Number Line Worksheets
Number lines are simply diagrams that have a line that has regular consistent intervals labelled on them. These are great tools for youngsters to begin using at a young age. They provide you with a visual approach to both addition and subtraction operations. I would start using it much earlier and teach students how to count using them. If they start with it this early, it makes it easy to transition from counting to addition to subtraction. Through these lessons and worksheets, we show students how to use number lines to approach different types of problems.
Aligned Standard: 6.NS.C.5
- Word Problem Solving using a Number Line- Number lines are very versatile and can often be used for word problems.
- Fractions on the Number Line - This is usually tricky for most students, until they start to like at everything like a pizza pie.
- Number Line Addition - An oldie, but a good to show how operations do walk up steps.
- Number Line Patterns - Put things in order, the way that you won't expect them to be ordered.
- Word Problem Solving using a Number Line - This sheet is a little less cerebral than the first worksheet.
- Answer Keys - These are for all the unlocked materials above.
Homework Sheets
We start off soft and progress to the hardest at this level.
- Homework 1 - Ben had 2 dozen colorful marbles. He gave 8 marbles to his best friend Joe and lost 7 from his remaining collection. His friend Joe gave him back 5 marbles. How many marbles does he have now?
- Homework 2 - Write the missing numbers for each number line pattern.
- Homework 3 - These go in two different directions.
- Homework 4 - Draw the number line for each of the following number sentences.
- Homework 5 - What is missing?
Practice Worksheets
We start and end with word problems that you will need to imagine.
- Practice 1 - Francis used 12 feet of wooden bars to construct a car chassis. Additionally he consumed 7 feet of wooden bars to construct a wooden truss to use as a body structure. Then he had to use 2 feet of wooden bars to finish the car. How many wooden bars were used?
- Practice 2 - More lines to be drawn.
- Practice 3 - Fill in the number line with appropriate decimals.
- Practice 4 - I would suggest going left to right.
- Practice 5 - Tom had a collection of 17 comic books. He exchanged 5 of his comic books with his friend for 3 new comic books. On his birthday he got 4 more comic books. How many comic books has he got now?
Math Skill Quizzes
We cover just about every angle of this work.
- Quiz 1 - What are the missing decimals?
- Quiz 2 - What decimals do the letters point to?
- Quiz 3 - These are skip counts.
- Quiz 4 - What is the equation?
- Quiz 5 - These jump from zero to ten.
What Are Number Lines Used for In Math?
There are many ways that make learning and teaching mathematics easier. A number line by far is the most convenient way of simplifying mathematical concepts. In mathematics, a number line is described as a straight line that has numbers placed at regular intervals. In other words, a horizontal line is segmented with numbers at equal intervals. A number line can be extended in two opposite directions infinitely. There are a number of ways in which a number line can be utilized in mathematics. We have discussed some of them below:
Counting - Number lines are used to represent the sequence of the numbers. At this stage, proper segmenting or equal distancing is not of crucial importance. To teach counting the right arrangement and sequencing of numbers matter the most. This method of teaching counting is helpful for young kids. Kids can memorize the number and the right sequence.
Nature of Integers - They are a great way to help students understand the nature of integers like the concept of absolute value. Using a number line, you can easily illustrate that this is just a concept of how far you are from the origin or zero point. When students begin to learn the concept of negative integers and the operations that take place between them. It is difficult to explain why subtracting a negative value becomes a positive operation, but it is a cinch to see it played out on a number line.
Measurement - Number line simplifies another major mathematical concept- measurement. Once kids have grasped the concept of counting, you can focus on developing a number line with equal distances and segmenting. These equal intervals help children in understanding the concepts of measurement. For instance, how many intervals a rolled dice covered.