MathsYears 1–2Number & Place Value

Count forwards and backwards

Count in steps of 2, 5 and 10 forwards and backwards from any number

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have 5 toy cars 🚗 on the floor. You can count them forwards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

  2. 2

    What number comes after 3 when you count forwards?

  3. 3

    Drag the frog 🐸 to hop forwards along the number line. Start at 0 and hop to 5!

  4. 4

    Let's count backwards from 5 together!

  5. 5

    Now make the frog 🐸 hop BACKWARDS from 5 to 0 on the number line.

  6. 6

    If you are at number 4 and you count backwards, what number comes next?

  7. 7

    Count forwards: 1, 2, 3, ___ , 5. What number is missing?

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