Which numbers can the dots use?

1 to 10, 1 to 20, 1 to 30 or 1 to 50, counting by 2s to 50, by 5s to 100, by 10s to 150, or the alphabet from A to Z.

Where do children start?

At the green dot, at the top of the picture. The numbers go round clockwise, and every number sits just outside its dot.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The answer key shows the finished outline in red, with the color picture it was drawn from.

Which pictures are there?

An apple, a pear, a heart, a star, a moon, a house, a fish, a duck, two dinosaurs, a butterfly, a mushroom, an umbrella, a pumpkin and a ghost.

Dot to Dot Printables: Count to 10, 20 or 50, Skip Count and A to Z

Counting with a picture at the end

Dot to dot practices number order: children have to find what comes next, again and again, and the picture only appears if they get it right. Skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s and the A to Z pages use the same idea for times tables and the alphabet.

Pick a level

1 to 10 and 1 to 20. Pre-K and kindergarten.
1 to 30 and 1 to 50. Kindergarten and first grade.
By 2s, 5s and 10s. First and second grade, before times tables.
A to Z. Alphabet order for any age.

More puzzles

For a hidden picture made with colors, try color by number. Number tracinghelps children who are still learning to write the numbers.

Common Core standards

K.CC.A.1Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
K.CC.A.2Count forward from any number, not only from 1.
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000 and skip-count by 5s, 10s and 100s.

Summaries in our own words; see the Common Core State Standards for the full text.