purposeful play

Q-Tip Number Tracing

writing activity for kids

Helping kids strengthen their fine motor skills is an important part of early childhood development. Strong fine motor skills are needed for children to be able to successfully write, tie their shoes, use a zipper and many other important tasks! 

Number tracing with Q-tips is a colorful, fun, stress-free way for kids to practice and strengthen those important fine motor skills while also practicing number recognition and writing.

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Q-Tip Number Tracing Activity

  • Set out cups and Q-tips
  • Add paint to each cup
  • Write numbers 1-10 on a piece of construction or card-stock paper
  • Invite your child to dip the Q-tips in paint and trace the numbers written on the paper
  • Encourage your child to start at the top of the number and trace downward-just like you would when writing numbers
  • Encourage your child to continue and trace all 10 numbers!
  • For a fun extension activity- invite your child to add corresponding paint dots next to each number (example: add one paint dot next to the number one, two paint dots next to the number 2)

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Purpose

  • Hands on learning
  • Promotes letter recognition
  • Strengthens number recognition
  • Screen free fun
  • Strengthens number sense skills
  • Reinforces counting skills
  • Improves fine motor skills

Purpose

  • Strengthens fine motor skills
  • Teacher proper number and letter formation
  • Makes writing practice fun
  • Screen free fun

Purpose

  • Develops eye-hand coordination
  • Promotes number recognition
  • Teaches one to one correspondence
  • Strengthens number sense
  • Promotes shape and color recognition
  • Screen free learning

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