Summary
A short Work It Out Wombats! music video (~2 min). A sing-along about spotting and making patterns -- the repeating order that helps us predict what comes next. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Work It Out Wombats! video, the wombats use computational thinking to work out an everyday problem. Use these questions to talk about “Pattern Song.”
- What is a pattern?
- How can a pattern help you guess what comes next?
- What pattern can you make with claps or colors?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: pattern, repeat, next, order, predict.
Try it: Make a color pattern with two colors (like red-blue-red-blue). Say what comes next.