Missing Numbers to 20: Count Forwards and Backwards

Fill gaps in number sequences to twenty. Check the direction of each row, including the final backwards sequence.
Year levels
Pre-school (Early Years), Foundation–Year 1
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
Numbers, Maths
Resource types
Worksheets

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About this resource

This worksheet is perfect for helping students build their counting fluency up to 20. Students will complete the patterns by counting by ones. This is a great way for students to practise their counting skills.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Complete forward number sequences through twenty
  • Continue a backward-counting pattern
  • Write missing numerals in their correct positions

Teaching tips

  • Have children point to each position and say the complete sequence before writing.
  • Pause before the final row and ask what changed about the counting direction.

Skills covered

  • Sequence recognition — infer whether the row increases or decreases before completing missing values.

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • Numbers to 20
  • Number sequence
  • Counting direction

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