Tracing and Writing the Number 5 Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Start by tracing the large number 5 at the top of the page with a finger before picking up a pencil, following the stroke direction shown. Then have your child trace the number 5 with a pencil along the dotted lines. Next, count the apples together and color them one at a time while counting aloud. Have them find and color the number 5 wherever it appears on the page, then finish by writing the number 5 independently in the practice boxes.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Send your child on a hunt to find and count 5 objects around the house, like 5 shoes or 5 spoons.
• 2Practice writing the number 5 with a finger in a tray of sand, rice, or shaving cream.
• 3Build a tower of 5 blocks and count them together as you stack.
• 4Draw 5 dots on paper and have your child connect them while counting.
• 5Clap 5 times together and count each clap out loud.