Look at these sequences.

What is happening?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90,100

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000
 Counting on in tens.
Counting on in tens means adding ten on
to the previous number in the sequence.

Practice:
10, 20, 30, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …,

Now try starting at 100

100, 110, …., ….., ….., ….., …..,

 Counting back in tens.

Counting back in tens means taking ten away from

the previous number in the sequence.

Try it:
100, 90, ….., ….., ….., …..,

Now try to complete this sequence. Can you fill in the

gaps?

120, ….., 100, ……, ……, 70

 Counting on and back in
hundreds.
Counting on and back in hundreds is similar to
the tens but this time you use hundreds
instead.

Counting on:
100, 200, 300, 400, 500

Counting back:
500, 400, 300, 200, 100
 Look carefully at this
sequence!

What changes in this sequence?

256, 356, 456, 556, 656, 756, 856, 956

What stays the same?

 Look at these sequences.
Discuss with your friend what is
happening in each one.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

122, 132, 142, 152, 162, 172, 182

421, 521, 621, 721, 821, 921, 1021