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Number 5 tracing worksheets
A free four-page pack for the number 5: a giant 5 to trace and color, handwriting rows for the number and the word five, five stars to count with a ten frame, a number hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
49 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 five, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the number five. Trace the big 5, then color it in.
- 0:08 Count five stars. Touch each one as you count. One, two, three, four, five.
- 0:14 Trace the number 5. Start at the top line. Then write your own.
- 0:20 Now trace the word five.
- 0:24 Fill in the missing numbers. Count on by one. Three.
- 0:28 Circle the boxes with five stars. Box c has five, so circle it.
- 0:33 Color five stars. One, two, and keep going.
- 0:38 Number hunt. Color every 5. Here's one, and here's another.
- 0:43 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Count five
How to write 5
Start at the top. Pull down to the middle and make a big round belly. Lift your pencil and draw a flat hat across the top.
The word: five
4, then 5, then 6.
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 5?
Start at the top. Pull down to the middle and make a big round belly. Lift your pencil and draw a flat hat across the top.
How do you spell 5?
5 is spelled f-i-v-e: five.
What comes before and after 5?
4 comes just before 5, and 6 comes just after it.
How can my child practice counting to 5?
Count out 5 real things together, touching each one as you say the number. Then clap 5 times, take 5 steps, or find 5 on a clock or a door. The worksheet's ten frame shows 5 as 5 less than 10.

