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Bus Ride: Count On and Count Back

Grade 1 practice connecting counting on to addition and counting back to subtraction, with bus riders and number lines.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.OA.C.5

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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students count on from a number to add within 20.
Students count back from a number to subtract within 20.
Students decide whether a story calls for counting on or counting back.

How to use

Model counting on and back on a number line first. Students can tap each jump with a finger and say the numbers out loud before writing the answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.OA.C.5

Connect counting on and counting back to adding and subtracting.

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Bus Ride: Count On and Count Back

Count on when riders get on. Count back when riders get off.

Count on to add

Start at the first number. Count on to add.

There are 8 kids on the bus. 3 more kids get on. Start at 8 and count on 3.

8 + 3 =

Start at 12 and count on 3.

13, ,
So 12 + 3 =

The bus has 9 riders. 2 more get on. Which counting shows 9 + 2?

A. Start at 9 and count 10, 11.
B. Start at 9 and count 8, 7.
C. Start at 9 and count 10, 11, 12.

Rosa counts 14 riders on the bus. At the next stop, 4 more get on. Count on to find how many riders are on the bus now.

14 + 4 = riders

Count back to subtract

Start at the first number. Count back to subtract.

There are 13 kids on the bus. 2 kids get off. Start at 13 and count back 2.

13 − 2 =

Start at 17 and count back 3.

16, ,
So 17 − 3 =

Which counting shows 10 − 3?

A. Start at 10 and count 11, 12, 13.
B. Start at 10 and count 9, 8.
C. Start at 10 and count 9, 8, 7.

The bus has 15 riders. At the park stop, 4 riders get off. Count back to find how many riders are still on the bus.

15 − 4 = riders

On or back?

Decide whether to count on or count back.

Match each counting to the number where you stop.

Start at 6. Count on 4.
Start at 11. Count back 4.
Start at 16. Count on 2.
Start at 9. Count back 1.

A. 18
B. 8
C. 10
D. 7

10.

Sort each bus stop story. Do you count on or count back to find how many riders are on the bus?

5 kids get on at the school stop.3 kids get off at the park.2 more riders climb on.4 riders get off at the library.1 rider leaves the bus at the pool.6 kids join the ride at the zoo.