Grades K–1
Number Patterns: What Comes Next?
Eight rows of repeating and growing number patterns. Read the pattern out loud and write the next three numbers.
Math worksheet · Number tracing and number recognition
Trace and Count by Fives
Bundles of five tally marks next to 5, 10, 15 and on up to 50. Trace each number and count the bundles by fives.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Writing numbers, Number recognition, One-to-one counting, Fine motor control
What kids do
“Count the tally bundles by fives. Trace the number three times.”
Teacher tip
Count the tally bundles with a hand-slap high five on every bundle.
How to use it
- Slide the sheet into a page protector and use dry-erase markers for daily practice.
- Let kids trace with a finger before a pencil, so they feel the starting point.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Kids who form numbers from the bottom up. Catch it early, before the habit sets.
Talk about it
- How many more would make ten?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Write the numbers in sand, shaving cream or playdough, then back on paper.
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