Yes. There’s no sign-up, and you can make a sheet for every child in the family.

Do you keep my child’s name?

No. The sheet is made when you press download and sent straight to you. The name isn’t saved to an account or a database, and it isn’t sent to analytics.

When do children learn to write their name?

Many children start trying at around 3 or 4, often with the first letter, and most can write it by the end of their first year at school. Every child gets there at their own pace.

Can I add their surname?

The sheet is for a first name (up to 16 letters, which keeps the letters big enough to trace). The All About Me pack has a full-name page with the surname, and 59 more pages with their name.

Why are there no accents?

The tracing letters are the plain letters A to Z, so a name like Zoë is written Zoe.

Can I make these for my class?

One name at a time here. A class set makes the whole class in one PDF: a sheet for every child, a class tracker, desk name strips and name cards, with your name and class on every page.

Free name tracing worksheet maker

Type your child's name and download a name tracing sheet to print: big letters to trace with the start of every line marked, smaller rows to practise, a row to write on their own, their first letter to colour and their favourite animal. Free, with no sign-up.

What's on the sheet

1Look, then trace. The name written out, then three dotted rows from big to smaller. A big dot marks where each line starts, and numbers show the order of the lines on the first one.
2On their own. A row with just a faint first letter to start from. Very long names get an extra row or two.
3Their first letter to colour. A big hollow letter, because it’s the one they’ll learn first.
4Their favourite animal. Pick one of twelve. In black & white it’s an outline to colour in.

Capital first, in colour: “Mia” with a lion

All capitals, in black & white: “MIA” with a unicorn to colour

Helping your child learn to write their name

Start by finding it

Before writing, children learn to spot their name: on their coat peg, their drawings, a birthday card. Point it out and say the letters together. Recognising the shape of the name comes before writing it.

Capitals or small letters?

Some nurseries start with capitals, which are all the same height and mostly straight lines; others go straight to a capital and small letters. Follow what your child’s nursery or school does. If you don’t know, pick “Capital first”, the way they’ll write it at school.

Top to bottom, following the dots

Almost every letter starts at the top. Put a finger on the big dot and trace the first line with it before picking up a pencil, and say the letter as you go. Learning the right way round early saves unlearning it later.

Big to small

The rows get smaller on purpose: big movements first, then finer control. If straight lines and circles are still hard, spend a week on pre-writing patterns first.

Little and often

A few minutes a day works better than one long go, and stop while it’s still fun. Slip the sheet into a plastic pocket and use a dry-wipe pen, and one printout lasts all week.

Short, chunky crayons help

Small hands grip a short crayon or a chunky pencil more easily than a long thin one. Praise the trying more than the neatness.

More free practice: pre-writing patterns, letter tracing and number tracing worksheets.

A whole pack with their name

All About Me: 60 pages to spot, build, trace and write their name, plus their favourites, feelings and family, at three levels. See a free preview with their name first.

See the All About Me pack

For teachers: the whole class at once

Paste your class list once for a name tracing sheet for every child, a class tracker, desk name strips and name cards, with your name and class on every page.

See class sets

Questions

Is it really free?: Yes. There’s no sign-up, and you can make a sheet for every child in the family.
Do you keep my child’s name?: No. The sheet is made when you press download and sent straight to you. The name isn’t saved to an account or a database, and it isn’t sent to analytics.
When do children learn to write their name?: Many children start trying at around 3 or 4, often with the first letter, and most can write it by the end of their first year at school. Every child gets there at their own pace.
Can I add their surname?: The sheet is for a first name (up to 16 letters, which keeps the letters big enough to trace). The All About Me pack has a full-name page with the surname, and 59 more pages with their name.
Why are there no accents?: The tracing letters are the plain letters A to Z, so a name like Zoë is written Zoe.
Can I make these for my class?: One name at a time here. A class set makes the whole class in one PDF: a sheet for every child, a class tracker, desk name strips and name cards, with your name and class on every page.