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Counting and Numbers to 20: Grade 1 Math Worksheet – PDF Download

    Counting and Numbers to 20 – Grade 1 math worksheet

    This grade 1 numbers to 20 worksheet gives 23 problems on counting and numbers to 20, ordered from easy to hard, with a separate answer key.

    This worksheet practices counting and numbers to 20 for Grade 1, standard 1.NBT.A.1. Children count objects, read ten frames, and write numerals and number words. They also fill in missing numbers, find one more and one less, and solve short story problems. The easy items come first.

    Grade 1Common Core: 1.NBT.A.1

    Grade 1 Numbers to 20 Worksheet: problems 1–5

    Problem 1: Count the stars

    Count the stars. Write how many.

    8 stars.

    Problem 2: Read the ten frames

    Look at the ten frames. Write how many counters.

    Ten frames.

    Problem 3: Write the numeral

    Write the numeral for the word fifteen.

    Problem 4: Write the number word

    Write the number word for 17.

    Problem 5: Show nine

    Color 9 circles in the ten frame to show 9.

    An empty ten frame.

    Grade 1 Numbers to 20 Worksheet: problems 6–10

    Problem 6: Fill the number boxes

    Write the missing numbers.

    34?6?
    Count up in order.

    Problem 7: One more sticker

    Mia has 19 stickers. Her friend gives her 1 more. Write how many stickers Mia has now.

    Problem 8: One fewer apple

    Noah has 12 apples. He eats 1 apple. Write how many apples are left.

    Problem 9: Dot on the number line

    Write the number where the dot is.

    012345678910
    A dot on a number line.

    Problem 10: Number after nineteen

    Write the number that comes right after 19.

    Grade 1 Numbers to 20 Worksheet: problems 11–15

    Problem 11: Second ten frame

    Look at the ten frames. How many counters are in the second frame? How many counters in all?

    Two ten frames.

    Problem 12: Count the counters

    Count the counters. Write how many.

    Counters.

    Problem 13: Missing numbers 11 to 20

    Write the missing numbers: 11, 12, __, 14, 15, __, 17, __, 19, 20.

    Problem 14: Before and after

    Write the number that comes just before 18. Write the number that comes just after 18.

    Problem 15: Fill the number line

    Write the missing numbers on the number line.

    89?1112?141516
    Number line.

    Grade 1 Numbers to 20 Worksheet: problems 16–20

    Problem 16: Show sixteen

    Color counters on the two ten frames to show 16. How many counters are in each frame?

    Two empty ten frames.

    Problem 17: Maya's stickers

    Maya has 13 stickers. She gets one more sticker. How many stickers does Maya have now?

    Problem 18: Priya's crayons

    Priya has 16 crayons in a box. She gives one crayon to a friend. How many crayons are in the box now?

    Problem 19: Liam's mistake

    Liam wants to write sixteen. He writes 61. Write the correct numeral. Which digit should come first?

    Problem 20: Ethan counts up

    Ethan starts at 9 and counts up. Write the next five numbers he says.

    Grade 1 Numbers to 20 Worksheet: problems 21–23

    Problem 21: Mei's books

    Mei puts 17 books on two shelves. The top shelf is full with 10 books. How many books are on the other shelf?

    Problem 22: Noah's balloons

    Noah counts 12 balloons. He sees one more balloon and counts it. Then he sees one more balloon and counts that too. What is the last number Noah says?

    Problem 23: Up and down

    Start at 11. Write the number that is one less. Then write the number that is one more than that number.

    Counting and Numbers to 20: Grade 1 worksheet answer key

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