Number Writing Worksheet 0-10: Trace, Count, and Write!
This worksheet combines three numeracy skills in one sitting: recognizing printed numerals 0 through 10, forming them correctly through tracing, and matching a quantity of objects to its written number. For 4-5 year-olds, connecting the abstract symbol '7' to seven actual objects is the key leap between rote counting and true number sense.
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Month 6: Toddler Preschool Foundational Skills | Ages Up to 4
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Curriculum
- Number Recognition > Number Writing
How to use this worksheet
Work through the numbers in order, starting with 0. For each one, have your child look at the printed numeral, trace over the dotted version with a pencil, and then write it once more on their own in the blank space. After tracing, move to the counting section on the right, where your child counts the objects aloud one at a time before writing the total in the box. Repeat this trace-then-count pattern all the way through 10, checking that the written numeral matches the number of objects counted.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Scatter small toys or snacks around a room in groups and have your child count each group and hold up the matching number of fingers.
- 2Make simple number cards 0-10 and ask your child to arrange them in order, then out of order, to see if they can still name each one.
- 3Use stacking blocks to build towers that match each number from 0 to 10, lining them up shortest to tallest.
- 4Go on a 'zero to ten' hunt around the house, looking for any numeral in that range on packaging, clocks, or books.
- 5Practice writing the numbers with chalk on a sidewalk or driveway for a larger, more physical version of the same skill.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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