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Counting Games Worksheet

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Counting Games Worksheet

Number line and counting games illustration

🎯 WALT: Count forwards and backwards using number lines

1. Fill in the missing numbers on this number line:

5 - ___ - 7 - ___ - 9 - ___ - 11 - ___ - 13

2. Count backwards from 15. Fill in the missing numbers:

15 - 14 - ___ - 12 - ___ - 10 - ___ - 8 - ___

3. What number comes BEFORE each of these numbers?

___ comes before 8

___ comes before 12

___ comes before 20

4. What number comes AFTER each of these numbers?

16 comes after ___

9 comes after ___

24 comes after ___

🎮 Part 2: Counting Game Challenges

5. Circle the correct answer for each counting challenge:

Start at 7, count forward 3 steps. Where do you land?

9

10

11

Start at 18, count backward 5 steps. Where do you land?

12

13

14

6. Draw a number line from 10 to 20 and mark where you would land:

Start at 12, count forward 4 steps

7. Explain your counting strategy:

When I count forwards, the numbers get ________________.

When I count backwards, the numbers get _______________.

⭐ Extension Challenge (For Advanced Learners)

8. Skip counting challenge! Count by 2s:

2 - 4 - ___ - 8 - ___ - 12 - ___ - 16

9. Count by 5s:

5 - 10 - ___ - 20 - ___ - 30

10. Create your own counting game rule and write it here:

Support for EAL/D learners:

• forwards = numbers get bigger ↗️

• backwards = numbers get smaller ↙️

• before = comes first

• after = comes next

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