Missing Numbers on a Number Line
1, 2, _, 4: what comes next?
Fill in the missing numbers on number lines with different ranges and patterns.
- 5 pages A4 portrait
- 3 activity pages
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Inside this book
- Pages 3–5Missing Numbers on a Number Line
Notes for grown-ups
Reproduced from page 2 of the book so you can read it before printing.
Recognising number order and filling in missing numbers on a number line.
How to use
- Look at the numbers that are already on the line.
- Count carefully to find the missing numbers.
- Write the missing numbers in the boxes.
- Check that the numbers go in the correct order.
- Celebrate every completed number line!
Tips
- Number lines help children see the order of numbers.
- Start with smaller ranges (0–5 or 1–10).
- Great for number recognition and sequencing.
Activities included
- Missing numbers on number lines
- Different ranges and patterns
- Extra practice lines
You will need
- A pencil or chunky crayon
- Counters, buttons or dried pasta for counting
- Printed at 100% (not "fit to page")
Early Maths path
- 1Count and Match
- 2Count, Colour, Circle and Write
- 3Count and Clip Cards
- 4Five Frames
- 5Ten Frames
- 6Dice Patterns and Dominoes
- 7Numerals, Words and Quantity Matching
- 8Number Tracing with Pictures
- 9Number Formation Rhymes
- 10Number Flashcards and Number Line
- 11Find and Colour the Number
- 12Number Mazes and Dab the Number
- 13Number of the Day
- 14Trace, Write, Colour, Count and Circle
- 15Missing Numbers on a Number Line
- 16Number Order Cut and Paste
- 17Counting On and Counting Back
- 18One More, One Less
- 19More, Fewer, Most and Fewest
- 20Number Bonds to 5 and 10
- 21Counting Songs
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