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Number 18 tracing worksheets

A free four-page pack for the number 18: a giant 18 to trace and color, handwriting rows for the number and the word eighteen, eighteen chicks to count with a ten frame, a number hunt and an answer key.

Watch it solved

56 sec · with voice and captions

A 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
  1. 0:00 Let's practice the number eighteen, step by step.
  2. 0:03 Meet the number eighteen. Trace the big 18, then color it in.
  3. 0:08 Count eighteen chicks. Touch each one as you count. One, two, three, four, five, and keep counting, all the way to eighteen.
  4. 0:16 Trace the number 18. Start at the top line. Then write your own.
  5. 0:24 Now trace the word eighteen.
  6. 0:29 Fill in the missing numbers. Count on by one. Sixteen, seventeen.
  7. 0:34 Circle the boxes with eighteen chicks. Box b has eighteen, so circle it.
  8. 0:40 Color eighteen stars. One, two, and keep going.
  9. 0:45 Number hunt. Color every 18. Here's one, and here's another.
  10. 0:50 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

Count eighteen

How to write 18

Write a 1 first, then a 8 right next to it. 18 is 1 ten and 8 ones.

The word: eighteen

17, then 18, then 19.

What the worksheets look like

Number 18 worksheet with a giant 18 to trace, the word eighteen and a ten frame
Page 1: meet the number 18
Number 18 tracing worksheet with handwriting rows
Page 2: trace and write 18

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 18?

Write a 1 first, then a 8 right next to it. 18 is 1 ten and 8 ones.

How do you spell 18?

18 is spelled e-i-g-h-t-e-e-n: eighteen.

What comes before and after 18?

17 comes just before 18, and 19 comes just after it.

Why is 18 "one ten and 8"?

18 is a full ten frame (10) and 8 more. The 1 in 18 stands for one ten, and the 8 stands for the ones. Seeing this now makes place value much easier in 1st grade.

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