Fill the Sequence Worksheet for Preschoolers
This two-part worksheet has children ages 3-5 first fill in missing numbers within a counting sequence and then cut out and paste the correct completed sequence, combining number-order recognition with fine motor cutting and pasting practice. Understanding that numbers follow a fixed, unchanging order is a critical foundation for counting accurately and, later, for addition and subtraction.
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Month 9: Multi-Subject Early Learning | Ages 6-7
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Curriculum
- Number Sense > Number Sequencing
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first number sequence together and count aloud from the beginning, pausing at each blank to ask your child what number belongs there before they write it in. Complete all the sequences on the page this way, always counting from the start rather than guessing the gap in isolation. Move to the cut-and-paste section, where your child cuts out the sequence options at the bottom of the page and identifies which one is in the correct order. Once they've chosen correctly, have them glue that sequence into the matching space.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
Extension activities
- 1Write a number sequence with a deliberate gap on a whiteboard and let your child be the 'teacher' who fills it in for you.
- 2Use number cards or sticky notes to build a sequence on the floor, then remove one and ask your child to find the missing number from a shuffled pile.
- 3Count stairs, footsteps, or claps together, pausing partway through to ask what number comes next.
- 4Cut a printed number line into strips and have your child reassemble it in the correct order.
- 5Play a simple board game with numbered squares and ask your child to predict which number they'll land on next.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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