Patterns & Algebra Assessment

Child: Diane

Diane watches a yellow-purple-yellow-purple pattern, then recreates and extends it independently.

Child: Diane

When asked how she knew what to do, Diane explains "yellow-purple" and uses the repeating unit to justify the next cube.

Child: Meredith

Meredith identifies the AB pattern because "it has the same thing" repeating: yellow-blue-yellow-blue.

Child: Sonia

Sonia breaks a character pattern into three repeating units and identifies the first character in each group as the anchor.

Child: Brian

Brian builds the 4th tower in a growing sequence, explaining it grows by 2 and alternates colors.

Child: Ben

Ben correctly identifies a missing frog card from a pattern by understanding the underlying repetition structure.

Child: Meredith

She translates an AAB pattern into a different color scheme, checking back and forth to ensure structure matches.

Child: Ben

Ben successfully replicates an AB card pattern using a completely different set of cards.