What comes next

Have children count from 1 aloud until they reach the gap. A number line on the wall is a good support.

Each row of numbers has one gap. Children look at the numbers on either side and write the one that belongs. It teaches that numbers always come in the same order.

Yes, both. We made it for Preschool number order, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with missing numbers. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Finding the number that comes just after a given number, working within 1 to 20. This is harder than counting from 1, because your child has to enter the sequence in the middle and know their place without a running start.

Counting from 1 works, and it is fine to start there. But it hides whether your child actually knows the order or is just replaying a chant. Being able to drop into the sequence anywhere is what shows the numbers have become a mental line rather than a song.

Working confidently within 1 to 20 is the kindergarten target, so this page sits right at grade level. Solid to 20 matters far more than shaky to 100.

37 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for preschool children, roughly ages 3-5. Start with the first few pages, use the free preview to judge the fit, and come back to harder ones as your child gets steadier.

No. Most pages ask children to circle, trace, match, color, or cut and paste, and a few ask for a single number. A grown-up can read the instructions aloud, so children do not need to read yet.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a Preschool classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.