Practice and check
Worked example
Look at one model, hide it, and shade the same positions in its blank grid. Work without a timer.
● → 3, 7 → 3, 7
- Read one problem and its conditions before starting. Work without a timer, and keep the key visible where the task requires it.
- Look at one pattern, cover it, then draw the remembered positions. Check only after finishing.
- ■ → □ → ■ · Step 1: 3×3 · Step 2: 3×3 · Step 3: 4×4
Check answers after trying
1: 3, 7 2: 1, 6 3: 4, 8, 9 4: 2, 3, 7 5: 2, 7, 8, 13 6: 5, 10, 11, 16
Look at one model, hide it, and shade the same positions in its blank grid. Work without a timer.
Why this answer
- 1. ● → 3, 7 → 3, 7
- 2. ● → 1, 6 → 1, 6
- 3. ● → 4, 8, 9 → 4, 8, 9
- 4. ● → 2, 3, 7 → 2, 3, 7
- 5. ● → 2, 7, 8, 13 → 2, 7, 8, 13
- 6. ● → 5, 10, 11, 16 → 5, 10, 11, 16
- If an answer differs, return to the first step that differs and explain the choice. Change the answer after checking rather than guessing a new rule.
- Try the next step when the current method feels manageable. You may repeat a problem, use a paper marker, or stop and return later.
- Original practice activities, not a standardized test or IQ score. Steps describe the task, not an age or ability grade.
Tips for Parents
What is on the sheet Look at one model, hide it, and shade the same positions in its blank grid. Work without a timer. ■ → □ → ■ · Step 1: 3×3 · Step 2: 3×3 · Step 3: 4×4 Original practice activities, not a standardized test or IQ score. Steps describe the task, not an age or ability grade. Try one example Look at one model, hide it, and shade the same positions in its blank grid. Work without a timer. ● → 3, 7 → 3, 7. Read one problem and its conditions before starting. Work without a timer, and keep the key visible where the task requires it. Check a difficulty Look at one pattern, cover it, then draw the remembered positions. Check only after finishing. If an answer differs, return to the first step that differs and explain the choice. Change the answer after checking rather than guessing a new rule. Choose the next step ■ → □ → ■ · Step 1: 3×3 · Step 2: 3×3 · Step 3: 4×4 Try the next step when the current method feels manageable. You may repeat a problem, use a paper marker, or stop and return later.
What This Worksheet Builds
Look at one model, hide it, and shade the same positions in its blank grid. Work without a timer. Look at one pattern, cover it, then draw the remembered positions. Check only after finishing.
Next Step
■ → □ → ■ · Step 1: 3×3 · Step 2: 3×3 · Step 3: 4×4 Try the next step when the current method feels manageable. You may repeat a problem, use a paper marker, or stop and return later.