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Number Lines and Directions

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Number Lines and Directions

Number Lines and Directions

Number line with arrows showing directions

📏 Part 1: Number Line Practice

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

0 - 1 - ___ - 3 - ___ - 5 - ___ - 7 - ___ - 9 - ___

2. Circle the correct answer:

What number comes before 8?

6

7

9

3. Circle the correct answer:

What number comes after 12?

11

13

14

🔢 Part 2: More or Less

4. Check all the numbers that are more than 7:

5

9

11

6

15

5. Fill in the blanks with 'more' or 'less':

a) 4 is ________ than 8

b) 16 is ________ than 10

c) 3 is ________ than 7

d) 20 is ________ than 18

➡️ Part 3: Directions

6. Match the direction words with their meanings:
1. Forwards
2. Backwards
3. Turn left
4. Turn right
A. Move towards your left hand
B. Move ahead
C. Move towards your right hand
D. Move behind
7. Draw arrows to show the directions:

Draw: one arrow pointing forwards, one pointing backwards, one pointing left, one pointing right

🚶 Part 4: Movement on Number Lines

8. Sarah starts at number 5. She moves forwards 3 spaces. What number does she land on?
9. Tom starts at number 12. He moves backwards 4 spaces. What number does he land on?
10. Circle the correct answer:

If you start at 7 and move forwards 2 spaces, where do you end up?

5

8

9

📝 Part 5: Create Your Own Number Story

11. Write your own number line story using the words: start, forwards, backwards, and a number between 1-20:
12. Draw a number line from 0 to 10 and mark where your story character ends up:

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