Find the Missing Numbers Math Worksheet

Kids often count smoothly from memory, then pause when a number is missing from the line. This page asks them to fill blanks in short number sequences from 0 to 10, then complete simple addition and subtraction equations where one number is missing.

It works best when a kindergartner can say the counting order to 10 and has met basic addition and subtraction stories. If that still feels new, sit beside them and use fingers, small toys, or quick marks so the numbers stay concrete.

The number runs build counting order because the blank has to fit between its neighbors. The equations build number sense because the missing value may be the answer, a starting number, or a part being taken away.

Read each row together and ask, “What number comes right before this blank? What comes right after?” For equations, cover the blank with your finger and act it out with counters before writing. For a hands-on warm-up, try the Circle Count and Draw Worksheet because drawing a set lets kids see one-to-one counting first. For extra numeral practice, the Number Cards Reading Worksheet helps them read numbers before returning to the missing-number page.