Sequence It!
Joanne Mattern
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mattern, Joanne Sequence It! / Joanne Mattern. p. cm. -- (Little World Math) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61741-764-1 (hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61741-966-9 (soft cover) Library of Congress Control Number: 2011924811
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Sometimes we put objects in an order called a sequence. Every object has a place in a sequence.
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The object at the beginning of a sequence is first.
first 4
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last
The object at the end of a sequence is last.
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Which fish is first in this sequence?
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first
The red fish is first.
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Which fish is last in this sequence?
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last
The blue fish is last.
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The second object in a sequence comes after the first object. Which object is second in this sequence?
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The banana is second.
second
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What is the third object in this sequence?
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The orange is third.
third
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2
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Sometimes we do tasks in an order called a sequence, too. Each task has a place in a sequence. 15
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Which task is the first task in this sequence? 17
1
st
first
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Which task is the second task in this sequence?
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2
nd
second
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Which task is the third task in this sequence?
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3
rd
third
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First
Second
Third
All done! Isn’t sequencing fun?
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Index first last
4, 8, 11, 17 6, 9, 10
second 11, 12, 19 third 13, 14, 21
Websites www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/0/1/79 www.netrover.com/~kingskid/sequence/sequence.htm www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq1.html About the Author Joanne Mattern has written more than 300 books. Her first book was published about 20 years ago, and her second, third, and then many more followed. She has yet to write her last book. Joanne lives in New York State with her husband, four children, and an assortment of pets that includes a dog, cats, reptiles, and fish.
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