This number lines template worksheet prints six cut-out number lines for 1st grade: two to 10, two to 20, and two counting by tens to 100. Hand one to every student for counting, adding, and subtracting.
This number line jump backwards and solve worksheet helps 1st grade students subtract within 20 by counting back and jumping to the difference. An answer key is included for quick checking.
This Finding the Number Different Ways Worksheet has 1st grade students solve subtraction facts by counting back and by making a ten, with an answer key included to check their thinking.
This number line jump forward and solve worksheet helps 1st grade students add by counting on, filling in each number line and jumping to the sum. An answer key is included for fast checking.
In this 1.OA.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students will practice counting on up to 10 using a number line.
In this 1.OA.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students will practice counting backward from 10 using a number line.
Using Let's Use a Number Line Activity, students represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram.
In this 1.NBT.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students will practice subtracting 10 from a given number using a number line.
Hop, skip and jump to the answer
First graders use number lines as a tool for adding and subtracting. To solve 8 + 5, they start at 8 and make five jumps forward to land on 13. To solve 12 − 4, they start at 12 and jump back four. Kids also learn that the numbers get bigger as you move right, which helps them compare numbers. The click comes when kids realize they can start at the bigger number and count on, instead of starting from zero every time.
Number lines turn adding and subtracting into a picture kids can follow. These moves make them a go-to tool.
Tape a giant number line from 0 to 20 on the floor. Kids stand on a number and hop forward or back to solve problems. Then they try the same problem on a paper number line. Using their bodies first makes the jumps make sense.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withLet's Use a Number Line ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Have kids draw a little arc for each jump on a number line as they solve addition problems. Then count the arcs to check. Drawing every jump helps them see how many they counted and catch mistakes.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withNumber Line Jump Forward and Solve WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give kids one target number, like 14, and ask them to find it on a number line in different ways: 10 + 4, 7 + 7, 16 − 2. Comparing their jumps shows that many problems can land on the same spot.
Why it works: mixing different kinds of problems in one practice set helped students do far better on a later test (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withFinding the Number Different Ways WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Hopping and jumping make number lines fun.
WorksheetsKids practice subtraction by jumping backward on a number line and writing where they land.
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WorksheetsRoll a die and move a frog counter forward on a number line template. First to 20 wins!
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Common Core LessonsGive clues like "I am 3 more than 9." Kids hop on the number line to find the mystery number.
Open 1.OA.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson →Teacher favorites right now: Number Lines Template, Number Line Jump Backwards and Solve Worksheet and Finding the Number Different Ways Worksheet.
They use it to add and subtract by making jumps. Forward jumps add, and backward jumps subtract. It also helps them compare numbers and count on.
Start at the bigger number, then jump forward the smaller number. For 9 + 3, start at 9 and make three jumps to land on 12.
Only when learning the tool. Once they understand jumps, teach them to start at the first number in the problem. It's faster and builds stronger number sense.
Draw a number line with chalk on the sidewalk or tape one on the floor. Call out a problem and have your child hop to the answer.
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