Missing Numbers 1–20 – Fill-In Counting Games

Build familiarity with numbers from 1 to 20. Students look at each number sequence and fill in the missing numbers to complete the counting pattern.
Grades
Pre-K–K
Pages
10
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Jun 21, 2023

Subject
Math, Numbers
Topic
Missing numbers 1–20, Counting sequence
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
K.CC.A.2

Product description

From the author

Practice missing numbers within 1–20 with ten printable worksheets. Each page contains twelve four-position counting sequences in six rows, with several numerals left for students to write.

Model how to use a printed number to count forward or backward, then choose a page for practice. Learners should be comfortable counting to ten before working across the full range. The PDF is not editable and has no completed answer key.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify numbers missing before, after or between supplied numerals within 1–20

  • Write numerals to complete short counting sequences

Teaching tips

  • Have students say each surrounding number aloud before writing the missing one, to reinforce the connection between counting sequence and the written numeral.

  • Assign one page per session as a quick warm-up, since each of the 10 pages is a complete, independent round of practice.

  • Use with students who have already mastered counting to 10, per the file's own suggested starting point, before moving them into the full 1-20 range.

Skills covered

  • Complete four-position counting sequences using the printed numerals as clues

  • Write the missing numerals within 1–20

  • Practice the same counting skill across ten worksheet arrangements

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How is each page arranged?

Each page has twelve four-position sequences arranged in six rows. Clusters usually contain two or three blanks for students to complete.

Do the pages practice different skills?

They repeat the missing-number skill using varying arrangements. Assign selected pages as practice after modeling a sequence.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • K.CC.A.2

Core concepts

  • Number sequence

  • Counting

  • Numeral writing

  • Number sense

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