Number Eight (8) Worksheet: Trace, Count, and Color!
This worksheet helps children ages 3-5 learn to recognize, trace, and write the number 8 using its continuous curved stroke, while counting fingers and muffins reinforces one-to-one correspondence for the quantity eight. Circling the correct count among options also sharpens numeral recognition alongside handwriting practice.
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Month 2: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5
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Curriculum
- Number Recognition > Number Tracing 1-10
How to use this worksheet
Have your child trace the number 8 along the dotted line in one smooth continuous motion, since 8 is written without lifting the pencil. Move to the hand pictures, counting and coloring eight fingers together. Have them trace and then independently write the number 8 in the practice boxes. Finish with the muffin picture, counting the muffins aloud and circling the correct number that matches eight.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Have the child find objects around the house and count out a group of eight of them.
- 2Ask your child to draw eight of their favorite things and count them together when finished.
- 3Practice writing the number 8 in the air with a big arm motion before writing it small on paper.
- 4Build a tower of eight blocks, counting each one as it's added.
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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