Trace the number 9: free printable tracing worksheet
नौ · चलो गिनती सीखें!
- Age
- 3–6
- Pages
- 1
- Paper
- A4
- Language
- हिं + En
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About this sheet
What is on the page, and how to get the most out of it.
The number 9 drawn as a lollipop, the round sweet forming the loop and the stick forming the tail, with a dotted 9 alongside.
A 9 is a closed loop at the top followed by a straight line coming down from it. The loop turns clockwise, which is the opposite direction from the loop in a 6, and that opposition is the whole reason to do these two sheets near each other.
Children who have just mastered the 6 often carry the anticlockwise habit into the 9 and end up with a shape that reads as a mirrored 6. Pointing out that one loop sits at the top and the other at the bottom helps more than talking about direction, because top and bottom are easier for a young child to hold in mind than clockwise and anticlockwise.
The lollipop is a clean mnemonic. Round part first, then the stick straight down.
नौ appears beside NINE in the speech bubble.
What your child practises
A clockwise loop with a straight tail, deliberately the opposite of the 6.
- Turning a loop clockwise
- Attaching a straight line to a closed curve
- Telling a 9 apart from a 6
- Linking the numeral 9 to नौ and nine
Common questions
My child muddles 6 and 9.
They loop in opposite directions, which is hard to hold in mind. Talking about where the loop sits, at the top for a 9 and the bottom for a 6, works better than explaining clockwise and anticlockwise.
Which should we practise first, 6 or 9?
Either, but do them close together. Meeting the two loop directions side by side makes the contrast clearer than learning each in isolation.
