Before and After Numbers Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the first given number together and ask your child what number comes right before it, encouraging them to count backward if needed rather than guessing. Have them write that number in the box provided, then repeat the process for the number that comes after, counting forward this time. Move to the cherry and lolly section, where your child should count the pictured objects carefully and write the total to complete the number sentence. Continue through the remaining problems, checking each answer by counting aloud together.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser

Extension activities

• 1Use a number line drawn on paper or chalk on the sidewalk to physically hop to numbers before and after a called-out number.
• 2Play a quick verbal game asking 'what comes after 7?' or 'what comes before 15?' during daily routines.
• 3Count out real cherries, grapes, or candies and ask what number comes before or after that quantity.
• 4Create flashcards with a number in the middle and blank spaces on either side for your child to fill in.
• 5Build a staircase using blocks numbered in sequence and remove one for your child to identify.