Maths - Patterns and Consecutive Number Fun

This term we have been spending time solving problems in maths. We work on our own first and then we share our ideas and thinking with others.
Today we looked at consecutive numbers and the patterns hidden in numbers.

 Consecutive numbers are numbers that are one after the other - eg 8,9,10 or 34,35,36











Try these tasks and see what happens. You could discuss with your child and see what they can tell you.
1. Circle 3 numbers in a row (horizontally) and add them. Try this with several sets of numbers. Do you see a pattern? We found several different patterns, can you?

2. Circle 4 adjacent numbers to form a square. If you add the diagonals what do you think will happen? Does this work every time and for every group of numbers in this pattern?

3. Circle 4 adjacent numbers to form a square. If you multiply the diagonals what do you think will happen? Is this always the case?


Feel free to write some of your findings in the comment box and we can see if they match what we found out today.....