Designed by Demi
Edited by Chris
This collection of free number line addition worksheets includes a range of fun activities and challenges to keep students engaged in their learning.
Addition on number lines is usually introduced in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 in the following sequence:
- Kindergarten: numbers less than 10.
- Grade 1: numbers less than 20
- Grade 2: numbers less than 100.
We have included several worksheets for each grade level in this collection.
All the worksheets are designed to be printed onto A4 paper. Make sure you select the “shrink to fit” option when printing to avoid any cut-offs on your print.
License and Terms of Use: All printables are provided for non-commercial personal and classroom use only, not for resale or distribution. All rights reserved.
Common Core© Aligned Learning Outcomes
These worksheets partially or fully address the following Common Core© learning outcomes:
Kindergarten Math
K.OA.A.2: Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
Grade 1 Math
1.OA.A.1: Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Grade 2 Math
2.MD.A.6: Represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line diagram with equally spaced points corresponding to the numbers 0, 1, 2, …, and represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram.
Free Number Line Addition Worksheets
Designed by Demi
Grade: Kindergarten
Common Core Standard: K.OA.A.2
Difficulty: 🔥
A simple addition version for kindergarten, it introduces the concept of number lines to students and shows how they can use number lines to help them to count.
Designed by Demi
Grade: Kindergarten
Common Core Standard: K.OA.A.2
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
Slightly harder, this version requires interpretation of already-completed number lines and turn them into addition sentences.
Designed by Demi
Grade: Kindergarten
Common Core Standard: K.OA.A.2
Difficulty: 🔥
Students are provided both the number line and addition sentence and they need to use the number line as a scaffold to complete the addition sentence.
Designed by Demi
Grade: Kindergarten
Common Core Standard: K.OA.A.2
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
This version requires interpretation of already-completed number lines and turn them into addition sentences.
Designed by Demi
Grade: Kindergarten
Common Core Standard: K.OA.A.2
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
This version requires interpretation of already-completed number lines and turn them into addition sentences.
Designed by Demi
Grade: 1
Common Core Standard: 1.OA.A.1
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
Students are provided both the number line and addition sentence and they need to use the number line as a scaffold to complete the addition sentence. This version has addition up to 20 to match the Grade 1 curriculum requirement.
Designed by Demi
Grade: 1
Common Core Standard: 1.OA.A.1
Difficulty: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This version has a mix of regular addition problems and repeated addition (3-step addition up to 20). Repeated addition isn’t in the curriculum until Grade 2, but this is a nice easy lead-in to the Grade 2 work.
Designed by Demi
Grade: 1 – 2
Common Core Standard: 1.OA.A.1 – 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This version has a range of repeated addition (3-step addition up to 20) as a good lead-in to Grade 2. Can also be used as a lead-in for the repeated addition learning outcome (2.NBT.B.6).
Designed by Demi
Grade: 1 – 2
Common Core Standard: 1.OA.A.1 – 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This version has a range of repeated addition (3-step addition up to 20) as a good lead-in to Grade 2. Can also be used as a lead-in for the repeated addition learning outcome (2.NBT.B.6).
Designed by Demi
Grade: 1
Common Core Standard: 1.OA.A.1
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
Back to nice simple Grade 1 number line addition, this version requires students to “leap” over the thorns!
Designed by Demi
Grade: 2
Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
A good middle-difficulty Grade 2 number line set with addition up to 100.
Designed by Demi
Grade: 2
Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥🔥
These problems are simple and fit squarely into the Grade 2 learning outcomes, but with the catch that students have to draw their own number lines!
Designed by Demi
Grade: 2
Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
A good middle-difficulty Grade 2 number line set with addition up to 100.
Designed by Demi
Grade: 2
Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥🔥
A good middle-difficulty Grade 2 number line set with the catch that students don’t need to find the answer – instead, they use the number line to count up the missing addend!
Designed by Demi
Grade: 2
Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.6
Difficulty: 🔥🔥
A good middle-difficulty Grade 2 number line set with each hop drawn in, which may help with scaffolding for struggling students.
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