Cracking the Code: Number Sequence Fun!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:14 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to find the missing number in a pattern! This lesson uses the Miacademy video to teach number sequencing, helping you become a number detective!

Video Resource

Number Sequencing - Math for Kids!

Miacademy Learning Channel

Duration: 3:14
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Key Concepts

  • Patterns
  • Number Sequences
  • Addition and Subtraction within 20

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify number patterns.
  • Students will be able to predict the next number in a sequence by identifying the pattern (adding or subtracting).
  • Students will be able to complete simple number sequences.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what a pattern is. Discuss patterns they see every day (e.g., in clothing, on the floor, in nature). Explain that numbers can also have patterns. Introduce the term 'sequence' as a series of numbers that follow a pattern.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Watch the Miacademy Learning Channel video "Number Sequencing - Math for Kids!". Encourage students to pay attention to how the video identifies the patterns and finds the next number.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After watching the video, work through examples of number sequences as a class. Start with simple increasing sequences (e.g., 1, 2, 3, __) and then move to decreasing sequences (e.g., 10, 9, 8, __) and sequences that increase or decrease by numbers other than 1 (e.g., 2, 4, 6, __ or 10, 8, 6, __). Model how to identify the pattern by asking: 'Are the numbers getting bigger or smaller? By how much?'
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with individual worksheets or have them use whiteboards to complete number sequences independently. Offer a variety of sequences with different patterns to challenge their understanding.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review the concept of number sequencing and patterns. Ask students to share their strategies for finding the missing numbers. Preview future lessons on more complex patterns.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Hop
    Use a number line (either a physical one on the floor or a visual one on the board) and have students hop along the number line to complete sequences. For example, start at 2 and hop +2, +2, +2 to continue the sequence 2, 4, 6, __.
  • Pattern Block Sequences
    Use pattern blocks (or drawings of pattern blocks) to create visual sequences. Assign each block a number value (e.g., square = 1, triangle = 2) and create sequences based on the shapes. Students then have to identify the number pattern and predict the next shape.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a pattern?
  • Where have you seen patterns before?
  • How can we tell what number comes next in a number pattern?

Skills Developed

  • Pattern Recognition
  • Problem-Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Counting Skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What comes next in the pattern: 1, 2, 3, ___?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 2:

What comes next in the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ___?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 3:

What comes next in the pattern: 10, 9, 8, ___?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 4:

In a number pattern, are the numbers getting bigger or smaller if you are adding?

Correct Answer: Bigger

Question 5:

In a number pattern, are the numbers getting bigger or smaller if you are subtracting?

Correct Answer: Smaller

Question 6:

What number comes after 5?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 7:

What number comes before 3?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 8:

What is 2 + 2?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 9:

What comes next? 1, 3, 5, ___?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

If the pattern is subtracting by 1, and the first number is 5, what is the next number?

Correct Answer: 4

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A _________ is when something repeats itself.

Correct Answer: pattern

Question 2:

2, 4, 6, 8, 10 is a number _________.

Correct Answer: sequence

Question 3:

When the numbers go up, we are _________.

Correct Answer: adding

Question 4:

When the numbers go down, we are _________.

Correct Answer: subtracting

Question 5:

The next number in 1, 3, ____, 7, 9 is 5.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

To find the next number, look for _________.

Correct Answer: clues

Question 7:

If we are adding 2 each time, the pattern is going up by _________.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 8:

The first number in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is _________.

Correct Answer: 1

Question 9:

The opposite of adding is _________.

Correct Answer: subtracting

Question 10:

Numbers go in a specific _________.

Correct Answer: order

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.D.8:Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _. CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.

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