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Write the Numbers to 20 is a free printable Kindergarten maths worksheet on writing two-digit numerals to 20, aligned to Common Core standard K.CC.A.3. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Write the Numbers to 20

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LessonPrint · K.CC.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Write the Numbers to 20

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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Questions about Write the Numbers to 20

What does the Write the Numbers to 20 worksheet cover?

It practises writing two-digit numerals to 20 — 5 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.CC.A.3: Write the numerals 0 to 20 and use them to show how many things there are. The instruction to pupils is “Count the shapes. Write how many”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Write the Numbers to 20 practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3 — K.CC.A.3, in the Counting & Cardinality domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Write the Numbers to 20 is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.CC.A.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Write the Numbers to 20 come with an answer key?

Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Write the Numbers to 20 can I print?

25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Write the Numbers to 20 free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Write the Numbers to 20, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach K.CC.A.3?

Yes — “Writing Numerals from 0 to 20” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for K.CC.A.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Write the Numbers to 20 is the practice that follows it.

More practice for K.CC.A.3

Write the numerals 0 to 20 and use them to show how many things there are.

Teaching this next? Writing Numerals from 0 to 20 is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.CC.A.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.