Number 6 Tracing Worksheets – Any Number from 0 to 20

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0 to 5 6

0 zero One stroke: start at the top, go round to the left and close where you began. The ten frame stays empty, because there is nothing to count. The Number hunt mixes it with 6, 8 and 9.
1 one Two strokes in this style: a short flag up to the top line and a line straight down, then a foot along the base line. The Number hunt mixes it with 7 and 4. Earth has 1 moon.
2 two One stroke: over the top to the right, a slant down to the left, then along the base line. The Number hunt mixes it with 5 and 7. A bicycle has 2 wheels.

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0 to 5, continued

3 three One stroke: two bumps to the right, from the upper left round to the lower left. Close both bumps and it turns into 8. A triangle has 3 sides.
4 four Two strokes: a slant down to the left and a bar across to the right, then a straight line down through the bar. The Number hunt mixes it with 9 and 1. A square has 4 equal sides.
5 five Two strokes: down from the upper left and round the belly, then the bar along the top, left to right. The Number hunt mixes it with 2 and 3. One hand has 5 fingers when the thumb is counted.

6 to 10 5

6 six One stroke: from the upper right, curve down to the left and close a loop on the base line. Upside down it reads as 9. An insect has 6 legs, in three pairs.
7 seven One stroke: along the top line to the right, then a slant down to the lower left. The Number hunt mixes it with 1 and 2. A week has 7 days.
8 eight One stroke: start at the upper right, draw an S, then climb back up to the start. The Number hunt mixes it with 3 and 0. A spider has 8 legs.
9 nine One stroke: a loop from the upper right round to the left, then a tail that curves down to the lower left. Upside down it reads as 6. A tic-tac-toe grid has 9 squares, 3 rows of 3.
10 ten The first number with two digits: 1 ten and 0 ones. It fills one ten frame exactly. Two hands have 10 fingers, thumbs counted.

11 to 20 10

11 eleven Two 1s side by side: 1 ten and 1 one, so a full ten frame and 1 counter in the second. A soccer team has 11 players.
12 twelve 1 ten and 2 ones. Its digits turned round make 21, which the Number hunt hides beside it. A dozen is 12, and a year has 12 months.
13 thirteen 1 ten and 3 ones. Turned round it is 31. A baker's dozen is 13, a dozen plus one.
14 fourteen 1 ten and 4 ones. Turned round it is 41. A fortnight is 14 days, which is 2 weeks.
15 fifteen 1 ten and 5 ones: the second ten frame has its top row full and its bottom row empty. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.
16 sixteen 1 ten and 6 ones. Turned round it is 61. A pound is 16 ounces.
17 seventeen 1 ten and 7 ones: a full ten frame, then 5 counters on the top row of the second and 2 below. Turned round it is 71.
18 eighteen 1 ten and 8 ones. Turned round it is 81. The word has a single t, shared by eight and teen. A regular golf course has 18 holes.
19 nineteen 1 ten and 9 ones: the second ten frame is 1 counter short of full. Turned round it is 91.
20 twenty 2 tens and 0 ones: both ten frames full. The One number sheet stops here. Ten fingers and ten toes make 20.

Pairs that get swapped 5

1 and 7 Both have a long line down. 7 begins with a bar along the top line; 1 in this style has only a small flag, and a foot that 7 lacks.
2 and 5 Both have one flat bar and one curve. On 2 the curve is on top and the bar lies on the base line; on 5 the bar is on top and the curve is below.
3 and 8 3 is open on the left and 8 is closed all the way round. Trace 3 first, then show how closing both bumps makes 8.
4 and 9 A 4 with a closed top can pass for 9. 4 is made of straight lines only; 9 has a round loop and, in this style, a curved tail.
6 and 9 The same shape turned upside down. On 6 the loop sits on the base line; on 9 it hangs from the top line. Trace them side by side and ask where the loop is.

Past 20, typed in Names 4

21 twenty-one Numbers from 21 to 99 that do not end in 0 are written as two words joined by a hyphen. The One number sheet stops at 20, so type this one in Names.
30 thirty Thirty and thirteen both change three to thir. It is 3 tens and 0 ones.
40 forty Forty has no u, although four and fourteen both do. It is 4 tens and 0 ones.
50 fifty Fifty and fifteen both change the v of five to an f. It is 5 tens and 0 ones, the halfway mark on a hundred chart.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site. The number words and the hyphen in twenty-one were checked against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_numerals on 2026-09-19. Tens and ones, the quarter hour and the fingers and toes are plain arithmetic. The counting facts were each checked on 2026-09-19: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon (1), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle (2), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon (3), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square (4), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger (5 and 10), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect (6), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week (7), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider (8), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe (9), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football (11), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozen (12 and 13), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnight (14), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass) (16) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf (18). The stroke notes were read numeral by numeral on 2026-09-19 from the stroke paths of this tool's Print style, which is the Andika font (https://software.sil.org/andika/), and the ten frame and Number hunt notes from the tool's own rules on the same day. Each stroke note describes one common way to form the numeral. Handwriting programs differ, so follow your school's scheme where it disagrees. Licence: own work

