Find the Missing Numbers Worksheet

Kids often count 1, 2, 3 just fine, then pause when the trail starts at 5 or skips a box. This page keeps the job small: look at each number trail, read the numbers that are shown, and write the missing numbers in order. The trails use 1 to 5, 3 to 7, 5 to 9, and 6 to 10, so the practice stays inside familiar kindergarten numbers.

It fits a child who can say numbers to 10 and is beginning to connect spoken counting with written numerals. The page also includes simple addition and subtraction number sentences, such as finding a missing total or first number, so you can talk through how the numbers relate without rushing.

Sit nearby and let them point to each number as they count. If a blank feels tricky, cover the rest of the trail and ask, “What comes next?” Fingers, small counters, or a quiet count-aloud can help. If writing the numerals is the hard part, try selected number cards first, because choosing a card lets the counting thinking stay front and center.

After this page, read each completed trail together from left to right. If they want a gentler follow-up with pictures to count, the animal counting and number choice worksheet gives practice matching counted sets to numerals. If this page feels easy, ask them to make one new number trail for you to solve.