Same pattern, same number
Matching a pattern cell by cell is the visual skill behind early reading: b and d differ in one place. At the hardest level the key holds patterns one square apart.
Compare square by square.
A pattern matching worksheet generator, printable as a PDF. A numbered key of small squares with some cells shaded sits at the top, and the page below is full of the same patterns jumbled; the child finds each one in the key and writes its number under it. The first is done. Easy has five 2 × 2 patterns, medium eight, and hard eight 3 × 3 patterns, some of them one square apart. The patterns are never turned — the match is exact. A new page every time, with an answer key.
1 token a sheet, fewer in batches.
US Letter PDF — prints on any home printer.
Look
Look at which squares are shaded.
Find
Find the pattern that matches exactly in the key.
Write
Write its number in the box.
Difficulty
Five 2 × 2 patterns in the key.
Your worksheet lands here — download, print, or email it.