Counting On from a Number Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Grade KMathCounting & Number SenseCCSS K.CC.A.2

Skill: Counting on from a given number within 20 instead of starting at 1

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Fits kindergartners who can count to 20 from 1 but still restart at one when asked what comes after a number. Practice by saying a number during the day and asking for the next three. Filling blanks in a written run is next in Missing Numbers 1-20, and longer forward counts are in Counting Forward from Any Number.

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

Counting on is a big kindergarten skill. Instead of going back to one every time, children start at a number they know and keep counting from there. Kindergartners are expected to count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence, and this kindergarten worksheet gives that practice a clear, calm format.

The page has eight short counting rows. Each row shows a starting number within 20, and children write the next numbers in the empty boxes. Three boxes in every row are blank, so children have to keep the counting sequence in mind rather than copy a pattern. The starts change from row to row, and rows that cross a new ten, such as 8, 9, 10, 11, get special attention. Each of the ten versions has new starting numbers and its own answer key.

How to use it: say a number out loud, such as "fourteen," and ask your child what comes next without letting them restart at one. On the sheet, have them put a finger on the given number and whisper the count as they fill each blank. If a blank after 9 or 19 is wrong, that is the usual place children slip, so check those first.

The answer key shows every missing number. For filling blanks in longer runs, try our Missing Numbers 1-20 worksheet. For counting forward in longer sequences, try our Counting Forward from Any Number worksheet.