Number 48 (Forty-eight) Tracing Worksheet for Kids
The number 48 is written by placing a sharp, four-cornered four next to a double-looped eight. 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, 48 makes for calm, confidence-building handwriting practice.
Forty-eight breaks down into 4 tens and 8 ones, and seeing it that way is the heart of place value. Lay out 4 bundles of ten and 8 loose ones so your child can watch the number take shape with real objects. Forty-eight is an even number — it shares neatly into two equal groups — and it sits between 47 and 49.
Here is a fun fact to share while you work: Forty-eight is four full dozens (4 × 12). Keep sessions short and playful for children aged 4 to 7 — trace the digits, say “forty-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.
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What your child will learn
- Write the digits of 48 (forty-eight) in the correct order
- Break 48 into 4 tens and 8 ones — early place value
- Know that 48 is an even number
- Count on from 40 to 48, then back again
How parents can use this worksheet
- Say “forty-eight” aloud together before every trace
- Build the number for real with bundles of ten straws, blocks or buttons
- Count on and back around it: 47, 48, 49
- Forty-eight is four full dozens (4 × 12).
Fun ways to count to 48
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Frequently Asked Questions
Write 48 as a sharp, four-cornered four next to a double-looped eight, forming each digit in the correct order over the dotted guides. It reads as “forty-eight”.
Forty-eight is made of 4 tens and 8 ones. Splitting a number into tens and ones is the first big step in understanding place value.
Forty-eight is an even number. It shares into two equal groups of 24 with none left over.
Forty-eight is four full dozens (4 × 12).
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