Number 6 worksheets
A number 6 worksheet for ages three to five, in preschool or kindergarten. It prints eight rows of the numeral 6 as dotted outlines on penmanship guides, with room after each trace to write a 6 alone. The 6 is one stroke that slides down from the top and curls into a loop at the bottom.
Free printable PDF worksheet.
One page for every number
Each number from 1 to 20 has its own page, with its strokes in words, the mix-ups to watch for and a sheet of that one numeral to trace. The numbers 1 to 10 are preschool pages and 11 to 20 kindergarten ones.
What's on each sheet
- Number tracing. Trace each number across the line. Then write it yourself on the rest of the line. 8 rows per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
Whole ranges, like 1 to 10 or 11 to 20, print from one form on Preschool number tracing.
How to teach this
Start on the top line, toward the right. Curve down and to the left like the start of a big C, keep going round along the bottom line, then come up and close a small loop in the bottom half. One stroke, pencil down the whole time. A picture that helps: the 6 slides down from the top and lands in a puddle at the bottom. The loop sits low, between the middle line and the bottom line, and that is what makes it a 6 and not a 9. Six on a dice is two rows of three dots, a good thing to count together after the sheet.
Watch for: Mixing up 6 and 9. They are the same shape turned over. The 6 starts at the top and ends with its loop at the bottom; the 9 makes its loop at the top first and then goes down. The 6 facing the wrong way, with the loop on the left of the stem. The curve comes down on the left side and the loop closes on the right, like a C with a circle tucked inside the bottom.
Common questions about number 6
- How do I stop my child mixing up 6 and 9?
- Teach where each one starts. The 6 starts at the top and slides down into a loop at the bottom; the 9 makes a circle at the top, then a line down. If your child starts at the top and curves down, it is a 6. Print the 9 sheet on a different day.
- Where does the pencil start on a 6?
- On the top line, a little to the right. A 6 started at the bottom loop often comes out as a 9 or turns into an o with a tail.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated October 2026.
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