Printable Number Recognition and Tracing Worksheets
Printable number recognition and tracing worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as visual guides, speed drills, and word problems.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Number Recognition and Tracing
What this skill is
Number recognition and tracing guides young learners to identify written digits 0 through 20 and form numbers using correct pencil strokes and stroke directions.
When children learn it
Numeral tracing is taught in prekindergarten and kindergarten, aligned to K.CC.A.3.
Teaching Tips
- Trace numbers in sand or playdough before writing on paper sheets.
- Remind children that number strokes start at the top line.
Common Mistakes
- Reversing digits 2, 3, 5, or 7 while writing.
- Starting number strokes from the bottom instead of the top.