Use this page when you want 1st grade skip counting worksheets in the next thirty seconds: choose how many problems you want, press print, and the answer key comes out on its own page behind the worksheet. Two of the problems on the sheet as it stands are 12, 14, 16, □, □ and 35, 40, 45, □, □ — answers 18, 20 and 50, 55 — and a new set is one click away.
‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.
Counting on from an arbitrary start, as 12, 14, 16, □, □ does, is measurably harder than starting from zero, and it is the version that transfers to mental arithmetic later.
Sequences here start from varied points rather than always from the step size, which is what stops the exercise from becoming a recitation — see 35, 40, 45, □, □.
The pattern is what matters here, not the arithmetic. Children who can extend 35, 40, 45, □, □ without adding each step have internalised the step size, and that is the point at which the matching table becomes easy.
Skip counting is multiplication before the word is introduced. A sequence like 12, 14, 16, □, □, continued correctly to 18, 20, is the times table arriving through the front door instead of by memorisation.
In US classrooms these 1st grade skip counting worksheets are commonly aligned with the counting sequence and multiplication readiness expectations for this grade, though the exact wording varies from state to state.
| # | Problem | Answer | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12, 14, 16, □, □ | 18, 20 | Watch for: reversing direction |
| 2 | 35, 40, 45, □, □ | 50, 55 | Check: writing only one of the two missing terms |
| 3 | 20, 30, 40, □, □ | 50, 60 | Look at: adding the wrong step after the first term |
| 4 | 8, 10, 12, □, □ | 14, 16 | Ask about: counting on by ones under their breath |
| 5 | 15, 20, 25, □, □ | 30, 35 | Watch for: restarting the sequence from zero |
| 6 | 60, 70, 80, □, □ | 90, 100 | Check: losing the pattern across a hundred boundary |
The item 35, 40, 45, □, □ is worth doing slowly. The answer to 35, 40, 45, □, □ is 50, 55, and the route to it is the route every other problem on this sheet takes — which is why the sheet has 20 of them rather than one.
A good first problem to do together is 12, 14, 16, □, □, which comes out at 18, 20. Do 12, 14, 16, □, □ once with the child narrating, then hand over the pencil and start the clock on the other 20 problems.
Answers appear next to their question numbers, so a wrong item like 35, 40, 45, □, □ can be found in the key in a second and re-worked while it is still fresh.
Because the numbers are random, there is no shared answer list to look up: the key printed behind your sheet is the only one that fits it, and it shows 18, 20 for 12, 14, 16, □, □.
Portrait orientation is what the sheet is designed for. Landscape works but wastes about a third of the paper, so leave the orientation alone unless you have a reason.
If the problems look cramped, drop the count from 20 to a smaller number before printing these 1st grade skip counting worksheets; the font stays the same size and the spacing opens up.
Keep the finished 1st grade skip counting worksheets in date order — the drop in time across ten sheets is the clearest progress report you will get.
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Last updated: 2026-09-13