Number 9 Tracing Worksheet: Learn to Trace and Count!
This worksheet has children ages 3-5 trace the number 9, formed from a small loop at the top connected to a straight or slightly curved line down, and then count and color nine circles to reinforce the specific quantity nine represents. Because 9 shares its top loop with numbers like 6, tracing it helps children notice similarities between numerals rather than treating each one as completely unrelated. This worksheet also pushes counting practice right up to the edge of the single-digit range, just before 10.
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Number Tracing & Counting Activity Book 0-20 for Preschool & Kindergarten
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Curriculum
- Number Recognition > Number Tracing 1-10
How to use this worksheet
Show your child the dotted number 9 and demonstrate tracing the small loop at the top first, then continuing down into a straight line, without lifting the pencil between them. Have them trace several guided 9s, then count the row of circles together out loud, touching each one as you count to nine. Have your child color all nine circles with a crayon, recounting at the end to confirm the total.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Have your child find 9 objects around the house and count them out loud together.
- 2Write the number 9 on a piece of paper several times for extra tracing practice.
- 3Encourage your child to draw nine of their favorite things on a blank sheet of paper.
- 4Play a simple game clapping or jumping nine times together while counting out loud.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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