Bear's Honey Countdown – Counting Backward Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Help the bear count backward to reach the last pot of honey. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with counting backward, with a friendly bear to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 12 marks in total:

• Activity A: A number strip counting down from 15.
• Activity B: Tracing and writing numbers 10 down to 6.
• Activity C: Two backward-hop problems.
• Activity D: Colouring a given number of objects.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Count back from 15
• Write numbers in reverse order
• Use a number line to count back
• Colour a given quantity

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the bear when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand: counting back, countdowns and finding the number before. Answer key included.