SEQUENCES
Target: To find
the next number
in the sequence.
What is a sequence?
A sequence is
a pattern.
It can be a pattern
of :
• objects
• music
• letters
• or numbers
Here is a sequence of objects
What animal would come
next in this sequence?
Correct! It would be a
mouse.
Here is a sequence of sounds
What sound will come next in the
sequence?
Correct! It will be the
cow mooing.
Here is a sequence of letters.
a a b c a a b c a a b c a
What letter will
come next in
the sequence?
Correct!
It‘s the letter a.
Look carefully at
the letters.
Here is a sequence of numbers.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Correct it is
the number
18
What number is going
to come next in this
sequence?
Tip! To find the next number in a
number sequence:
•Look at all of the numbers in the
sequence
•Find the pattern
•Decide what number should come next
•Put your number into the sequence and
check that it looks correct
Play
and finish these number
sequences.
Look at the number
sequences and see if you
can work out the missing
number.
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17
It is the number 11.
Find the number!
Find the number!
0 5 10 15
____ 20 25 30 35
Correct! It is the
number 15.
40
Correct! It is the number 11.
17
15
13
____
11
9
7
5
Find the number!
3
Find the number!
25
35
45
___
55
65
75
Correct!
It is the number
55.
34
44
54
64
74
___
84
94
Correct!
The missing number is 74.
Now race on to
the last number
sequence.
Find the number!
Solving this sequence is going
to be a bit trickier.
42
47
52
___
57
62
67
___
72
77
___
82
The answers are: 52 67 and
77
You have to find all
three missing numbers!