Maths - Number sequences

1 Complete the number sequences.

2 Read the instructions and colour the squares.

1 Colour the 4 times table

in red. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 Colour the 7 times table 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
in blue. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
3 Colour the 5 times table 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
in yellow. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
4 Colour the 8 times table 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
in green.
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Answer the questions

1 Which three numbers are red and blue? ______, ______ and ______ .
2 Which two numbers are yellow and green? ______ and ______ .
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TEACHER’S NOTES
Subject: Maths Activity 1
• Pupils complete the sequences.
Number sequences Answers:
18 15 12 9 6 3
Objective: number sequences 5 10 15 20 25 30
Vocabulary: numbers 1–100 24 30 36 42 48 54
56 49 42 35 28 21
Introduction Activity 2
At this stage your pupils will be working with • Pupils colour in the squares according to the
sequences in their maths class. Encouraging your key.
pupils to recognise sequences and patterns in • Once the pupils have completed the colouring
numbers and words is important for developing they can answer the questions.
their learning skills. • Ask volunteers to read their answers out loud.
Pupils correct their work.
Warm up
Answers: 1- 28 56 84
• Choose one of the times tables and write the
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first three numbers on the board, for example,
6, 12, 18. Ask for volunteers to come to the Project ideas
board and complete the sequence. • Make up sequences of numbers, letters and
• Repeat with a different type of sequence, for objects. Pupils look at the sequence, work out
example, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4 (plus 2 and minus 1). the rule and complete the sequence.
• Continue writing sequences making each one • Investigate roman numerals and other numeric
slightly more difficult. systems.

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