About What's Next?
A row of six pictures repeats in a rhythm, such as cat, dog, cat, dog, and one spot is empty. Your child works out the rule and taps the picture that fits. The rows use colored dots, animals, fruit, or the sun, moon, stars and clouds.
How to play
- Read the row of pictures from left to right.
- Find the rule that repeats, like red, blue, red, blue.
- Tap the picture below that belongs in the empty spot.
What your child practices
- Spotting repeating patterns
- Predicting what comes next
- Logical thinking
How it grows with your child
YoungAges 6-8
Simple two-picture rhythms, and the empty spot is always at the end.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Rhythms that repeat every three pictures, and the gap can be in the middle.
Play together
Make patterns with spoons and forks or claps and stomps, then let your child guess and add what comes next.
