Free Printable Repeating Patterns Worksheets for Class 2

In second grade, the focus on patterns often shifts to include number sequences. While still practicing complex repeating patterns with shapes, students begin exploring growing patterns and number patterns, such as those found in skip counting (e.g., 2, 4, 6, 8) or on a hundred chart.

Connect patterns to numbers. Use a hundred chart to show patterns in skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Introduce "growing patterns" where the unit changes predictably (e.g., one block, then two, then three). Challenge students to find the "rule" for a given number pattern.

Worksheets should include a mix of repeating pictorial patterns and number sequences. Ask students to identify the rule of a pattern (e.g., "add 2" or "AAB") and use it to find missing numbers or shapes in a sequence.

A common difficulty is making the leap from concrete, repeating patterns to abstract, growing number patterns. They may be able to extend a visual AAB pattern but struggle to identify the rule in a sequence like 3, 6, 9, 12, because it requires recognizing an operation.

These worksheets are designed for flexibility. You can print the PDF for offline practice, which can help schools reduce student screen time, or assign it as an interactive digital activity on Wayground. For printed work, the Wayground for Teachers app allows you to scan and grade assignments easily using the provided answer key.

Following the Common Core's progression, second-grade pattern work builds a bridge to arithmetic and algebraic reasoning. Identifying patterns in number sequences is directly linked to understanding even and odd numbers and provides the foundation for mastering addition facts and, later, multiplication tables.