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Number 16 tracing worksheets
A free four-page pack for the number 16: a giant 16 to trace and color, handwriting rows for the number and the word sixteen, sixteen turtles to count with a ten frame, a number hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
56 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 sixteen, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the number sixteen. Trace the big 16, then color it in.
- 0:08 Count sixteen turtles. Touch each one as you count. One, two, three, four, five, and keep counting, all the way to sixteen.
- 0:17 Trace the number 16. Start at the top line. Then write your own.
- 0:25 Now trace the word sixteen.
- 0:29 Fill in the missing numbers. Count on by one. Fourteen.
- 0:34 Circle the boxes with sixteen turtles. Box b has sixteen, so circle it.
- 0:40 Color sixteen stars. One, two, and keep going.
- 0:44 Number hunt. Color every 16. Here's one, and here's another.
- 0:49 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Count sixteen
Count sixteen
How to write 16
Write a 1 first, then a 6 right next to it. 16 is 1 ten and 6 ones.
The word: sixteen
15, then 16, then 17.
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 16?
Write a 1 first, then a 6 right next to it. 16 is 1 ten and 6 ones.
How do you spell 16?
16 is spelled s-i-x-t-e-e-n: sixteen.
What comes before and after 16?
15 comes just before 16, and 17 comes just after it.
Why is 16 "one ten and 6"?
16 is a full ten frame (10) and 6 more. The 1 in 16 stands for one ten, and the 6 stands for the ones. Seeing this now makes place value much easier in 1st grade.
