Number 38 (Thirty-eight) Tracing Worksheet for Kids

Writing 38 means putting a double-bumped three next to a double-looped eight together — shapes your child has already met. Both digits are traced over light dotted guides, so your little one can go slowly and feel how each stroke flows. Because numbers above twenty are built from digits children already know, 38 makes for calm, confidence-building handwriting practice.

Thirty-eight breaks down into 3 tens and 8 ones, and seeing it that way is the heart of place value. Lay out 3 bundles of ten and 8 loose ones so your child can watch the number take shape with real objects. Thirty-eight is an even number — it shares neatly into two equal groups — and it sits between 37 and 39.

Here is a fun fact to share while you work: Thirty-eight is even, so it shares fairly into two equal groups of 19 with none left over. Keep sessions short and playful for children aged 4 to 7 — trace the digits, say “thirty-eight” out loud, and count the tens and ones together. Every tidy numeral builds the pencil control and place-value understanding that bigger-number maths depends on.