Find the Missing Numbers Worksheet

Kids often count out loud just fine, then pause when the blank is in the middle. This printable asks your kindergartener to fill missing numbers in four short number trails: six to ten, zero to four, two to six, and one to five. It also includes simple addition and subtraction number sentences with one missing number, so the pencil work stays small but focused.

It fits a five-year-old who can say some numbers in order and is beginning to notice what comes before and after. If the page feels new, point to each spot together and say the numbers slowly. For a warm-up with objects, try the Animal Count and Circle Worksheet, because counting real groups first can make the blank spots feel less mysterious.

The number trails give a clear path for counting forward. When a blank appears, ask, “What number did we just say? What comes next?” The number sentences invite the same thinking in a different form, such as finding the missing number in a small addition fact or the missing taken-away number in a subtraction fact.

Stay close, but let the pencil belong to them. If a numeral is written backward or squeezed into the space, name the number first, then offer a quick rewrite if they want one. After finishing, circle one trail and have your child read it back. Then use the Selected Numbers to Ten Cards Worksheet to lay out the same numbers by hand, which adds a quick sorting and ordering step without needing another screen.