Reasoning — Patterns · Sequence continuation puzzle

What Comes Next?

Practise predicting a missing next item from the visible sequence while explaining the proposed rule.

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📝 Description

What Comes Next? is a pattern-recognition game that helps learners identify visual sequences and predict the next item. It supports observation, logical thinking, memory, and early reasoning skills.

📋 Instructions

Study the picture pattern and drag the correct item into the missing position to complete the row.

🎓 Learning Guide: What Comes Next?

Learning focus: Practise predicting a missing next item from the visible sequence while explaining the proposed rule.

Reasoning — Patterns Sequence continuation puzzle

Learning objectives

Look for repeated changes in position, shape or count
Explain why one answer follows the pattern instead of relying on appearance alone

Concepts and principles

A sequence can be arithmetic, alternating or visual; first identify what varies and what stays fixed.
A proposed pattern rule should agree with every observed step, not only the final one.

Examples and worked solutions

Separate teaching example (not verified as a native game question): Consider the separate number sequence 2, 4, 6, __. What is the next value, and why?: Worked solution: 8, if the rule is add 2 each time: successive differences are +2.

Try this activity

Inspect the displayed pattern before dragging an answer
Predict the rule aloud and check it against at least two positions
After feedback, identify the feature your first guess overlooked

Expected observations and explanations

More than one rule can sometimes fit a short sequence; prefer a simple rule supported by the game’s given examples.

Assessment questions and answers

What matters besides the answer?: Answer: An explanation of the repeating or changing relationship that generates the answer.
Does one correct guess prove you identified the intended rule?: Answer: Not necessarily; verify that the same rule works across the visible sequence.