Cat's Midnight Countdown – Counting Backward Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

A midnight countdown with the cat: stepping stones, a night train and objects to count. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with counting backward, with a friendly cat 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 15 marks in total:

• Activity A: Stepping stones counting down from 18.
• Activity B: Numbers that come before and between.
• Activity C: A train of numbers counting down from 12.
• Activity D: Counting groups of objects up to 12.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Count backward from 18
• Find the number before and between
• Count groups up to 12
• Read and write numbers in reverse order

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 cat 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.