Math Grade K-1

Math: Creating and Extending Number Patterns

Practice counting forward and finding what comes next

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Practice counting forward and finding what comes next

Math - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each number pattern. Write the missing number or numbers. Show your counting in the space provided.
  1. 1
    Five trays show groups of apples: one, two, three, an empty tray, and five.

    Fill in the missing number: 1, 2, 3, __, 5

  2. 2
    A row of baskets has six, seven, eight, nine, and then an empty basket.

    What number comes next? 6, 7, 8, 9, __

  3. 3
    Flower pots show groups of two, four, six, then two empty pots.

    Fill in the two missing numbers: 2, 4, 6, __, __

  4. 4
    Four jars show five marbles, ten marbles, fifteen marbles, and an empty jar.

    What number comes next? 5, 10, 15, __

  5. 5
    Plates show ten cookies, nine cookies, eight cookies, an empty plate, and six cookies.

    Fill in the missing number: 10, 9, 8, __, 6

  6. 6
    Buckets show three, four, five, six blocks, followed by two empty buckets.

    Look at the pattern: 3, 4, 5, 6. Write the next two numbers.

  7. 7
    A toy train has cars carrying one, three, five, seven stars, and an empty car.

    A number train shows 1, 3, 5, 7. What number should go in the next train car?

  8. 8
    Six bowls show empty, two berries, four berries, empty, eight berries, and empty.

    Fill in the missing numbers: 0, 2, 4, __, 8, __

  9. 9
    Plates show twelve, eleven, ten, nine crayons, followed by an empty plate.

    What number comes next? 12, 11, 10, 9, __

  10. 10
    Five block stacks grow by one block each from one to five.

    Create a number pattern that starts at 1 and counts up by 1. Write five numbers.

  11. 11
    Cloud groups show two stars, four stars, six stars, and an empty group.

    Look at the stars. The groups have 2 stars, 4 stars, and 6 stars. How many stars should be in the next group?

  12. 12
    Cups show five pencils, six pencils, an empty cup, eight pencils, and nine pencils.

    Fill in the missing number: 5, 6, __, 8, 9

  13. 13
    A frog hops across lily pads with zero, five, ten, fifteen flies, then an empty lily pad.

    What number comes next in the hop pattern? 0, 5, 10, 15, __

  14. 14
    Two rows of plates show one-two-three-four crackers and two-four-six-eight crackers.

    Circle the pattern that counts by 2s: 1, 2, 3, 4 or 2, 4, 6, 8.

  15. 15
    Five cards show four dots, five dots, six dots, then two empty cards.

    Finish the pattern on the number cards: 4, 5, 6, __, __

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