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Number 8 tracing worksheets

A free four-page pack for the number 8: a giant 8 to trace and color, handwriting rows for the number and the word eight, eight cookies to count with a ten frame, a number hunt and an answer key.

Download the number 8 pack(4 pages, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Watch it solved

52 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

0:00 Let's practice the number eight, step by step.
0:03 Meet the number eight. Trace the big 8, then color it in.
0:08 Count eight cookies. Touch each one as you count. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:15 Trace the number 8. Start at the top line. Then write your own.
0:22 Now trace the word eight.
0:26 Fill in the missing numbers. Count on by one. Six, seven, eight, nine.
0:31 Circle the boxes with eight cookies. Box a has eight, so circle it.
0:36 Color eight stars. One, two, and keep going.
0:41 Number hunt. Color every 8. Here's one, and here's another.
0:46 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

Count eight

How to write 8

Start near the top. Curve left and make an S down to the bottom, then go back up to where you started.

The word: eight

7, then 8, then 9.

What the worksheets look like

Number 8 worksheet with a giant 8 to trace, the word eight and a ten frame — Page 1: meet the number 8

Number 8 tracing worksheet with handwriting rows — Page 2: trace and write 8

All the numbers in one book

A trace-and-write page for every number from 0 to 20, a number chart and a certificate.

Tracing book(23 pages, color)free by email Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you write the number 8?

Start near the top. Curve left and make an S down to the bottom, then go back up to where you started.

How do you spell 8?

8 is spelled e-i-g-h-t: eight.

What comes before and after 8?

7 comes just before 8, and 9 comes just after it.

How can my child practice counting to 8?

Count out 8 real things together, touching each one as you say the number. Then clap 8 times, take 8 steps, or find 8 on a clock or a door. The worksheet's ten frame shows 8 as 2 less than 10.