Finding efficient methods
Notice when a calculation or pattern repeats and use this to count more efficiently or predict results
What a learner can do afterwards
- Notice that skip counting by 2s follows a repeating odd/even pattern
- Recognise that adding 1 to any number always gives the next counting number
- Use a repeated pattern (e.g. +10 on a hundred chart always moves down one row) to predict answers
The lesson
Numbers can follow a pattern. If you spot the pattern, you can guess what comes next.
Try it together
Leo counts by 10s: 10, 20, 30. He adds 10 each time. So he knows 40 comes next.
Good to know
You do not need to count one by one. Use the pattern to jump ahead!
Spot the pattern, then use it to guess the next number fast.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.