Lion's Jungle Jumps – Counting Forward Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Jump through the jungle with the lion: balloons, number-line hops and a counting maze. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with counting forward, with a friendly lion 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 10 marks in total:

• Activity A: Balloons numbered 8 to 16 with missing numbers.
• Activity B: Two number-line hops counting forward from a start number.
• Activity C: A number maze: follow 1, 2, 3 ... in order.
• Activity D: Matching numerals to groups of objects.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Count forward from 1 and from other starting numbers
• Hop along a number line
• Follow a counting sequence through a maze
• Match numbers to quantities

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 lion when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand: continuing number sequences and counting on from any starting number. Answer key included.