Engaging Number Recognition Printables

Looking for number recognition worksheets that will engage your students? Students will love dotting their way through these mazes while practicing identifying numbers up to 20. These worksheets include three tasks:

• Students trace the target number at the top.
• Students identify and “dot” the circles with the target number to complete the maze.
• Students color the objects in the target number at the bottom.

Students can complete these mazes using bingo markers, crayons, colored pencils, or other tools. This resource includes dot maze worksheets and answer keys for the numbers 1 through 20.

What Age Is Appropriate For Number Recognition?

We all know that children develop at their own pace; however, here are some general guidelines:

• 2-3 Years: Some children may start to recognize and name a few numbers.
• 3-4 Years: Many children can recognize and name numbers up to 10.
• 4-5 Years: Children develop a more consistent ability to recognize and name numbers up to 20.
• 5-6 Years: With the help of their teachers, by the end of kindergarten students should be able to recognize and name numbers up to 20 with confidence.

So don’t be afraid to introduce numbers to students at a young age — chances are, they may already have had some natural exposure to numbers!

Just Download and Print!

This number recognition worksheet set is available in both easy-to-print PDF and editable Google Slides format. Use the drop-down arrow on the download button to select the format of your choice.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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Kindergarten Number Worksheets

Use this set of worksheets when students are practicing connecting numbers to words and quantities.