What comes next?
What comes next? is a pattern game for the interactive whiteboard or a tablet. A necklace appears with a repeating pattern and a gap, and three or four beads wait below. Children work out what repeats, then tap the right bead or drag it into the gap. When they get it right, the pattern moves on one step with a short animation.
What children practise
- Recognise and continue repeating patterns: AB, AAB, ABB and ABC.
- Spot the unit that repeats in four-part patterns (AABB, ABCD, ABAC).
- Complete growing patterns where the number of dots goes up or down.
- Follow a turning arrow: position and direction.
- Keep track of two attributes at once, colour and shape.
- Find the item that breaks the pattern and explain why.
Levels and settings
Level 1
Two things taking turns (AB).
Level 2
Patterns of three: AAB, ABB and ABC.
Level 3
Patterns of four (AABB, ABCD, ABAC); sometimes the gap is in the middle.
Level 4
Growing patterns, turning arrows, and colour and shape changing together.
Level 5
Two gaps, or find the wrong bead and tap it.
Step up
Starts at 1 and goes up a level every two correct answers.
How to play it in class
- Open the game and choose the year group and difficulty: the level is set for you, or you can fix it by hand.
- In the settings, choose the beads (shapes, animals or all), the voice for non-readers and the points to win: 5, 8 or 12.
- Play in teams, each on its own half with the same patterns, or let one child play solo.
- Tap the bead for the gap or drag it there. Each right answer is a point and the first team to the target wins.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work for children who cannot read yet?
Yes. The beads are shapes and animals, with no letters, and with the voice on the game reads the instruction aloud.
What happens after a mistake?
A hint asks them to look at what repeats. After two mistakes on a repeating pattern, the beads that show the pattern light up.
Can there be two right answers?
No. Each challenge is checked when it is made: only one bead fits and the pattern is shown at least twice before the gap.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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