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Number Lines Resources

24 number lines resources: 10 test prep, 10 assessments, 10 workbooks and more. How teachers use these

Number Lines Resources

24 number lines resources: 10 test prep, 10 assessments, 10 workbooks and more. How teachers use these

Workbook
Workbook4th GradeFlorida FAST 4th Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A Florida FAST 4th grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 39 benchmarks, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeMatching Fractions on a Number Line Worksheet

This Matching Fractions on a Number Line Worksheet gives 3rd graders practice naming points on number lines split into halves through eighths by matching each one to the right fraction. Includes an answer key for fast, no-prep fraction practice.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeNumber Lines Template

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.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeNumber Line Jump Backwards and Solve Worksheet

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.

Workbook
Workbook5th GradeFlorida FAST 5th Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A Florida FAST 5th grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 36 benchmarks, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Workbook
WorkbookKindergartenFlorida FAST Kindergarten Math Practice Test Workbook

A Florida FAST Kindergarten math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 22 benchmarks, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeFinding the Number Different Ways Worksheet

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.

Workbook
Workbook3rd GradeSmarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 3rd Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A Smarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 3rd grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 37 standards, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeWhy It Works Explaining Addition and Subtraction Worksheet

This why it works explaining addition and subtraction worksheet has 2nd graders jump by tens and ones on open number lines to add and subtract within 100. An answer key is included.

Workbook
Workbook4th GradeSmarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 4th Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A Smarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 4th grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 38 standards, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeNumber Line Jump Forward and Solve Worksheet

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.

Workbook
Workbook3rd GradeNew Jersey NJSLA-A 3rd Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A NJSLA-A 3rd grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 33 standards, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Workbook
Workbook5th GradeSmarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 5th Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A Smarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 5th grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 37 standards, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeAdding and Subtracting on a Number Line Worksheet

This adding and subtracting on a number line worksheet has 2nd grade students find the value of shapes on four number lines, then add and subtract within 100. Answer key included.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st Grade1.OA.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson

In this 1.OA.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students will practice counting on up to 10 using a number line.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeKnowing Your Number Line Worksheet

This knowing your number line worksheet has second graders read number lines that count by ones, fives, and tens. An answer key is included, so practice builds strong number sense.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st Grade1.OA.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson

In this 1.OA.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students will practice counting backward from 10 using a number line.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd Grade2.MD.6 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

In this 2.MD.6 Second Grade Common Core lesson, students will add and subtract within 100 on a number line.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenLet's Use a Number Line Activity

Using Let's Use a Number Line Activity, students represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core LessonKindergartenK.CC.2 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson

This K.CC.2 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson includes K.CC.2 Worksheets, K.CC.2 Activities, K.CC.2 Assessment, and K.CC.2 Poster.

From our teachers' playbook

Hop, skip and jump to the answer!

What do kids learn with number lines?

A number line is a math road with numbers in order, and it shows up in every grade. Little learners use it to count and see that numbers get bigger as you move right. Next, kids hop forward to add and backward to subtract: 8 + 5 is 8, then 5 hops to 13. Older kids place fractions between 0 and 1, round to the nearest ten, and find elapsed time. The click comes when kids realize adding and subtracting are just jumps in different directions!

Our favorite ways to teach with number lines

Number lines work best when kids move along them. These moves get bodies and brains hopping.

Walk the line

Tape a giant number line on the floor. Call out "Start at 4, hop 3 forward" and let a kid walk it while the class counts. Then switch to paper. Feeling the jumps with their feet makes the paper version easy.

Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.

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Count on, out loud

Show "9 + 4" and think aloud: "I start at 9, the bigger number, and count on: 10, 11, 12, 13." Draw the hops as little rainbows. Kids copy the rainbows until counting on becomes second nature.

Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Where does it go?

Draw a line from 0 to 1 and hold up a fraction card like 3/4. Kids point to where it belongs. Quick rounds build a strong feel for the size of fractions.

Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions teachers and parents ask

What is a number line in math?

A number line is a straight line with numbers placed in order at equal spaces. Kids use it to count, add, subtract, compare numbers and see fractions.

How do you add on a number line?

Start at the first number and hop forward the number of spaces you are adding. Where you land is the answer. For subtraction, hop backward instead.

What grade do kids use number lines?

Kids start in kindergarten with counting and keep using number lines through elementary school. By 3rd grade they place fractions on them, and later they add negative numbers.

How can I use a number line at home?

Draw one with chalk on the sidewalk and have your child jump to add and subtract. A ruler works too as a ready-made number line.

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