Cow's One Less Parade – Numbers Before Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

One less than a number is the number before it. Find them all! This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with numbers before, with a friendly cow 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 3 activities worth 14 marks in total:

• Activity A: Finding one less than a number.
• Activity B: Completing sequences.
• Activity C: Ordering consecutive numbers.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Choosing the number that comes before
• Finding the number before
• Understanding one less
• Counting backward by one

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 cow when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand, where learners find the number that comes just before another number. Answer key included.