Number Line Worksheet Generator
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About this worksheet
Suits Foundation to Year 6Number lines made to order: choose the range and the step, labelled for reading or blank for your own numbers.
The number line is arguably the most useful picture in mathematics: counting, addition hops, subtraction as distance, rounding, negatives, fractions and decimals all live on it.
How to make your worksheet
- Choose the range and step for the lines.
- Press Generate to build the page.
- Print and put to work.
Every press of Generate lays out a fresh sheet, ready to print on A4.
Common questions
What can a blank number line do that a labelled one cannot?
Carry the child s OWN thinking: for 47 + 26 they draw hops of 20, 3 and 3, labelling as they go. The empty line is a thinking tool, not just a ruler.
Which ranges are worth keeping printed?
0 to 20 for early counting, 0 to 100 in tens for place value, and a line crossing zero for the first meeting with negatives. Three sheets cover primary school.