Sequences and the nth Term | Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson

Take the stress out of sequences with this visual, colourful, ready-to-teach PowerPoint lesson for Year 7 Maths. Pupils move from spotting a pattern to writing the nth term, so they can jump straight to the 100th term without listing the other 99. The deck defines terms, term-to-term rules, position-to-term rules and the common difference, then walks through a three-step method for increasing and decreasing sequences with a built-in check each time. There is a dedicated misconceptions slide, a matchstick-pattern problem, a section on testing whether a number belongs in a sequence, and a look at square, cube and triangular numbers. Two interactive, hands-on activities give pupils fluent practice and problem solving, with answers included. Short speech-bubble prompts act as quiet nudges rather than gushing praise, so it suits Years 7 to 9 well. It is non-specialist friendly, makes an excellent cover lesson, and builds towards GCSE quadratic and geometric sequences. 17 slides, about one hour, aligned to the KS3 National Curriculum.