1st grade
1st Grade Place Value Morning Work
Tens and ones for 1st grade: how many tens, ten more and ten less, comparing two-digit numbers, a doubles fact and a short and long vowel word.
Classroom management printable · Daily morning work
Missing Numbers Morning Work
Four number lines with gaps for K and 1st grade: counting to 20 by ones, counting back from 10 and counting by tens, plus a counting drawing.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Topic
- Daily morning work
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Independent work, Spiral review, Starting the day calmly
What kids do
“Count on and count back. Write the missing number in each empty box.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. Count up by ones.
- 2. Count up by ones.
- 4. Count by tens.
- 5. Draw 12 dots. Circle a group of 10.
Teacher tip
Keep a number line taped to desks so kids can check the missing numbers.
How to use it
- Keep the format the same each day so kids work on their own.
- Play quiet music while kids work to set a calm tone.
- Slide it into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all year.
Watch for
Problems kids miss every day. Those skills need a mini-lesson, not more practice.
Talk about it
- How did you check your work?
- What is one thing that went well this week?
Take it further
Collect the hardest questions and review them on Friday.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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