This document discusses sequences and provides examples of sequences of objects, sounds, letters, and numbers. It asks the reader to identify the next item in several number sequences. Examples of number sequences include 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16, where the next number would be 18, and 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 17, where the missing number is 11. The document aims to teach readers about identifying patterns in sequences and finding missing numbers in numeric sequences.

1. SEQUENCES
The target is to
find the next
number in the
sequence.

2. What is a sequence?
It can be a pattern
of :
• objects
• music
• letters
• 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. Play and finish these number
sequences.

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

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

10. Find the number!
Correct! It is the
number 15.
0 5 10 ____ 20 25 30 35 4015

11. Find the number!
Correct! It is the number 11.
17 15 13 ____ 9 7 5 311

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

13. 34 44 54 64 ___ 84 94
Now race on to
the last number
sequence.
Find the number!
Correct!
The missing number is 74.
74

14. 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

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