Connect the Dots: Help the Prince Find the Princess! Numbers 1-25 Worksheet
Locating dots in order from 1 to 25 and drawing a steady connecting line combines number recognition and sequencing with the pencil control children ages 3-5 need for handwriting readiness.
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Curriculum
- Number Sense > Connect the Dots
How to use this worksheet
Help your child find dot number 1 and place their pencil there to begin. Ask them to search for number 2 nearby and draw a line connecting the two dots, saying each number aloud as they go. Continue this process in sequence all the way to 25, at which point a picture of the prince's path to the princess appears, ready to be colored in.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Count backward from 25 to 1 once the picture is complete.
- 2Color the finished picture and make up a short story about the prince and princess's journey.
- 3Practice writing the numbers 1-25 on a separate sheet before starting the dot-to-dot.
- 4Create a simple dot-to-dot of your own using the numbers 1-10.
- 5Count any repeated shapes, like birds or flowers, in the finished picture.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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