🌈 Rainbow Pattern Party
Figure out what comes next and fill the rainbow.
How to play
- Pick a tier, then click Start Playing.
- Look at the pattern of colored circles.
- Tap the circle that comes next in the pattern.
- Right answer: a piece of the rainbow fills in.
- Wrong answer: the circle wobbles, look again.
- Fill the whole rainbow to earn a star.
Pattern recognition built for the very youngest players
Rainbow Pattern Party is a pattern recognition game for preschoolers and kindergartners built around a simple, colorful loop: a row of colored circles follows a repeating pattern, one spot is left blank, and the child taps the circle below that shows what belongs there. A correct answer fills in a piece of a rainbow progress bar with a little celebration; a wrong answer just wobbles the circle for a moment with no penalty at all, so a child can look at the pattern again and try a different color.
Four tiers build up real pattern-recognition skill one idea at a time. Tier 1, AB, repeats just two colors back and forth, the simplest possible pattern. Tier 2, ABC, repeats three different colors in a row. Tier 3, AAB, repeats two of one color followed by one of another, a subtly different rhythm that trips up a pattern-matcher relying on simple alternation. Tier 4, ABCD, repeats four different colors, a genuine stretch goal for a confident kindergartner holding a longer sequence in mind.
Filling the whole rainbow awards a star and starts a fresh one, so there is always another pattern to solve. Rainbow Pattern Party is free, works with a mouse, touchscreen, or keyboard, needs no download or account, and saves progress locally in your own browser, which also makes it school-safe on a shared classroom device. See the Parents & Safety page for the full privacy details, or try Pattern Builder in the Math Games hub for an older-kid take on patterns, or browse the rest of the Kindergarten & Preschool Games hub.
Frequently asked questions
How do I play Rainbow Pattern Party?
Look at the row of colored circles and figure out the repeating pattern, then tap the circle below that shows what comes next. A correct answer fills a piece of the rainbow; a wrong answer just wobbles so you can look again and try another color.
What do the different tiers mean?
AB repeats two colors back and forth, ABC repeats three colors in a row, AAB repeats two of one color then one of another, and ABCD repeats four different colors, each a step harder to hold in mind than the last.
What happens when the rainbow fills up?
It bursts into a little celebration, awards a star, and starts over, so there is always another rainbow to fill.
What ages is Rainbow Pattern Party good for?
Roughly ages 3 through 6. AB patterns suit toddlers and preschoolers just starting with patterns, ABC and AAB suit kindergartners, and ABCD is a good stretch goal for confident five and six-year-olds.