Number Tracing Worksheets 1-20 for Preschool & Kindergarten – Free PDFs

Published On: November 4, 2026

Free printable number tracing worksheets 1 to 20 with dashed numbers on a chalkboard

Learning to write numbers is mostly about where you start and which way you go. A child who starts a 5 at the bottom will fight it for years. So on every page here, each number has a small dot where the pencil starts, and the numbers with two strokes (like 4) show tiny 1 and 2 badges so the order is clear.

The pages go step by step: trace, trace and count, trace and color, number words, and finally writing the numbers with nothing to follow. Everything is black and white with thin lines to save ink, and every page comes in US Letter and A4 PDF.

Free Number Tracing Worksheets 1 to 20 (PDF)

Trace the numbers (1 to 20)

Trace numbers 1 to 5 worksheet with start dots and dashed numbers on writing lines — **Trace Numbers 1 to 5**
A solid model number with a start dot, then four dashed numbers to trace on handwriting lines.

Trace numbers 6 to 10 worksheet with start dots and dashed numbers on writing lines — **Trace Numbers 6 to 10**
The same layout for 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with a start dot on every number.

Trace numbers 11 to 15 worksheet with two digit numbers on writing lines — **Trace Numbers 11 to 15**
Two-digit numbers 11 to 15. Kids trace both digits and keep them the same height.

Trace numbers 16 to 20 worksheet with two digit numbers on writing lines — **Trace Numbers 16 to 20**
Numbers 16 to 20 to trace, five times each on handwriting lines.

Big numbers, counting and coloring

Big number tracing worksheet 1 to 10 with one large dashed number per box — **Big Number Tracing 1 to 10**
One big number per box with start dots and tiny stroke-order numbers where a number has two strokes.

Count and trace worksheet 1 to 10 with pictures to count and a number to trace and write — **Count and Trace 1 to 10**
Count the pictures in each row, trace the number, then write it in the box.

Trace and color worksheet 1 to 5 with large pictures to color — **Trace and Color 1 to 5**
Trace each number, then color exactly that many big pictures.

Trace and color worksheet 6 to 10 with two lines of pictures to color — **Trace and Color 6 to 10**
Trace the number, then color that many pictures. Larger counts sit on two lines.

Number words

Order, missing numbers and writing on your own

Trace numbers in order 1 to 20 worksheet with twenty boxes — **Trace Numbers in Order 1 to 20**
All twenty numbers on one page, in order. A quick check of number recognition.

Missing numbers worksheet 1 to 20 with empty boxes to fill in — **Missing Numbers 1 to 20**
Eight number strips with empty boxes. Kids write the numbers that are missing.

Copy the numbers worksheet 1 to 20 with small model numbers and writing lines — **Copy the Numbers 1 to 20**
Look at the small number and write it alone on the lines. No dashes to follow.

Which page should my child start with?

Age 3 to 4: Big Number Tracing, Trace Numbers 1 to 5, then Trace and Color 1 to 5.
Age 4 to 5: Trace Numbers 6 to 10, Count and Trace, then Trace and Color 6 to 10.
Age 5 to 6: Numbers 11 to 20, Number Words, Missing Numbers and Copy the Numbers.

Tip: Say the path out loud while your child traces. For a 2 it might be “go up and around, slide down, then across.” A little rhyme helps the movement stick much faster than silent tracing.

Why does number formation matter?

Numbers written in the wrong direction are easy to fix at age four and hard to fix at age seven. The dashed numbers on each page train the hand, the model number with its start dot shows the right path, and the last pages, with no dashes at all, check whether your child can write the numbers from memory.