Number Tracing 1-10

Number tracing, preschool to kindergarten: 1 to 10 with a dot where every stroke starts.

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NameDate1 21 21 23 43 43 45 65 65 67 87 87 89 109 10Made at homeroomtools.com121112121111121

5 number rows on 1 page, Letter portrait.

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Pick from the 22 number rows

The whole list is under the tool. With scripts on, each line here can be pressed to put it on the sheet.

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All 22 number rows

In counting order 7

  • 1 2 The top row of the first sheet. 1 is straight lines only: a short flag up, a line down and a bar along the bottom. 2 begins with a curve and ends with a line across.
  • 1 2 3 4 5 The first five numbers on one row, for a child who is starting out. This row takes 8 strokes: 1, 4 and 5 need 2 each, and 2 and 3 need 1 each.
  • 3 4 Opposites to write. 3 is curves only, in 1 stroke. 4 is straight lines only, in 2 strokes: a slant down and a line across, then a line straight down from the top.
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In counting order, continued

  • 5 6 5 takes 2 strokes, and the bar across its top comes last. 6 is 1 stroke that starts at the top right and ends by closing its loop at the bottom.
  • 6 7 8 9 10 The second five. 6, 7, 8 and 9 take 1 stroke each, so this row is quicker to write than 1 to 5, even with the two numerals of 10 at the end.
  • 7 8 1 stroke each. 7 goes across, then slants down to the left. 8 starts at the top right, bends like an S and climbs back to where it began.
  • 9 10 9 is a loop with a tail, in 1 stroke. 10 is the first number that needs two numerals, a 1 and a 0 side by side, and it takes 3 strokes in all.

Straight lines only 3

  • 1 2 strokes in this style: a short flag up to the top and a line straight down, then a bar along the bottom. If your school writes 1 as a single line down, clear the arrows box and show that instead.
  • 4 2 strokes, and the only numeral here with a lift in the middle of its shape: slant down to the left and go across, lift, then draw a line straight down from the top.
  • 7 1 stroke: across the top from left to right, then a slant down to the left. There is no bar through the middle in this style.

Curves only 5

  • 0 1 stroke: start at the top, go round to the left and close the loop where you began. It is the same move as the letter O.
  • 3 1 stroke made of two curves, both open to the left, and the lower curve is a little wider than the upper one.
  • 6 1 stroke: from the top right, curve down to the left, go round the bottom and close the loop. The loop of a 6 sits on the bottom line.
  • 8 1 stroke with no lift: start at the top right, bend to the left and back like an S, then cross over and climb to the start.
  • 9 1 stroke: go round to the left, close the loop at the right side, then let a curved tail run down to the bottom left. The loop of a 9 hangs from the top line.

A straight part and a curved part 3

  • 2 1 stroke: round the top to the right, slant down to the bottom left, then straight across the bottom line. A curve first, a straight line last.
  • 5 2 strokes: a short line down, then round the belly. Lift, and finish with the bar across the top from left to right. A straight line first, a curve second.
  • 10 A straight 1 and a round 0: 3 strokes. It is also the first even number with two numerals, because it ends in 0.

Pairs that get mixed up 4

  • 1 7 Both are straight lines only. 1 has a short flag that points up into the top line. 7 has a long bar that runs along it.
  • 2 5 Each is nearly the other flipped over. 2 has its curve on top and a flat line below. 5 has its flat bar on top and its curve below.
  • 3 8 3 is like the right half of an 8. Its two curves stay open to the left, while 8 crosses over and closes both loops.
  • 6 9 The same shape turned upside down. 6 has its loop on the bottom line and 9 has it under the top line. Trace them side by side and say which is which.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site. The strokes of every numeral were read on 2026-09-18 from the stroke paths that this tool's Print style uses for its numbered arrows. The Print style is the Andika font (https://software.sil.org/andika/, checked 2026-09-18). Each note describes one common way to form the numeral, starting where the sheet prints its dot. Handwriting programs differ, so follow your school's scheme where it disagrees. Odd and even were checked on 2026-09-18 against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_(mathematics). Licence: own work

