Dot to Dot Worksheets for 5 Year Olds — Free Printable

Five-year-olds are right in the sweet spot for dot-to-dots: they can count to 20, they're starting to form numbers, and they love the aha of watching a picture appear. This printable is the easiest version — 18 dots, a friendly star, numbers 1 through 18 — designed to be the first dot-to-dot a child finishes on their own.

Why this is a good fit for five-year-olds:

• Numbers up to 18 match where most UKG / Kindergarten kids are with counting
• One clear shape (a star) so the result is satisfying even if a line goes wonky
• Big, well-spaced dots that are easy to hit with a crayon, marker, or pencil
• One letter-size page — no double-sided printing, no fold-over

How to use it: print it, talk through the first two or three dots together ("find one… now two… now three…"), then hand over the pencil. If your child finishes quickly and wants more, pop over to the full Connect the Dots tool — same setup but you can swap the shape (heart, fish, apple…) or bump the difficulty to 28 or 42 dots.

Completely free, no login, no email. Cmd+P (Ctrl+P on Windows) and you're printing in seconds.