One row for every number
This sheet puts 1 to 10 on a single page. Each row starts with a solid number marked with a green start dot and a numbered arrow, followed by dotted copies across the row. It is a good daily warm-up once children can trace single numbers, and a quick check of which numbers still get reversed.
Numbers children reverse most
- 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are the usual suspects. Watch which way the curve or slant faces.
- 6 and 9 get swapped; 6 curls round at the bottom, 9 has its ball at the top.
- In 10, the 0 should be as tall as the 1.
Reversals are normal until about age seven. Gently point to the solid model at the start of the row instead of correcting every one.
Make it fit your child
The Medium size fits all ten rows on a page. For younger children, choose Large and print the two pages it makes, or practise one number at a time with the single number sheets. Want a bigger challenge? Try 1 to 20.
Ideas
After tracing, ask your child to draw that many dots at the end of each row: one dot after 1, two after 2. It joins writing a numeral to knowing how many it means.