How many dots are on the page?

Six groups, anything from one to ten dots each, and no number turns up twice on a sheet. Print it again and your child gets six different ones.

My child counts fine but cannot write the numbers yet.

Say the count together and write it for them, or let them copy the numeral off the answer key. The number tracing sheets practise the shapes on their own.

How is this different from the kindergarten page?

Same idea, different sheet. Kindergarten gets twelve smaller groups in three columns. Preschool gets six big ones in two columns, with room to write.

Preschool counting & number recognition 0–10

Preschool counting & number recognition 0–10 worksheets

Preschool counting to 10 prints six groups of dots, big enough to touch one at a time, with a writing line under each group for the number. Half the groups of the kindergarten sheet and twice the room, for a child who is still learning that the last number you say is how many.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Count the dots. Write how many.

Count the dots: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Answer: 6

Most problems on this sheet sit beside a picture, model or diagram, so this is the worked example the sheet itself prints. The answer key on page two prints the answer under every problem.

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on a preschool sheet

The sample sheet above has 6 problems. Its answers run from 1 to 9.

Count to 10. Count the dots. Write how many. 6 problems per page.
Count the objects. Count the objects. Write how many. 6 problems per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

Point at the dots with your child and count them out loud together, then say the last number once more before they write it. Three and four year olds often run ahead of their finger or stop before the last dot, and touching each one as they say its number fixes most of that. Six groups is a whole sheet at this age. Stop while they still want another one; a fresh sheet is one click away.

Watch for: Kids race through the dots and say more numbers than there are dots. Slowing down and touching each dot once fixes most of it. Kids count correctly to 7 and then write a 1 or a backwards 7. The counting is fine; the numeral needs practice, and the answer key shows the shape. Kids answer with the last number they know rather than the last dot they touched, so a row of 3 dots gets a 5. Ask them to point to the dot that goes with each number.

Common questions about preschool counting & number recognition 0–10

How many dots are on the page?: Six groups, anything from one to ten dots each, and no number turns up twice on a sheet. Print it again and your child gets six different ones.
My child counts fine but cannot write the numbers yet.: Say the count together and write it for them, or let them copy the numeral off the answer key. The number tracing sheets practise the shapes on their own.
How is this different from the kindergarten page?: Same idea, different sheet. Kindergarten gets twelve smaller groups in three columns. Preschool gets six big ones in two columns, with room to write.

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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated September 2026.

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