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Clap, stomp, clap, stomp-what sound should come next? Stomp! You recognized the pattern because it follows a rule: clap, then stomp, then repeat. A pattern is more than repetition. It is a rule that helps you predict what comes next. The rule can change. In numbers, 2, 4, 6, 8 means add 2 each time. In another pattern, 1, 2, 4, 8 means double each number. Shapes and colors can follow rules too: circle, square, circle, square-or red, blue, red, blue. Try this: triangle, star, triangle, star. What comes next? Find the rule: it alternates one shape, then the other. So the next shape is a triangle. Patterns can grow or repeat, and they appear in nature too, like flower arrangements and shell spirals. Their power is prediction. So, what comes after clap, stomp, clap, stomp? Stomp. Find the rule, and you know what comes next.