St. Patrick’s Day Number Tracing Worksheets
Writing skills and basic counting skills are both important skills for preschoolers to develop before entering kindergarten. And you know what is also important? You guessed it! Writing numbers! That’s why it’s so fun to add a little extra number tracing practice to your preschool themes. See how these free St. Patrick’s Day number tracing worksheets are just the right thing to add to your lesson plans this March.
They’re completely free, so be sure to grab your copy below. But don’t skip over all the other fun and creative ways to use these number tracing worksheets, either!
There’s something about St. Patrick’s Day that makes me smile. But it’s not clovers either. I’m the kind of girl who (mostly) believes you make your own luck.
I also know that it’s your lucky day because this free St. Patrick’s day number tracing worksheet is perfect for young children just developing number sense and number recognition! We love using this set with St. Patrick’s day themed manipulatives like gold coins, plastic green clovers, and even St. Patrick’s day stickers to add to each number worksheet.
If you are looking for more number sense activities, check out our St. Patrick’s Day activity pack and our set of 12 number identification and counting activities!
Why Number Tracing Worksheets
Number tracing is essential because learning how to properly form numbers is a great way to build good habits from an early age. If your preschooler is still working on developing hand strength and proper pencil grasp, feel free to use these number tracing worksheets without a writing utensil. Using their pointer finger, a small car, or even a gold coin to “trace” the number is a good way to develop muscle memory of the number.
With that being said, these fun and colorful number tracing worksheets are great for laminating and re-using or turning into an adorable St. Patrick’s day number book. Read on for more great ideas on how to use these number worksheets!
St. Patrick’s Day Books for Preschoolers
I love reading stories to my preschoolers, especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Here are my go-to picture books for our favorite green holiday.
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- Wing, Natasha (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Lettice, Jenna (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Dean, James (Author)
- Irish children’s book and doll set
- Hardcover 12.5 inch Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book- INCLUDED
- Hardcover Book
- Wallace, Adam (Author)
- Gibbons, Gail (Author) – Marshall, Qarie (Narrator)
- English (Publication Language)
- Lucille Colandro (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
St. Patrick’s Day Number Tracing Worksheets
These number tracing worksheets feature a range of skills to keep your preschoolers interested as well as give them the extra line tracing practice they need.
What’s Included
These free printable worksheets include ten tracing worksheets (one page for each number 1-10). Each number tracing worksheet includes the number word to trace plus a matching set of St. Patrick’s day themed images to count.
Materials
- EXCLUSIVE freebie (from the end of this post)
- dry erase pouch
- dry erase markers
The Set-up
The set-up is really straight forward. Simply print the prewriting cards in heavy cardstock. I recommend heavy cardstcock for any printable that is going to be used more than once, even if it’s a printable that’s going to be protected by lamination or in a dry erase pouch. Kids are tough on paper. So tough! So if I’m going to spend the little extra to print in color, then I want it on cardstock to make that printing last as long as possible!
You can also print these in grayscale and your preschoolers can write directly on them. With this approach, you preschooler gets extra practice using a pencil in addition to parents getting extra physical evidence of what their preschooler is learning in your classroom.
How to Use Worksheets to Teach Number Tracing
The steps for completing the activity are simple.
- Say the name of the picture on the card.
- Point out the name of the picture in print. Use your finger and point to each word as you say it.
- Now count the number of Irish icons that make up the picture.
- Point to the written word and trace it.
- Then trace the numbers.
Have you ever tried a multi-step process like this for practicing counting and number formation on a worksheet?
I appreciate this approach because it hits so many more skills.
Sometimes, if you just hand a number tracing worksheet to a preschooler, they absent-mindedly trace the words and numbers but they don’t make any connections as to why or how they are tracing. They sometimes look at the worksheet and think, “Look! There’s some shamrocks!” and they start tracing because they know that’s what the teacher will be looking for them to do. But they’re not necessarily connecting the number of icons to the written word or the written numeral.
If this is the case, it’s not a worthwhile task anyway.
So I give my preschoolers a set and order of tasks for how to complete their number tracing worksheets.
I usually introduce these in circle time by first modeling and then we practice a few together as a class. Then when we go to centers I model for each student individually how to complete the routine, and then I hang around and watch my students do a page before leaving.
Here that is again:
- I do (first modeling in circle time)
- We do (complete a few as a whole class or small group)
- I do (modeling to an individual student)
- You do (I watch the student and make corrections)
In fact, this is a common method I use when introducing most new activities to my preschoolers. But basic counting and tracing are not the only things you can do with these number tracing worksheets.
Be sure to read below for five more ways to use this printable!
More Ways to Use This Printable
There are so many ways to use this freebie! Let me share some ideas with you.
- Print these pages at 50% and make number booklets for your preschoolers.
- Use manipulatives to place over the icons for yet another dose of counting practice.
- Use these on an interactive bulletin board and review a number each day.
- You can also use them for finger tracing. Instead of tracing with a marker, trace each line with a finger. Or trace with a dry erase marker, and then trace again with your finger to erase the marker.
- Use a range of tracing materials like triangular crayons, crayon rocks, golf pencils, colored pencils, etc.
- Use these with playdough, like our super soft, shimmery gold playdough recipe!
How else would you use these St. Patrick’s Day number tracing worksheets?
Preschool Number Tracing Worksheets
Looking for more number tracing math activities? Take a look at these number tracing activities that can be used any time of the year.
- Number Formation Cards
- Free Number Tracing Worksheets
- Preschool Number Worksheets
- Number Tracing Book
Number Tracing Worksheets for Kindergarten
Challenge kindergarteners with bigger numbers and more practice recognizing and writing number words. Check out the links below!
- Numbers 1-20 Tracing Worksheets
- 1-30 Number Tracing Practice
- Number Words and Number Formation Tracing Practice
St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Toys
A little extra St. Patrick’s day fun is sure to be found with these sticker sets, coloring books, and golden coins! These extra engaging items bring a little holiday cheer to your home or classroom.
- 🍀ST. Patricks Day Stickers for Kids：You will receive 36 stickers(size:8.26 x 6 inch), include 6…
- 🍀High-Quality ST. Patricks Day Stickers：These Saint Patricks Day make a face stickers are made…
- 🍀ST. Patricks Day Activities for Kids: Make-a-face St Patricks Day Stickers is perfect for…
- Designs, MBM (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 103 Pages – 01/27/2023 (Publication Date) – Independently published (Publisher)
- St Patricks Day gifts For Kids (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 62 Pages – 02/13/2023 (Publication Date) – Independently published (Publisher)
- Amount of quantity: package includes 200 pieces St. Patrick’s Day plastic shamrock coins in 2…
- Shamrock coins: each coin is embossed with 3-leaf clover patterns and “Happy St. Patrick’s Day”…
- Shamrock drawstring bag: this bag has green shamrock design on the front side, which are classic…
Get Your Free St. Patrick’s Day Number Tracing Worksheets Here
Think these will make a great addition to your St. Patrick’s Day lesson plans or your math preschool centers? Grab your free printable copy by clicking the image below.
More St. Patrick’s Day Printables
This is my most popular St. Patrick’s Day activity pack. We use them in circle time, small group work, as well as preschool centers, of course!
More St. Patrick’s Day Activities
I’m Sarah, an educator turned stay-at-home-mama of five! I’m the owner and creator of Stay At Home Educator, a website about intentional teaching and purposeful learning in the early childhood years. I’ve taught a range of levels, from preschool to college and a little bit of everything in between. Right now my focus is teaching my children and running a preschool from my home. Credentials include: Bachelors in Art, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.
