Kindergarten Tracing Worksheets

Kindergarten tracing worksheets help five and six year olds move from pre-writing lines to writing letters, numbers, words and sentences. These tracing worksheets for kindergarten cover letters A to Z in five groups, the numbers 0 to 20, common sight words and short sentences. Print a ready PDF, or use the maker below to trace your own words.

Quick answer: Kindergarten tracing worksheets practice the writing skills in the kindergarten standards: printing upper- and lowercase letters, writing the numbers 0 to 20, and copying common words and short sentences. This page has 9 free kindergarten tracing worksheets (PDF) with letters A to Z, numbers 0 to 20, sight words and sentences, plus a maker. Updated October 2026.

Ready-to-print samples

A few of the ready PDFs on this page. The full list is under Ready-to-print worksheets.

What kindergarteners trace and write

The kindergarten language standards ask for a small set of writing skills. This table shows each skill and the worksheet that practices it:

Tracing for kindergarten: from letters to sentences

A good order for tracing for kindergarten is letters, then numbers, then words, then sentences. The letter groups on this page follow the alphabet in five sets, with both uppercase and lowercase letters and a picture word on each page. The number sheets add the word for each number, which links the numeral to the word and the quantity. Sight words come next, and sentences last, because a sentence needs spacing, capitals and a full stop.

Kindergarten tracing worksheets and tracing worksheets for kindergarten

This page is also searched as tracing worksheets for kindergarten, tracing kindergarten worksheets, kindergarten tracing, tracing for kg and tracing paper for kindergarten. All are the free PDFs above. For tracing paper for kindergarten, the maker draws the blue top line, the dashed middle line and the red baseline for you, so letters sit on the right lines. To trace the letter A in kindergarten, choose Letter A in the maker, or print the A to E sheet.

A weekly plan for kindergarten tracing

A kindergarten tracing checklist

Use this checklist at the start and end of the year. Tick each line when your child can do it without a model, and give extra practice to any line that is not yet ticked:

Tips for tracing in kindergarten

• Start at the top: nearly every letter and number begins at the top or the middle line.
• Say the strokes aloud: for example, down, up and around for a lowercase a.
• Fade the support: move from the dark model to the gray rows and then to the empty row.
• Mix the subjects: one page of letters one day and numbers the next keeps the practice fresh.
• Keep a folder: a folder of finished pages shows the progress over the year.

Tracing paper for kindergarten: what the lines mean

The blue top line is where tall letters and capitals reach, the dashed middle line is where small letters reach, and the red baseline is where every letter sits. Letters such as g, j, p, q and y hang below the red line. If a child struggles with the lines, the maker can switch to gray lines or no lines.

Kindergarten tracing worksheets for different learners

Some kindergartners already write well, while others still need support. For a child who needs more help, return to the tracing lines and shapes and the large size. For a child who is ready for more, move to the sentences sheet and ask them to write a sentence of their own below the traced one. Both children can use the same page, with a different number of rows.

How to fit tracing into a kindergarten day

Short, regular tracing works better than long sessions. Many teachers use a tracing page as a morning warm-up, a station in a center rotation or a quiet activity after lunch. At home, five minutes after breakfast or before a story is easy to keep up. Whatever the time, keep it calm and positive, and praise the effort.

More tracing practice

• Tracing worksheets for lines and shapes.
• Letter tracing worksheets for letter-by-letter tracing.
• Number tracing worksheets for numbers.
• Name tracing worksheets for the child’s own name.