Introduce the game 'Simon Says' to the students. Explain that this game is about listening carefully and these are the rules:

1. Only perform actions that begin with "Simon says"
2. Ignore commands that don't start with "Simon says"

Remind the students that they should only perform the action if the command starts with 'Simon says'. For example, if you say 'Simon says touch your nose', they should touch their nose. But if you just say 'Touch your nose' without 'Simon says' at the beginning, they should not do the action.

Play the following game on the interactive whiteboard.

The aim of the game is to encourage the students to notice patterns and sequences.

Now try it with animals!

Now try putting the numbers in the right order.

Now try putting the letters in the right order.

Download and distribute the "Complete the Pattern" worksheet to each student  ➡️.

The worksheet has different sequences where a part of the pattern is missing, and the students must complete it.

Go over the first example on the worksheet with the class. Show them the pattern; triangle, square, triangle, square...  and ask what comes next.

Have the students complete the pattern by drawing or coloring in the following shapes.

Allow the students to work through the worksheet independently, filling in the missing parts of the patterns.