Numbers 1 to 9: Football Counting - Class 1 Maths Worksheet
Count footballs, read number names, find what comes before, after and between, add and compare numbers, and spot the biggest and smallest, using famous World Cup moments.
Learning Objective
Count up to 9, read number names, say what comes before, after and between, add within 9, and compare numbers (more, fewer, biggest, smallest, ordering).
Skills Practised
- Counting to 9
- Number names
- Before, after and between
- One more
- More and fewer
- Biggest and smallest
- Ordering numbers
Preview Questions
Q1. Count the footballs. ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ How many footballs are there?
- 3
- 5
- 4
Q2. In the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina won the penalty shootout 4 to 2. How many penalties did Argentina score?
- 4
- 2
- 6
Q3. Ronaldo wears jersey number 7. Which word is 7?
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
Note for Parents & Teachers
This follows the NCERT Class 1 Maths chapter on numbers from one to nine. Count real things together (toy footballs, fingers, steps) and ask: what comes next? which is bigger? Facts used: the 2018 World Cup final (France 4, Croatia 2), the 2022 World Cup final penalty shootout (Argentina 4, France 2), and the Euro 2024 final (Spain 2, England 1). This worksheet is online-only for now - no downloadable PDF yet.