2. SEQUENCES Target: To find the next number in the sequence.

3. What is a sequence? It can be a pattern of : objects music letters or numbers A sequence is a pattern.

4. Here is a sequence of objects Correct! It would be a mouse. What animal would come next in this sequence?

5. Here is a sequence of sounds What sound will come next in the sequence? Correct! It will be the cow mooing.

6. Here is a sequence of letters. What letter will come next in the sequence? Look carefully at the letters. a a b c a a b c a a b c a Correct! Its the letter a.

7. Here is a sequence of numbers. What number is going to come next in this sequence? 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Correct it is the number 18

8. Decide what number should come next Look at all of the numbers in the sequence Tip! To find the next number in a number sequence: Put your number into the sequence and check that it looks correct Find the pattern

9. Play and finish these number sequences.

10. Look at the number sequences and see if you can work out the missing number.

11. Find the number! 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 17 It is the number 11. 11

12. Find the number! Correct! It is the number 15. 0 5 10 ____ 20 25 30 35 40 15

13. Find the number! Correct! It is the number 11. 17 15 13 ____ 9 7 5 3 11

14. Find the number! Correct! It is the number 55. 25 35 45 ___ 65 7555

15. 34 44 54 64 ___ 84 94 Now race on to the last number sequence. Find the number! Correct! The missing number is 74. 74

16. You have to find all three missing numbers! 42 47 ___ 57 62 ___ 72 ___ 82 Solving this sequence is going to be a bit trickier. 526777 The answers are: 52 67 and 77