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1st Grade Counting Resources

139 1st grade counting resources: 45 worksheets, 44 songs, 43 videos and more. How teachers use these

1st Grade Counting Resources

139 1st grade counting resources: 45 worksheets, 44 songs, 43 videos and more. How teachers use these

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Video1st GradeCounting Songs (Classic Video Collection)

Using the Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection), students practice skip counting by all of the numbers by singing and counting along to these thirteen videos.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCounting Tens Ones Worksheet

This Counting Tens Ones Worksheet helps first graders count base-ten blocks, record the tens and ones, and write each two-digit number. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep place value practice at home or school.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeUsing Base 10 Blocks to Write Numbers Worksheet

This Using Base 10 Blocks to Write Numbers Worksheet helps 1st graders count tens rods and ones cubes, then record each two-digit number in a place value chart. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep practice.

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Video1st GradeCounting By Fives Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Fives Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 5s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeTen More Ten Less Worksheet

This Ten More Ten Less Worksheet gives 1st graders eight quick problems to find ten more and ten less than a two-digit number. Includes an answer key for fast, no-prep place value practice.

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Video1st GradeCounting By Twos Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Twos Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 2s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCounting On to Add Worksheet

This counting on to add worksheet helps 1st graders start from the bigger number and count forward on a number line to twenty. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCount Tens and Ones Worksheet

This count tens and ones worksheet gives 1st grade students base ten block pictures to count, chart, and write as numbers. An answer key is included, so place value practice is ready to print and go.

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Video1st GradeCounting By Ones Song

Using the Counting By Ones Song, students practice counting by ones to fifty by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCounting Back to Subtract Worksheet

This counting back to subtract worksheet gives 1st graders number-line hops, six equations within 20, and a word problem, with an answer key included, so subtraction becomes a quick, confident count.

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Video1st GradeCounting By Ones Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Counting By Ones Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting by 1s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeFinding the Missing Number Worksheet

This finding the missing number worksheet gives first graders focused practice solving for the unknown number in addition and subtraction equations within 20. Includes an answer key — a quick, no-prep way to build number sense and fact fluency.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCount Fives Fill in the Blank Worksheet

This Count Fives Fill in the Blank Worksheet gives 1st graders six number patterns to finish by skip counting by 5s. Includes an answer key for fast, no-prep counting practice at home or school.

Activity
Activity1st GradeFinding 10 More 10 Less Activity

This finding 10 more 10 less activity helps 1st and 2nd grade children use a hundred chart to find 10 more and 10 less. Practice page and answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeWrite Numbers to 100 Worksheet

This Write Numbers to 100 Worksheet helps first graders trace and write number words from ten to one hundred while counting by tens. Answer key included — perfect for no-prep number word and handwriting practice.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCount Up to Subtract Worksheet

This Count Up to Subtract Worksheet gives 1st Grade students a quick strategy for subtracting within 20 using paired equations, a number line, and two word problems. An answer key is included.

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Bundle1st GradeCounting Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Counting Songs (MP3 Album), students practice skip counting by all of the numbers by singing and counting along to these thirteen songs.

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Video1st GradeCount to 100 Song (MP3)

Using theCount to 100 Song (MP3), students practice counting to 100 by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCounting Tens and Ones Worksheet

A first grade Counting Tens and Ones Worksheet where students count base ten blocks and write each two-digit number. Includes a complete answer key for easy, no-prep place value practice at home or school.

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Worksheet1st GradeI Can Count to 100 Worksheet

The I Can Count to 100 Worksheet gives Kindergarten students a hundred chart with 24 numbers missing to fill in. An answer key is included, so counting practice is ready in one print.

From our teachers' playbook

All the way to 120 and back!

What do 1st graders learn about counting?

First graders become counting champions. By the end of the year they count to 120, starting from any number, not just 1. They read and write numbers to 120 and skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s. They also learn that two-digit numbers are made of tens and ones, so 34 is 3 tens and 4 ones. Counting on becomes a strategy for adding: to solve 8 + 3, start at 8 and count "9, 10, 11." The click is when a child counts past 100 and realizes the pattern just keeps going!

Our favorite ways to teach counting in 1st grade

Counting in 1st grade is about patterns, not just numbers in a row. These moves help kids see them.

Skip count with a song

Play a counting by fives song while kids jump on every number. Then turn the music off and see if they can keep going. Songs give kids a rhythm to hang skip counting on, and they will be singing it all day.

Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).

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Bundle it into tens

Give kids a pile of straws and have them bundle groups of ten with a rubber band. Then count the bundles and the extras: "3 tens and 4 ones is 34." Making the tens themselves shows kids why counting by tens works.

Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.

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Count a little every day

Count to 100 or 120 as a class every morning, starting from a different number each day. A two-minute count, every day, all year, builds number sense better than a single counting unit.

Why it works: spreading practice out over days is one of the two most effective study methods in a major research review (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions parents and teachers ask about 1st grade counting

How high should a 1st grader count?

By the end of 1st grade, kids should count to 120, starting from any number. They should also read and write numbers to 120.

What is skip counting?

Skip counting means counting by a number other than 1, like 2, 4, 6, 8 or 5, 10, 15, 20. It builds the foundation for multiplication later on.

How can I help my child count past 100?

Point out that the pattern repeats: after 100 comes 101, 102 and so on, just like 1, 2, 3 with a 1 in front. A hundreds chart that goes to 120 makes the pattern easy to see.

Why does my child skip numbers when counting?

It is very common, especially around tricky spots like 13, 15, 19 and the jump to the next ten. Practice counting together slowly and point to each number on a chart as you say it.