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Number 13 tracing worksheets
A free four-page pack for the number 13: a giant 13 to trace and color, handwriting rows for the number and the word thirteen, thirteen butterflies to count with a ten frame, a number hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
57 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 thirteen, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the number thirteen. Trace the big 13, then color it in.
- 0:08 Count thirteen butterflies. Touch each one as you count. One, two, three, four, five, and keep counting, all the way to thirteen.
- 0:17 Trace the number 13. Start at the top line. Then write your own.
- 0:25 Now trace the word thirteen.
- 0:30 Fill in the missing numbers. Count on by one. Eleven, twelve.
- 0:35 Circle the boxes with thirteen butterflies. Box c has thirteen, so circle it.
- 0:41 Color thirteen stars. One, two, and keep going.
- 0:46 Number hunt. Color every 13. Here's one, and here's another.
- 0:51 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Count thirteen
How to write 13
Write a 1 first, then a 3 right next to it. 13 is 1 ten and 3 ones.
The word: thirteen
12, then 13, then 14.
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 13?
Write a 1 first, then a 3 right next to it. 13 is 1 ten and 3 ones.
How do you spell 13?
13 is spelled t-h-i-r-t-e-e-n: thirteen.
What comes before and after 13?
12 comes just before 13, and 14 comes just after it.
Why is 13 "one ten and 3"?
13 is a full ten frame (10) and 3 more. The 1 in 13 stands for one ten, and the 3 stands for the ones. Seeing this now makes place value much easier in 1st grade.

