Dot to Dot: Hazelnut — 8 Dots for Ages 3–4
Eight widely spaced dots around a smiling hazelnut make a short, calm path for a three- or four-year-old's first attempts at joining numbers in order.
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Dot to Dot: Hazelnut — 8 Dots for Ages 3–4
How to use this worksheet
- The eyes, the lines on the shell and the wavy edge near the bottom are printed; your child draws only the outer shape.
- Begin at the bigger dot 1 on the pointed tip and follow the faint dashed line down the right side.
- Dot 5 is the bottom of the nut; from there go up through 6, 7 and 8 and back to 1.
- Color the shell light brown and the bottom part a darker brown.
What this worksheet teaches
Counting from 1 to 8 with one number for each dot builds one-to-one correspondence, the basis of all later counting. With only eight dots, the lines are long, so the movement comes from the whole arm, which young children need before finer finger control develops. The card also brings in some nature: hazelnuts grow on hazel shrubs, ripen in late summer and autumn, and are a favorite food of squirrels.
Play idea
Hide eight nuts in their shells around the room, or buttons if nuts are not allowed at home. Each time your child finds one, they join the next dot, until the nut is complete.