LET’S TRY ONE
What comes next: 9, 8, 7, ___?
6
Each term is one less; 7 minus 1 is 6.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Continue a sequence that decreases by one.
- Use a number track and move one position left each time.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Use a number track and move one position left each time.