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1) enumerate the next few terms and the nth term of an arithmetic
C. Learning
sequence.
Competencies
II. CONTENT
Teacher’s Guide Learner’s Materials
TOPIC pages pages
Other Learning Resources
Grade 10 Mathematics
Arithmetic Sequence (Patterns and
Practicalities)
III. PROCEDURES
Review/ Recall/
Ask the students to give a brief definition of arithmetic sequence and provide an
Connecting Prior
example to ensure that they have understood the lesson.
Knowledge
Establishing a Based on their given examples, ask the class to find the 22 nd , 50th, 75th and 100th
purpose for the terms. Observe their reaction.
Lesson You may ask: Do you think a formula would help?
Presenting
examples/Instances
of the new lesson
Using the Formula a n=a1 + ( n−1 ) d
Discussing new
concepts and
practicing new skills
Find a 22:
a 22 = 4 (22) + 1 = 88 + 1 = 89
Developing mastery
Generalization/
Abstraction
A. Evaluating
A. Write a formula for the nth term of each arithmetic sequence.
1. 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, …
2. 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, …
3. -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, …