Working with patterns not only improves a child’s foundation for problem solving in all core learning activities, but expands the tool-set they have available when confronted with a new challenge. Just as an adult might have devised day-to-day strategies for selecting alternate routes based on traffic or the time of day, a child can use the experiences they have had with pattern recognition to learn to approach a problem from different angles when a solution doesn’t immediately present itself. This adaptive type of problem solving is critical to early learning.
This worksheet above is one of the free sample selections from our children’s educational book “The Forgotten Milestone“. Children Ages 4-10.
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Spy Decoder Wheel – Random Symbol Version
This template is the Symbol Version of our Alphabet Decoder Wheel. There are three decoder wheels in all allowing for the coding and deciphering of secret messages using random alphabet letters, symbols or even your very own code! See the
Learn About Isograms – Word Building Activity
An Isogram, otherwise known as a “nonpattern word”, is just a fancy way of referring to a word or phrase that has no repeating letters. This particular activity not only introduces the child to Isograms but includes a little general
Digital Decoder Counting Worksheet
Download our digital decoder worksheet for counting practice. Decode the digital display by counting the dots in the spaces and coloring in the ones with matching amounts.
Introduction to Programming: Control the Robot – 2
This worksheet is part of a set of 4 designed to introduce younger children to the very basics of computer programming. The main series post is located here.
Word Search: (Science) Animals
Download our word search puzzle worksheet on animals. This one is recommended for around first grade level.
Match the Rotated Patterns
One of the reasons children get frustrated so easily when confronted with a new problem or challenge isn’t as much that it looks difficult, but because they just feel as though they don’t have a method devised to solve it.