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Counting Back in Tens
In this counting by 10's worksheet, students count backwards by 10's, starting from different 2 digit numbers. Students complete 4 problems.
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Count Back by 2
In this counting backwards activity, students count back by 2 starting at 3 different sets of numbers. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Counting Forward or Back
What comes next? Young counters follow the stone path to each house, filling in numbers in a sequence as they go. Some of these move forward and some backward, but all progress by ones. Learners start with given numbers and then follow...
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Choral Counting I
Using a 100s chart or a number line with a pointer, work with your class to count up to 100 by ones and tens. As a part of daily instruction, prompt your kindergartners to chant count from 1 to 30. Move on to 1 to 50, and then from 1 to...
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Counting Back and Counting On
Read aloud your choice of books about counting on and counting back (a list is provided, or tell stories of your own). Your learners will write horizontal equations to portray what happens in the story. They build a paper chain and...
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Finding Solutions by Working Backwards
In this math worksheet, students learn to solve word problems by working backwards. Students read the 20 word problems and solve them, choosing the best answer from 4 choices. There are helpful hints on the page to clue students to work...
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Counting Circles
Here is another learning game that will engage your kindergartners and support them with their counting fluency. Forming a circle where everyone faces inward, choose a counting sequence (counting frontward or backward) with no more than...
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Count back in twos
In this counting activity, students practice counting backwards by twos. They start at the specified number on the number line and mark the squares as they count backwards. There are 3 number lines on this page.
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Revise Counting Back in Tens
In this counting back activity, 2nd graders answer 6 rows of questions with number lines in which they have to count back by 10 and fill in the blanks.
Poetry4kids
How to Write a “Backward” Poem
If you like poetry, wait till you try backward poetry! Young writers read Shel Silverstein's "Backward Bill" before writing their own funny poems that are full of backward imagery and phrasing.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Let’s Count!: Challenge Activities (Theme 5)
Challenge young scholars with a counting-themed series of activities. Your counters will write invitations to a feast, create books about dinner parties and animals, design posters, draw pictures of their favorite peaceful places,...
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Counting Back by Tens
In this counting backwards worksheet, 2nd graders study and review a chart to assist them in solving 4 subtraction math problems.
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Mentally Add and Subtract 10 or 100
Here are some number lines that need to be completed. There are two number sequences, one to test addition skills and the other for subtraction. Both sequences include counting by 10, but the subtracting question has scholars count...
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Relate Counting to Addition and Subtraction
Your math scholars may recognize patterns, but do they know they can use them to practice addition and subtraction? This worksheet has scholars counting by threes, fours, and sixes to analyze number patterns and complete a...
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Revise Counting Back in Tens
In this counting by ten worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which the missing numbers in the number tracks are filled in to show counting backwards by ten. Number range is from 607 to 6.
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Choral Counting II
Using a number line or a 100s chart that extends past 100, practice counting from 1 to 120 with your class. As a part of daily instruction, chant count in sequence from 1 to 100 and then randomly chose a number and count onward to 120....
DK Publishing
Counting Caterpillars
These caterpillars each have a number sequence printed on their segmented bodies, but some numbers are missing! Look at the completed caterpillars as an example, asking kids to notice a possible pattern. They should observe that the...
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Number Patterns
Which number comes next? The great part about this number sequencing activity is that it increases in difficulty so some learners who aren't challenged by the first few will definitely meet their match with the last couple. In each of...
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What is Less? 1-10 Subtraction Worksheet
In this subtraction worksheet, learners count the items that are pictured and count backward by the amount indicated in each problem. They complete 7 problems by answering the question, "What is __ less?"
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Skip Counting
Students skip count by 3's on paper and using the calculator check their figures. They sing the song "2, 4, 6, 8 who do you appreciate?" Ask what number would come next? Students chorally chant skip counting by 3s. Ask students, "What...
Math Salamanders Ltd.
Counting On and Back by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s Sheet 2
In this counting on and back instructional activity, students count on and back by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s. Students complete 10 problems in total.
PhysEdGames
Sleep Tag
Zombies? No, just sleepwalking taggers. After splitting the gym into two sides, pick two people to be the taggers and two people to be the magic fairies. As taggers tag people on the daytime side, they must "fall asleep" on the nighttime...
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Count by 5s, 10s, and 100s
These number sequences are missing digits! Each of the six has one missing number and scholars must figure out what it is. Here's the pattern, though: all of these sequences involve counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s. Learners add one of...
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Counting Back 1, 2, and 3
In this counting back one, two and three worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve and answer six word problems and equations.