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Math Grade K-1

Math: Creating and Extending Number Patterns

Practice counting forward and finding what comes next

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Practice finding, creating, and extending simple number patterns by counting forward, counting back, and skip counting.

Read each number pattern. Write the missing number or numbers. Show your counting in the space provided.

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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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