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Before, after, and between worksheets

Knowing which number comes next is what turns counting into real number sense. These free printable worksheets give a number up to twenty with a blank before it, after it, or between two numbers, and ask a child to fill the missing neighbor.

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Early MathOcean math mission

Win the Big Wave Race

Name: Date:

Solve 6 problems to help Fish win the big wave race.

14
21315
38
415
59
624
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Ocean math mission

Answer key

1. 3 , 42. 13 , 14 , 153. 8 , 94. 14 , 155. 9 , 106. 2 , 3 , 4
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About this worksheet

Each question leaves one spot empty — the number before, the number after, or the one that fits between two — and the child writes it in. The generator mixes the three kinds evenly so a child reads each question before answering rather than repeating one move, and every number stays at twenty or below.

This is an early skill, so the page stays short on purpose. A handful of questions is enough focused practice before attention wanders, and every worksheet prints with an answer key so a caregiver can check the neighbors at a glance.

Choose the mascot theme your child likes, widen the range of numbers, or reopen the identical page later from its picnic basket code. There is no sign-up and no ads — just a gentle page for practicing what comes before, after, and between.