This document provides examples of number sequences and instructions for identifying the next number in a sequence. It contains several practice number sequences where the reader is asked to identify a missing number. The document explains that to find the next number, one should look for the pattern or rule governing the sequence. It also notes that completing number sequences gets more difficult when there are multiple missing numbers to identify.

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

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

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

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

5. 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!
It‘s the letter a.

6. 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

7. •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

8. Play
and finish these number
sequences.

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

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

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

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

13. Find the number!
Correct!
It is the number
55.
25 35 45 ___ 65 75
55

14. 34 44 54 64 ___ 84 94
Now race on to
the last number
sequence.
Find the number!
Correct!
The missing number is 74.
74

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