Grade
2

What Comes Next? Kids on the Bus

A double-decker school bus with 10 windows on each deck. Students on the bus look out the windows. First, 5+5 students on top and 5+5 on bottom. Next, 5+5 on top and 5+3 on bottom. Then, 5+5 on top and 5+1 on bottom. Last, 5+5 on top and 4 on bottom.
  1. What patterns do you see?
  2. What might the next three buses in the sequence look like?
  3. Create your own sequence and share it with someone. Ask them what comes next!
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