Sample sentences used in the examples

Sentences for 1 to 5 5

A bicycle has 2 wheels. Goes with the sheet for 2. The two wheels sit one behind the other on the frame.
A square has 4 corners. Goes with the sheet for 4. A square has 4 equal sides and a right angle at each of its 4 corners.
A triangle has 3 corners. Goes with the sheet for 3. A polygon with 3 sides is a triangle, and it has as many corners as sides.
Earth has 1 moon. Goes with the sheet for 1. Earth's one natural satellite is the Moon.
One hand has 5 fingers. Goes with the sheet for 5. True when the thumb is counted; some dictionaries count 4 fingers and a thumb.

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Sentences for 6 to 10 5

A spider has 8 legs. Goes with the sheet for 8. Spiders have 8 limbs; an insect, with 6, is not a spider.
A week has 7 days. Goes with the sheet for 7. Count them aloud from Sunday to Saturday while the child traces.
An insect has 6 legs. Goes with the sheet for 6. Insects have three pairs of jointed legs, so count them as 2 and 2 and 2.
Tic-tac-toe has 9 squares. Goes with the sheet for 9. The game is played on a grid of 3 rows and 3 columns. Draw one and count the spaces.
Two hands have 10 fingers. Goes with the sheet for 10. It is 5 and 5, thumbs counted, the same split as the two rows of a ten frame.

Sentences for 11 to 18 6

A baker's dozen is 13. Goes with the sheet for 13. A baker's dozen is a standard dozen plus one.
A dozen eggs is 12 eggs. Goes with the sheet for 12. A dozen is a group of twelve. Count it as 2 rows of 6, or as 10 and 2 more.
A fortnight is 14 days. Goes with the sheet for 14. The word comes from Old English for fourteen nights. It is 2 weeks of 7 days.
A golf course has 18 holes. Goes with the sheet for 18. A regular course has 18 holes; shorter courses with 9 are common too.
A pound is 16 ounces. Goes with the sheet for 16. An avoirdupois pound, the kind divided into ounces, equals 16 of them.
A soccer team has 11 players. Goes with the sheet for 11. The game is played by two teams, each with 11 players.

How it works

These number 6 tracing worksheets open on a finished page, and the Number box swaps in any numeral from 0 to 20. The page holds a large 6 with a numbered arrow, a ten frame of 6 dots, 18 dotted 6s and the word six.

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What one sheet holds

At Large (19 mm) the page fits 3 rows of 6 dotted 6s, an empty row, and 2 rows of the word six, 4 times a row on Letter and 3 on A4. From 10 up, 4 numerals fit a row, and from 11 the model shows two ten frames.

After the tracing: color, fill, find

Open More options and set What to practice to Number sense. It keeps the number and prints 3 activities on 1 page: 10 outlines with exactly 6 to color, an empty ten frame, and a Number hunt of 32 numerals where 6 hides 5 to 8 times among extra 9s and 0s. Six more activities wait under What goes on the sheet.

Tick Fade each row and a row starts with a grey 6, leaves 4 to trace and ends empty.
At Extra large (26 mm), clear Show the large model at the top so the sheet stays on 1 page.

Questions and answers

How do I get number 2 tracing worksheets?

Pick 2, two in the Number box. The sheet redraws with a large 2, a ten frame of 2 dots, 18 dotted 2s and the word two.

Can I print number 3 tracing worksheets together with 4 and 5?

Yes. Open More options, set What to practice to Numbers and type 3 three, 4 four and 5 five on separate lines. Each line gets its own page: 3 pages of 6 dotted rows and 2 empty rows.

Why do number 4 tracing worksheets show two arrows?

In this Print style 4 takes 2 strokes, as do 1 and 5, so its arrows are numbered 1 and 2. Every other numeral takes 1. That is one common way. If your school teaches another, clear Show numbered arrows for the strokes.

Which way does the pencil go on a 6?

On this sheet 6 is one stroke: start at the upper right, curve down to the left and close a loop on the base line. An arrow on the model and on the first dotted 6 shows it.

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