Find the Missing Numbers Worksheet

Five-year-olds can get bored fast when number practice feels like a long drill. This page keeps it short and hands-on. Children fill missing spots in four short number rows, then complete a related addition or subtraction number sentence on each part of the page.

The numbers stay in a kindergarten-friendly range, from 1 through 10, with rows like 6, blank, 8, 9, blank and 1, blank, 3, blank, 5. That gives practice with counting order, noticing the number before and after a blank, and using nearby numbers to make a sensible choice instead of guessing.

Sit close and let your child point along the row before writing. If a blank is tricky, cover the equation for a moment and count the row together. Then read the number sentence out loud, such as “one plus six makes what?” or “five minus two makes what?” Keep the pencil work light, and let counting do the checking.

For a next step, try the missing numbers number trails worksheet to keep practicing number order in a path format. If the place-value idea is starting to come up, the tens and ones number cards worksheet gives a simple way to sort numbers into tens and ones after counting practice feels steady.