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These free name tracing worksheets are perfect for preschoolers. This name learning activity also includes alternative font choices to make the name tracing printable easy and fun to use!
My five-year-old is finally showing interest in writing letters; and, boy oh boy is that learning accelerating! He seems to be a bit hung up on writing his name, though, and is still having trouble with his “R’s” and “e’s.” So, I came up with this lovely printable. Then I thought, “I bet other kids have a problem writing letters, too.” My husband helped me make this nifty little code for my blog so that my readers could also get these free name tracing worksheets totally personalized. OK, so let’s get started.
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Free Name Tracing Worksheets
The free name tracing worksheets are great for your child when learning their name as well as forming those letters. Keep an eye out for future posts where I go into more detail on how to help your little ones form those letters properly.
I tried out the worksheets with each of my three kids. I love these learning resources pockets to use dry erase pens on. The kids write and remove as many times as their focus allows.
My five-year-old wrote his name six times before he lost interest. My two-and-a-half-year-old tired once and decided that drawing and erasing was simply better.
You can, of course, use the free name tracing worksheets without any sort of cover.
These educational printables are also great in a classroom setting as the letters are the perfect size for preschoolers!
I like to use these plastic pockets for a wide variety of tracing activities from working on mazes to line tracing.
Good stuff, right!? The dry erase pen is the same one we use for the whiteboard. I also have thinner pens on order for a better grip – I recommend these.
Prepping Your Name Tracing Worksheets
Now, the fun bit!
To get your OWN free name tracing worksheets simply click here and refer to the guide as needed!
But before you go, please share these fun and free name tracing worksheets so that other children can benefit from them too.
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Additional Name Tracing Printables
I recommend these additional activities for name learning:
- Name Search Activity and Printable
- Bear Counters Name Recognition Activity
- Name Recognition using Beads
- Tactile Name Writing Practice
I would love to hear how you are using the printables, so please feel free to leave me a comment!
Pulkit Nagar says
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David Martin says
It was very helpful! I simply began in this and I’m attractive more familiar with it better! Thanks, keep doing amazing.
Nina Paul says
Thanks for sharing this amazing activity idea. I’ll completly forgot about this great activity which I use to play in my childhood. I’ll definitely like my son to enjoy this great activity.
Melanie says
Try to download the file and when i open it all i see i empty sheet with no name on it. Is that how it works? The name Just automatically printed when u print it out?
Ashley says
Thanks for the question. The paper should have a name on it. If you follow the link it will take you to prompts and will ask you to enter the name. Then it asks for the style you’d like. Then you can download or print it. I hope this ?
Asoka Moodley says
Hi, I am from South Africa, I am was looking for activities for my 3 and a half year old whilst in break from school given the Coronavirus pandemic we are all currently experiencing. This is so much fun and educational at the same time. Thank you for your sharing all your hard work with us moms. I have shared with other moms. Be blessed.
Discounts Code says
The topic was superb, your writing style simple to understand and accurate in terms of conveying information. Keep up the excellent work.
Christina says
Thank you soooo much to actually having a link to something that is FREE. I am not sure how many blogs/sites I went through that lead me to somewhere I had to pay when the title said “free”. Much appreciated……fan of you now!
Nicolette Roux says
you are most welcome! <3
Danielle Moreland says
Thank you so much for these printable sheets!! These are a life saver!
Raini Jordan says
I don’t like the new font. Is there a way to make it like we teach in school?
Nicolette Roux says
Which fonts do you use in school? I’ll make sure to add them if its missing.
Katie says
A great big thank you to you and your husband for this amazing resource! I printed off my class list for kindergarten and it was so easy, now I am all set for Monday!
Christine says
Thanks for the amazing name tracing program. You just saved me hours of work for my preschool classroom! I will be sharing your blog with my fellow teachers. Be blessed in all you do for families.
Jess says
Thank you a lot for this useful printable!!
Lori says
I keep trying to use the name generator and it takes me to a custom form site. Help. The powerful mothering generator does not come up when I click on the button shown in the video
Nicolette Roux says
the site was recently updated and is now called createprintables. You are indeed at the correct place! I’ve removed the video until i make a new one. thanks!
Stacey says
Hi! do u no longer have the dotted name sheets as shown in the pics for tracing? I printed one for my five yr old and he loves it and still uses it. I just tried to print one for my two and a half yr old with her name and its different and not dotted. I want one for her and my one yr old. please let me know. thank you.
Nicolette Roux says
it is still there 😀 on the “Main Font Options” (to the right of the screen) click on “School writing other” a bunch of other fonts will load. its the 3rd one on the list called “National Primary dotted”
Jodi says
Hi. I love these printables!
I used them last year for a few of my preschoolers that were interested in writing. I’ve come back to print a couple more but the font seems to have changed.
Do you still have the ones closer to comic sans MS to print.
Please let me know & thanks again.
Jodi.
Nicolette Roux says
hi Jodi,
pop a mail off to [email protected] for the new font and we’ll get it added asap!
