LET’S TRY ONE
What comes next: 14, 24, 34, ___?
44
34 + 10 = 44; the ones digit remains 4.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Continue a sequence by adding ten each time.
- Adding ten changes the tens place while the ones stay the same.
- 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.
Adding ten changes the tens place while the ones stay the same.