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Counting up 4

  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The whole run from 1 to 10 as one line: 11 numerals, because 10 needs two. It fits one row at Medium and wraps after 8 at Large.
  • one two three four five The first five number words. Four is the only number word from zero to twenty that has as many letters as the number it names.
  • six seven eight nine ten Six and ten are the shortest words on this line at 3 letters. Seven and eight are the longest at 5.
  • zero one two three four five Counting that starts from zero: 23 letters in all. On a One number sheet for 0 the ten frame stays empty.
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Counting back 3

  • 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 A countdown in numerals that ends on 0, so every numeral from 0 to 9 gets traced at least once and 0 and 1 get traced twice.
  • five four three two one Counting back from five, the way a countdown runs. The same 19 letters as counting up to five.
  • ten nine eight seven six The top half of the count back from ten. Follow it with five four three two one.

Odd and even 4

  • 1 3 5 7 9 Counting in twos from 1 lands on the odd numbers. 1, 3, 7 and 9 take 1 or 2 strokes each, and 5 takes 2.
  • 2 4 6 8 10 Counting in twos. Each number is 2 more than the one before, and all five are even.
  • one three five seven nine The odd numbers below ten. A number is odd when its last numeral is 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9.
  • two four six eight ten The even numbers up to ten. A number is even when it can be divided by 2 with nothing left over.

Doubles to 10 5

  • 1 + 1 = 2 The smallest double. The plus sign and the equals sign print as dots to trace, without arrows.
  • 2 + 2 = 4 A double is a number added to itself. The answer to a double is always even.
  • 3 + 3 = 6 Two odd numbers make an even one. 3 and 6 are both written with curves only.
  • 4 + 4 = 8 Two straight numerals add up to a curved one: 4 has no curve and 8 has no straight line.
  • 5 + 5 = 10 The double that fills a ten frame: one full row of 5 dots, then another.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site. The number words were checked on 2026-09-18 against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_numerals, and odd and even against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_(mathematics) (an integer that 2 divides is even, and the parity of zero is even). Letter counts and sums were counted twice, the second time on 2026-09-18. Licence: own work

How it works

This number tracing 1-10 sheet opens with 5 dotted rows on 1 page, from 1 2 down to 9 10. The first copy in each row has a starting dot and numbered arrows. Press Print worksheet, or type your own rows first.

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Number tracing worksheets for preschool: one numeral a row

At Large (19 mm) each row repeats its pair 3 times, and 9 10 fits twice. For number tracing worksheets 1-10 with one numeral a row, type 1 to 10 in the Number rows box, one per line. That takes 2 pages at Large with 6 copies of each numeral up to 9, or 1 page at Medium with 8.

Straight, curved and mixed up

The list under the tool sorts the numerals by their lines: 1, 4 and 7 are straight only, 0, 3, 6, 8 and 9 are curves only, and 2, 5 and 10 have both. Four rows pair numerals that get mixed up: 6 9, 2 5, 1 7 and 3 8. Press any in Pick from the 22 number rows.

  • For more number tracing practice, open Pick from the 22 number rows.
  • A routine for number tracing for preschool: say the number, trace it with a finger, then with a crayon.
  • For number handwriting practice without dots, tick Add an empty row to write without help. That makes 2 pages.

Questions and answers

Are these number tracing worksheets preschool or kindergarten level?

Both. As preschool number tracing worksheets, keep Large or Extra large. Kindergarten number tracing worksheets can drop to Medium, where 1 to 10 fit 1 page. The CDC's milestone list for 5 years includes counting to 10 and naming some numbers between 1 and 5.

How do I make a number tracing 1-5 sheet?

Type 1 to 5 in the box, one per line. At Extra large (26 mm) that makes 5 rows of 4 numerals on 1 page, with room for a crayon. Or type 1 2 3 4 5 on one line for a single row.

Why do 1, 4 and 5 have two arrows?

In this Print style 1, 4 and 5 take 2 strokes, so each gets 2 numbered arrows, and the other numerals take 1. That is one common way. Where your school's number handwriting worksheets disagree, clear Show numbered arrows for the strokes under More options.

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