J says
Hi! I love these name practice pages. I am a preschool teacher with 9 students. I would like to use them in my class. I saw that there is a copyright on the worksheet. Do I have your permission to use this activity?
Nicolette Roux says
YES! They are made for mass use via the site that creates them. enjoy.
Amy says
My daughter’s teacher has been using these for her preschool class! I followed the link to make one for my daughter at home so we can laminate it instead of wasting paper and ink. Thank you so much for this! <3
Nicolette Roux says
yay!
sutha says
Great! Thank you so much!
Lauren Gentry says
Thank you so much, will be using this to get my son ready for Kindergarten.
Cindy says
These worksheets are just what I needed! Try using dry erase crayons or china markers. They increase the resistance as kids write, giving sensory feedback. Markers are “slippery”. The dry erase crayons are also a good way for kids to strengthen those fine motor muscles as they erase the board.
Nicolette Roux says
That is an AWESOME idea!!!!!
Thanks!
Dalvielis Tovar says
All what i needed!! Thank you so much!! GOD BLESS YOU!!
Davida Marie Burgess says
Thank You!!! Saves me from using my highlighters to write there names.
Ashley says
This so neat! And so easy! Thanks for sharing!! 🙂
Candice says
Thanks so much, I googled and this came up – so useful, I’m going to share it with all my mummy friends!
Mommy.dubs says
Thanks for the printables! I’m sharing this with other parents on our blog!
Andrea says
I’m going to put this worksheet in a sheet protector! Since I don’t have a laminator. Thank you for this resource! My daughter just asked to learn to write her name and this will be perfect.
Nicolette Roux says
The printable is in a sheet/page protector in the images shown. Totally use what you have 😀
Fariha says
Thank You so much for this lovely prompt. Bless you.
kim says
This is Great thank you!
adriana says
Thanks so much! steps were super easy!
Ann says
Can u change the font so the letter a in in the Denelian font that kids write in at school?Please advise. Thanks!
Nicolette Roux says
I have put the request in to have this font added.
Lucy says
These are great! I just made some with letters of the alphabet, too. A neat free resource.
Tiffanie says
I am having trouble bringing this up. When I open it comes up just as an image and I can’t print it.
Nicolette Roux says
can you try pressing ctrl and P at the same time and seeing if it brings up a print box?
Isabel says
I LOVE IT !!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Victoria says
Nicolette thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop and sharing your fun name printable with all of us! Have a wonderful weekend and I hope to see you on Monday again!
Grethel says
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrea says
Mine also printed jumbo. Printing off an ipad
Nicolette Roux says
you need to select the “fit to page” option
chanel says
I love this!!! Thank you so much.
Nicolette Roux says
I am glad you like it! 😀
Vicki says
Hi! I recently found this on Pinterest and loved the idea! However, mine are not printing normal size. They’re printing at JUMBO size!!! I’m using my iPhone, which I’ve never had trouble doing before. Anybody have the same problem?? Please help! I really love these practice sheets and I’m so sad that they’re not working out for me 🙁
Nicolette Roux says
Vicki i’ve sent you an email to see if i can help keep an eye for it please!
lisa howell says
I put child’s name in box click next it’s not working, help.
Nicolette Roux says
Do you have another browser to try? are you on a desktop? If these don’t work pop me an email: [email protected]
Natasha says
Hi
It eventually worked thanks it’s great, along with everything else your doing, thanks again x
Kelly says
Thank-you so much for these. I have a special needs son and these work great for teaching him to write. I also work in home daycare and they are perfect for preparing children that will be entering pre-k to write their names.
Natasha says
I have been trying to print off your name tracing printables, but when I enter the child’s name, I can’t go any further after that ?
Thanks for your attention.
Nicolette Roux says
After you entered the childs name was there a next button to click?
If you did and it still didnt work please message me your browser you use and if it is in mac/windows so I can send it in for support 😀
Amy says
Last time I printed the names of my children I didn’t have to download any extensions. There was just a box where I entered the names and it worked great! Now I have to add a name and I can’t seem to do it without downloading a file..
Thanks!
Amy
Nicolette Roux says
You enter your name in the box. Then download the image file to your computer to print.
kelly flynn says
Amy I noticed the same thing. How do I just get the tracing without downloading other content to my computer?
Nicolette Roux says
The website was created with both options. There is an option to NOT download the pdf. After you enter the name & select the font click the BLUE button that says {view/print/download} it will take you to the preview page that lets you select purple {back} or blue {view/print} or the green {download} (https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/view-print.png)
Selecting the blue {view/print} will open a new page where you can directly PRINT (https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/print.png) if your browser supports in-browser pdf view (like chrome & firefox).
However, browser pdf settings could override in-browser pdf view. If this is set, then it will automatically download the pdf. Only you can change this manually.
Jennifer says
These are amazing!!! Tweeting and sharing.
Christina says
Is there any way to have the name on a dotted line & the rest of the dotted lines blank so the child can
write their name on their own?
Nicolette Roux says
Sure thing! i’ll add this to the update list. its an awesome idea