Tired of prepping number pattern activities from scratch every week? These Number Patterns Worksheets 1st Grade | Skip Counting Math Practice No Prep give you 28 ready-to-print pages covering counting, skip counting, and growing & shrinking patterns — just print and teach.

Your first graders will read the rule, spot what comes next, and build real number sense, all in a colorful, kid-friendly format they'll actually want to complete.

Whats Included?

Section 1 – What Is a Pattern? (Pages 1–4)

• Page 1 – Find What Doesn't Belong — 10 rows of colored shapes; cross out the one shape that breaks each pattern.
• Page 2 – Repeating Patterns: AB & ABB — 10 rows; fill the empty boxes to continue AB and ABB shape patterns.
• Page 3 – Repeating Patterns: ABC — 6 three-part shape patterns + 4 number/letter patterns; write what comes next.
• Page 4 – Same Rule, New Clothes — 10 items showing the same pattern in shapes, letters, and numbers; fill blanks so all forms match.

Section 2 – Counting Sequences as Patterns (Pages 5–9)

• Page 5 – Count Forward by 1s (1–30) — 10 strips; fill missing numbers using the +1 rule.
• Page 6 – Count All the Way to 120 — 10 strips counting past 100 to 120.
• Page 7 – Start at ANY Number — 10 strips beginning at various numbers (not just 1), counting on.
• Page 8 – Counting Detective — 10 strips comparing 0–6 with 100–106 etc., spotting the repeating last-digit pattern.
• Page 9 – Counting Strips Mix-Up — 10 mixed strips; fill blanks, watching where each begins.

Section 3 – Skip-Counting Patterns (Pages 10–15)

• Page 10 – Skip Count by 2s — 10 strips adding 2 each jump.
• Page 11 – Skip Count by 5s — 10 strips adding 5 each jump.
• Page 12 – Skip Count by 10s — 10 strips adding 10 each jump.
• Page 13 – Color Chart: The 2s — Hundred-chart coloring of multiples of 2, plus 2 practice strips.
• Page 14 – Color Chart: The 5s & 10s — Hundred-chart coloring of 5s and 10s, finding overlaps, plus 2 strips.
• Page 15 – What Did You Notice? — 10 fill-in-the-blank sentences about skip-counting patterns (even numbers, ending digits, etc.).

Section 4 – Growing & Shrinking Patterns (Pages 16–21)

• Page 16 – Growing Patterns: +1 and +2 — 10 strips (5 for each rule); extend the pattern.
• Page 17 – Growing Patterns: +10 — 10 strips adding 10; the tens grow, ones stay.
• Page 18 – Shrinking Patterns: −1 and −2 — 10 strips (5 per rule) counting backward.
• Page 19 – Shrinking Patterns: −10 — 10 strips subtracting 10.
• Page 20 – 10 More & 10 Less — A 10-row table; fill in 10 less and 10 more for each number (mental math).
• Page 21 – Growing or Shrinking? — 10 strips; circle GROWING or SHRINKING and write the rule.

Section 5 – Find the Rule & Extend (Pages 22–25)

• Page 22 – Find the Magic Rule — 10 strips; write the rule (+1, +5, −2, etc.) for each.
• Page 23 – Missing Number in the Middle — 10 strips with a middle blank to solve using the rule.
• Page 24 – Number-Grid Gaps — Fill the missing numbers on a hundred-chart slice, plus 2 strips.
• Page 25 – True or False? — 10 equation cards; circle TRUE or FALSE (equal-sign reasoning).

Assessment (Pages 26–28)

• Page 26 – Mixed Review A — 10 mixed items: repeating patterns, counting, and 10-more questions.
• Page 27 – Mixed Review B — 10 mixed items: skip counting and growing/shrinking patterns.
• Page 28 – Unit Check — 10-item cumulative check covering every skill, ending with a "math star" finish.

Back Matter

• Answer Keys — One complete key per worksheet (all 28 pages), color-coded by section, with every answer filled in.

🎯 Skills Covered

• Identifying and extending patterns
• Counting and skip-counting sequences
• Adding and subtracting within a rule
• Recognizing growing vs. shrinking patterns
• Understanding the equal sign

🍎 Perfect For

• Morning work and math warm-ups
• Centers and independent practice
• Homework and sub plans
• Intervention and small groups
• Homeschool lessons

✏️ How to Use Start with the two intro pages to introduce patterns as a class, then move through the sections at your own pace. Use the hundred-chart pages as anchor activities and the assessment pages to check understanding.

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