Year 1 Maths 1.1. Counting forwards and backwards within 10

Counting Forwards To 10 & Backwards From 10

When counting forwards to ten it's important to remember the order is always the same.

The order is:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

When we count backwards from 10 the order is reversed, the backwards order is:

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Counting Forwards & Backwards From Any Given Number

We don't have to start a forwards count from 1 or backwards count from 10, we can choose any number and count on from there. Remember whenever we count, the order never changes.