Published Nov 5, 2026
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Made with the help of AI from public curriculum standards, then checked. Mistakes can slip through, so please look it over before use. Found one? Tell us and we will fix it.
Connecting the dots from 1 to 20 asks your child to say the counting sequence in order and to recognize each written number, including the teen numbers 11 to 19 that are often mixed up. A winter surprise appears when the last dot connects back to the first, and then your child colors it. Kindergartners count to 100 and read numbers to 20, and a dot to dot turns that practice into a small mystery. Drawing straight lines between dots also builds pencil control.
Common Core K.CC.A.1: Reciting numbers aloud to 100, plus skip counting in steps of ten
Common Core K.CC.A.3: Writing numerals up to 20 and matching them to small groups
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Ask your child to say each number out loud before drawing to it. When the lines reach the teens, slow down: 12 and 21, or 13 and 31, are easy to confuse, and only 1 to 20 are on this page. If your child skips a number, the picture will look odd, which is a great built-in check. Using a ruler is not needed; wobbly lines are fine.
Easier: Connect the dots from 1 to 10 together, then let your child finish from 11 to 20. Point to each next number if your child gets lost.
Harder: Ask your child to guess the picture before connecting, or to count backward from 20 to 1 while tracing over the finished lines.
It is made for Kindergarten (ages 5-6). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
About 10 minutes. Young children can do it in two short sittings with a break in between.
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Common Core K.CC.A.1 (reciting numbers aloud to 100, plus skip counting in steps of ten); Common Core K.CC.A.3 (writing numerals up to 20 and matching them to small groups).
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your own children or students. Please do not resell it or upload it to other websites.
