Number 9 tracing worksheet

Nine is a ball and a stick: draw the small circle first at the top, then a straight line down its right side. Circle first, always — stick-first nines come out crooked.

Nine mirrors 6, so if both are being learned at once, trace this page and the 6 page in the same sitting and say the number aloud each time — the sound is what keeps the twins apart.

When 9 feels automatic on its own, the 1–10 sheet mixes it back in with its neighbours — recognising it in a line-up is the next step after writing it alone.