Talk-about cards: Pelican's Patterns

A question a day for a week, to go with Pelican's Patterns. For the car, the walk to school or the dinner table: no screen needed. There's no right answer; your child's answer is the start of a chat.

Print the cards Cards for every game

• Monday

  Clap a pattern: clap, clap, stamp. Can you copy it?

  Pelican's Patterns
• Tuesday

  Find a pattern on your clothes.

  Pelican's Patterns
• Wednesday

  What comes next: Monday, Tuesday…?

  Pelican's Patterns
• Thursday

  Make a pattern with your cutlery at dinner.

  Pelican's Patterns
• Friday

  Spot a pattern on a fence or a brick wall.

  Pelican's Patterns
• Saturday

  What's the pattern in 'day, night, day, night'?

  Pelican's Patterns
• Sunday

  Make up a pattern with sounds: beep, boop, beep…

  Pelican's Patterns

One A4 page: cut along the dashed lines and keep the week's cards in the car or by the table.