shapes follow a repeating pattern — that’s what makes it a “geometric pattern.”

A geometric pattern means the same group of shapes repeats over and over in order.

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Row 1:
Shapes: △ ▽ △ ○ ▽ ○
Let’s look for repetition.
First three: △ ▽ △
Next three: ○ ▽ ○ → Not the same as first three.
No clear repeating group.
→ NO

Wait — let’s try grouping differently? Maybe pairs?
△▽ | △○ | ▽○ → Still no repeat.
Actually, maybe it’s alternating but broken? Let’s hold on — we’ll come back if needed. But so far, doesn’t look like a clean repeat.

But wait — let’s look again carefully:

Position: 1=△, 2=▽, 3=△, 4=○, 5=▽, 6=○

Is there a cycle? Like every 3? Positions 1-3: △▽△; positions 4-6: ○▽○ — different.

What about every 2? △▽, then △○ — not same.

So probably NOT a pattern.

BUT — let me double-check with others first.

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Row 2:
□ ♥ □ ♥ □ ♥
This is easy! It alternates square, heart, square, heart...
Repeats every 2: [□ ♥] [□ ♥] [□ ♥]
→ YES, this is a geometric pattern.

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Row 3:
🚫 🚫 ⭕ 🚫 🚫 ⭕
(That’s “no symbol”, “no symbol”, “circle”) repeated twice.
Group: [🚫 🚫 ⭕] then again [🚫 ⭕]
Perfect repeat!
→ YES

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Row 4:
> ^ < > ^ <
Let’s write them:
1 = > , 2 = ^ , 3 = < , 4 = > , 5 = ^ , 6 = <
So: [> ^ <] then again [> ^ <]
Yes! Repeats every 3.
→ YES

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Row 5:
◢ ◇ ◻️ ◺ ◯ ◇
Let’s list:
1 = triangle pointing down-left? (actually looks like right triangle)
2 = diamond
3 = trapezoid? or pentagon? Wait — actually looking at image:
It’s: right triangle, diamond, trapezoid, parallelogram, octagon, diamond
All different except diamond appears twice — but not in repeating order.
Positions: 2 and 6 are diamonds — but nothing else repeats in order.
No consistent group repeating.
→ NO

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Row 6:
⬡ □ ⬡ □ ⬡ □
Hexagon, square, hexagon, square, hexagon, square
Repeats every 2: [⬡ □] [⬡ □] [⬡ □]
→ YES

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Now go back to Row 1 — let’s re-express:

Row 1: △ ▽ △ ○ ▽ ○

Try to see if it’s two interleaved patterns?

Odd positions: 1=△, 3=△, 5=▽ → △, △, ▽ — not repeating

Even positions: 2=▽, 4=○, 6=○ → ▽, ○, ○ — not repeating

Alternatively, maybe it’s supposed to be △▽△ then ○▽○ — which is similar structure but different shapes? But for it to be a *pattern*, the actual shapes must repeat, not just the structure.

In math/geometric patterns for kids, it usually means the exact same sequence of shapes repeats.

So since △▽△ ≠ ○▽○, it’s not a repeating pattern.

Thus, Row 1 → NO

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Final check:

1. △▽△○▽○ → NO
2. □♥□♥□♥ → YES
3. 🚫🚫⭕🚫🚫⭕ → YES
4. >^<>^< → YES
5. Various unique shapes → NO
6. ⬡□⬡□⬡□ → YES

✔ All verified.

Final Answer:
1. NO
2. YES
3. YES
4. YES
5. NO
6. YES