Year 2 Capital letters and numerals worksheet

“Writing numerals 0 to 5” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 English unit “Capital letters and numerals”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 19 to 20 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Writing numerals 0 to 5

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · English · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can form the numerals 0 to 5 with the right start, direction and baseline.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which sentence is written correctly? Circle it.
the cat sat.The cat sat.The cat sat
2.
Put these steps for writing a sentence in order. Write 1, 2 and 3 in the boxes.
1. Add a full stop.
2. Write a capital letter.
3. Write the words.
3.
Sort these names. Write each one in the right column.
AlisamBeatom
Capital letter Small letter

B Watch me, then you4 min

We will draw a 3 on the line. Start just below the top and follow the curves.

Watch me

Start the 3 just below the top of the line.

Curve round to the right and down to the middle.

Curve round again to the bottom, all in one movement.

Now you

1.
Circle the numerals that need a pencil lift.
345

C Your turn7 min

Each row changes one thing. Look at what changes.

Two pencils lying beside a sheet of card on a kitchen table

1.
Circle the numerals you draw in one smooth movement.
012345
2.
Join each numeral to what is true for it.
014
Needs a pencil liftOne smooth loopOne straight line
3.
Sort these numerals by how you draw them.
2345
One smooth movement Lift your pencil
4.
Put the strokes for the numeral 4 in order. Write 1 to 4 in the boxes.
1. Lift your pencil
2. Draw a long line down
3. Draw across to the right
4. Slant down to the left

Say it out loud: Which numerals did you draw in one smooth line, and which ones needed a lift?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “The numeral 4 is drawn in one smooth line, with no pencil lift.”

1.
Is Kit right? Write why.

E Think deeper4 min

1.
Write 2, 3, 4 and 5 on one line, sitting on the baseline. Why should they all sit on the same line?

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Writing numerals 0 to 5 · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. The cat sat. Ask your child to point to the first letter and the last mark. Then check which sentence has both.

2. 1 Write a capital letter. · 2 Write the words. · 3 Add a full stop. Ask your child what comes first in a sentence. Start with the capital, then the words, then the full stop.

3. Small letter: sam, tom · Capital letter: Ali, Bea

B

1. 4, 5 Ask your child to trace the numeral they chose with a finger, without lifting. If the finger stops, that is the one with a lift.

C

1. 0, 1, 2, 3 If your child circles 4 or 5, ask them to trace it with a finger. Where does the pencil lift?

2. 0 → One smooth loop; 1 → One straight line; 4 → Needs a pencil lift

3. Lift your pencil: 4, 5 · One smooth movement: 2, 3

4. 1 Slant down to the left · 2 Draw across to the right · 3 Lift your pencil · 4 Draw a long line down Ask your child where the pencil lifts. The lift comes after the cross bar, before the last line down.

D

1. Look for: Says Kit is wrong, because the 4 needs a pencil lift to finish its cross. If your child says Kit is right, ask them to draw a 4 slowly. Ask where the pencil must lift to add the last line.

E

1. Look for: 2, 3, 4 and 5 each started at the top and sitting on the baseline, with a reason such as they look even and line up.

Words to use

Say“Show me where your pencil starts. Which numerals did you lift for?”

Instead of“That's wrong, try again properly.”

After the sheet

Draw a line on the back of an envelope. Trace each numeral 0 to 5 in the air first, then write it on the line.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Writing numerals 6 to 10(with a plan)
Round and straight capitals(with a plan)
Tall capital letters(with a plan)
Capital A, H, K, T and S(with a plan)
Capital letters J, U, X, Y, Z(with a plan)

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