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Instead of showing the entire problem as the text book does below, I would gradually introduce parts. I would withhold information by picking just one of the squares with a number to start with. I would have students notice and wonder as I reveal each square. There will be anticipation and estimation present as students try to figure out the pattern or what number is coming next. They may be surprised when I reveal my pattern increasing, but then decreasing, which way will they choose to go next?