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1st Grade Numbers Resources

137 1st grade numbers resources: 48 activities, 41 worksheets, 36 songs and more. How teachers use these

1st Grade Numbers Resources

137 1st grade numbers resources: 48 activities, 41 worksheets, 36 songs and more. How teachers use these

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.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeOrdering Numbers Worksheet

This Ordering Numbers Worksheet gives 1st grade students friendly practice putting numbers up to 100 in order from smallest to largest, with counting patterns and an answer key included to make number order simple and fun.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards1st GradeSubitize 1 to 10 Flash Cards

These subitize 1 to 10 flash cards help PreK to 1st grade children see how many dots at a glance with dot patterns and ten-frames. Practice page and answer key included.

Micro Lesson
Micro Lesson1st GradeDetermining Place Value Micro Lesson

Lexy teaches kids how to find the hundreds, tens and ones in a number, one step at a time. Kids practice with friendly hints, then show what they know in a 5-question quiz. Quiz scores go to HFT Classroom automatically.

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.

Video
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.

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.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeDrawing Tens and Ones Worksheet

The Drawing Tens and Ones Worksheet gives first graders hands-on practice representing two-digit numbers as tens and ones on a place value mat. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep place value practice.

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.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards1st GradeNumbers Word 0 to 100 Flash Cards

These numbers word 0 to 100 flash cards give 1st to 3rd grade students 101 fold-over cards with a word on one side and its numeral on the other, plus a practice page and answer key included.

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.

Worksheet
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.

Video
Video1st GradeAdding 1 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 1 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 1 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 1.

Activity
Activity1st GradeNumber Matching Puzzle Activity

This number matching puzzle activity has preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade children count ten-frame pictures and match them to numbers 1 to 10. An answer key is included for quick checking.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeCounting Tens Worksheet

This Counting Tens Worksheet gives 1st Grade students rows of ten pictures to count and skip counting patterns to complete, with an answer key included, so counting by tens becomes quick and automatic.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards1st GradeNumbers Word Wall

Post these numbers word wall flash cards to help PreK through 2nd grade students read number words from zero to one trillion, with ten-frame and base-ten pictures. Answer key included.

From our teachers' playbook

Counting to 120 and beyond

What do 1st graders learn about numbers?

First grade is a big number year! Kids count to 120 starting from any number, read and write those numbers, and learn what the digits in a two-digit number mean. They see that 47 = 4 tens and 7 ones, compare numbers with greater than and less than, and find 10 more or 10 less in their heads. They also learn to see small amounts at a glance without counting. The click moment is when a child realizes that 30, 40 and 50 are just bundles of ten.

How we make numbers click in 1st grade

First graders need numbers they can see, hear and hold. These are the moves we lean on all year.

Bundle it up

Every day we add one straw to a cup and count the days of school. When we hit 10, we rubber-band a bundle and move it to the tens cup. By day 47 kids can see 4 bundles and 7 loose straws, and writing 47 makes total sense. Then they practice the same thing with base ten blocks on paper.

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.

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Flash it, don't count it

Hold up a dot card for two seconds and hide it. "How many?" Kids can't count one by one, so they learn to see groups. Do five cards at the start of math and watch how fast they get.

Why it works: pulling an answer out of memory makes it stick far better than rereading it, one of the strongest findings in learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Count along every morning

A counting song is the easiest way to get to 100 every single day. Kids march, clap or tap their heads on each number. It warms up the brain and builds that smooth count kids need for the rest of math.

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

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1st grade number questions

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 subitizing?

Subitizing is knowing how many objects are in a small group without counting, like seeing 5 dots on a die and just knowing it's 5. It builds number sense and helps with fast addition.

How do I teach tens and ones to my 1st grader?

Use things you can bundle, like straws, craft sticks or pennies and dimes. Make groups of ten and count the bundles first, then the leftovers.

What comes after counting in 1st grade math?

Comparing two-digit numbers, adding and subtracting within 20, and adding tens. A strong sense of tens and ones makes all of that easier.