Fin and Snoot use number patterns to put their bogglygrot's poo in the right bin.
What is a number sequence?
A number sequence is a list of numbers that is linked by a rule or pattern.
If you work out the rule, you can work out the next numbers or a missing number in the sequence.
The simplest number sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…and so on.
The rule is that you add 1 each time.
Here’s another sequence. Can you spot the rule?
2, 4, 6, 8, 10…
The rule is that you add 2 each time. Did you spot that this sequence is the same as the 2 times table?
Sequences can go down as well as up. Can you spot the rule here?
50, 45, 40, 35, 30…
The rule is that you subtract 5 each time. Well done if you spotted that.
How can counting on help me add two-digit numbers? video
Snoot and Fin work out how to add their money together to buy blobs.
How can compensating make adding and subtracting easier? video
Snoot and Fin use compensation to make adding and subtracting two digit numbers easier.
Find more 1st Level resources from BBC Bitesize
First Level is a stage of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence.
More on Numbers and number processes
Find out more by working through a topic
- count25 of 25
- count2 of 25
- count3 of 25
