Printable Counting to 20 Worksheets
Printable counting to 20 worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills, word problems, missing numbers, and ordering activities.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Counting to 20
What this skill is
Counting to 20 extends object counting and numeral order through twenty, cementing teen number names and cardinal understanding.
When children learn it
Counting to 20 is mastered in kindergarten and 1st grade, aligned to K.CC.A.1.
Teaching Tips
- Practice counting forward from 10 to 20 on a visual number path.
- Point out that teen numbers start with a 1 in place value.
Common Mistakes
- Stumbling on teen transitions like 12 to 13 or 14 to 15.
- Confusing teen word sounds with decade words (thirteen vs thirty).