Elaborations

• continuing a simple repeated two-part pattern with given objects, movements or sounds, for example, red, blue, red (set the table with drinking cups), paper, glue (set up equipment), knife and fork  (set a table using two implements)
• making patterns and collections based on objects being the same, different and alike
• examining and continuing a simple repeated pattern with given objects, movements or sounds, for example, continue a two-beaded pattern (red, blue, red, blue)
• sorting and grouping objects and communicating attributes such as texture, colour, size, category; for example, sort papers into two colours, sort cutlery into two groups
• recognising patterns in familiar environments