Year 1 numbers to 20 and counting starters to download as PDF

These Year 1 numbers to 20 and counting starters are 10 quick mental maths questions for pupils aged 5-6. Use them in the first five minutes of a lesson or as a daily warm-up at home.

Year 1 numbers to 20 and counting starters: the 10 questions

How to use these Year 1 numbers to 20 and counting starters

First, give yourself about 30 seconds for each question. Then write the answer down before you check it. If an answer is wrong, look at the numbers to 20 and counting lesson again. After that, move on to the numbers to 20 and counting worksheet for longer questions.

Finally, repeat these starters a few days later, because regular practice makes the facts automatic. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.