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Number 0 tracing worksheets
A free four-page pack for the number 0: a giant 0 to trace and color, handwriting rows for the number and the word zero, the idea that zero means none, a number hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
45 sec · with voice and captionsA pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.
Read what the video says
- 0:00 Let's practice the number zero, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the number zero. Trace the big 0, then color it in.
- 0:08 Zero means none. The plate is empty. There are zero cookies on it.
- 0:13 Trace the number 0. Start at the top line. Then write your own.
- 0:19 Now trace the word zero.
- 0:23 Fill in the missing numbers. Count on by one. Zero, one, two.
- 0:28 Circle the boxes with zero things. Box a is empty, so circle it.
- 0:33 Number hunt. Color every 0. Here's one, and here's another.
- 0:38 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Zero means none
The plate is empty: there are 0 cookies on it.
How to write 0
Start at the top. Curve down and around to the left, all the way to the bottom, and back up to close it at the top.
The word: zero
0 comes first, then 1.
What the worksheets look like


All the numbers in one book
A trace-and-write page for every number from 0 to 20, a number chart and a certificate.
Common questions
How do you write the number 0?
Start at the top. Curve down and around to the left, all the way to the bottom, and back up to close it at the top.
How do you spell 0?
0 is spelled z-e-r-o: zero.
What comes before and after 0?
0 is the first number we count from. 1 comes after 0.
How do you explain zero to a child?
Zero means none: nothing at all. Show an empty plate or an empty box and ask how many cookies are on it. Then take things away one at a time, "3, 2, 1, 0", until none are left.


