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Locker Number 23 Tracing for a Clever Locker Order Check

Complete US Letter number 23 tracing sheet with TWENTY-THREE, dotted guides and a highlighted sequence
Complete Number Tracing 1 to 100 for Confident Writers

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Skills PracticedNumeral formation, uppercase number-word tracing and sequence reading
Use InHome or small-group locker numeral practice

The original TWENTY-THREE worksheet retains every numeral, word and sequence activity.

The full sheet pairs the large 23 model with four numeral lines, two TWENTY-THREE writing rows and its ten-number strip.

Dara delivers a message to locker 23. The locker row also contains 32 on a different hallway chart. Both signs use the same digits, so Dara has to read from left to right to pick the correct destination. Which label fits the locker labels? Number 23 Tracing invites a comparison between the answer and its printed forms. Say twenty-three while pointing at the outlined 23. Move to a dotted copy when the child is ready and use the 21–30 strip to check its place.

How to check the TWENTY-THREE total

Twenty-three is a label in the locker scenario and an amount when modeled with counters. Dara does not have to count twenty-three actual lockers to recognize the sign. During quantity play, two ten groups and three units give a reason why the order matters. Pair it with three tens and two units to compare 23 with 32 directly.

What would change on the tens mat if Dara's label read 32? Listen for two tens and three ones in a base-ten model of 23. With the locker labels in view, decide together whether 23 still fits.

Let two classmates check the 23 work

In a small group, put 23 and 32 on separate pretend lockers and have pairs justify the choice. Read 23 together first. Then divide the locker jobs.

Assign one partner to move the locker labels and another to read 23. A third child can ask, “What would change on the tens mat if Dara's label read 32?” Rotate after one locker explanation. Leave 23 in view for the partner who checks it.

Make a second locker display by rearranging the locker labels. While one learner writes 23, another can explain two tens and three ones in a base-ten model of 23. Ask the group to find 23 on the 21–30 strip.

Take a short walk along 21 through 30 for 23

Look for 24 to the right of 23. Hide the shaded 23, read its exposed neighbors and ask which value is covered. Reveal 23 and read twenty-three. One correct location is enough during the locker exercise.

Use a ruler or folded paper to expose only a few cells near 23. Let the reader uncover the rest one at a time and predict what is next. Finish by checking 23 against the figure model at the top of the page.

Worksheet number strip from 21 to 30 with 23 highlighted
The ten-cell strip highlights 23.The locker lesson can end by finding cell 3 from the left.

Route 23 is a label and a quantity elsewhere

Label a pretend cubby 23 and hand Dara a route card. A second group has 23 counters to deliver. Ask which use of 23 would still make sense if the other cubbies were hidden. Now place two bundles of ten and three singles beside the counter label, then reverse the positions on a separate number card to describe 32. Read both before making a pencil mark. Ask the child what the word THREE adds to TWENTY in the name on this sheet. Close the session by finding 23 between its two printed neighbors.

What appears on the locker lesson sheet

  1. Find 23 and TWENTY-THREE. The top panel separates 23 from its name. Say twenty-three, then point to the outlined 23.
  2. Choose a line for 23. Each line has 5 dotted models of 23. Use just part of a row to change from the flat finish of 2 to the two curves of 3 without connecting them.
  3. Trace TWENTY-THREE. Its two ruled lines show TWENTY-THREE in dotted capitals. Save the lower TWENTY-THREE line for another day.
  4. Locate 23. Position 3 on the strip shows 23. Point at 21 and 30 and decide whether 23 sits near an end.
Outlined 23 with the uppercase label TWENTY-THREE
The large 23 lets a reader compare a numeral and its printed name.Use this reference during the locker example to connect the count of locker labels with the print.

What a learner can practise during the locker task

23 as a quantity. The locker display tests the link between 23 and two tens and three ones in a base-ten model of 23.
23 as a movement. A slow 23 rehearses the tricky turn. Keep the other 23 copies for later.
TWENTY-THREE in order. Point beneath TWENTY-THREE and say it. Find a numeral card for 23 after tracing.
23 in sequence. Locate 23 among the 21–30 cells. Which neighbor explains 23's position?
A reason for 23. Have a partner ask which locker labels belong in the count. Give the locker explanation aloud.
A self-chosen 23. Pick a 23 model. For a challenge, copy 23 without dots.

Give TWENTY-THREE a reading turn

Say TWENTY-THREE while showing 23. In this reading turn, keep THREE together after the hyphen in TWENTY-THREE. Track TWENTY-THREE from its first letter onward. After one TWENTY-THREE trace, read 23 aloud again.

During the locker session, give TWENTY-THREE a job such as labeling an envelope. The child can match the printed word to the label even when writing all of it is a stretch. Ask whether the label and the numeral 23 name the same thing.

Two guide rows with dotted TWENTY-THREE lettering
The word TWENTY-THREE gets its own tracing area below the figures.The capitals on these lines give readers a place to keep THREE together after the hyphen in TWENTY-THREE.

Number 23 Tracing with a single movement cue

A low-pressure way into the TWENTY-THREE page is to watch the adult make one mark, then take a turn. The cue for 23 is to change from the flat finish of 2 to the two curves of 3 without connecting them. Stay close to the model and compare one part of the result that the child can name.

On the dotted rows, 2 has a low finish before a fresh start for the 3. Ask the child to point to the left shape, then the right shape, before writing either. Read the strip segment 22, 23, 24 for another check. Position in a sequence supplies a clue that shape recognition alone does not.

Questions to ask when the TWENTY-THREE work stalls

What happened with 23CueCheck for TWENTY-THREE
Switching 23 with 32 when reading a route card.Return to two tens and three ones in a base-ten model of 23.Show the locker labels and check the first label.
The pencil leaves a dotted 23.Show where the printed 23 changes direction.Follow one dotted 23 slowly and compare that turn.
The TWENTY-THREE label gets a quick guess.Point across TWENTY-THREE.Revisit a missed letter from TWENTY-THREE.
The reader misnames the 23 cell.Look for 24 to the right of 23.Hide 23 and read a neighbor.

Choose one cue for the locker moment. If the child rushes 23, check the count with the locker labels first. Return to a short 23 attempt once the amount is clear.

Home practice with locker labels and 23

Write two room signs, 23 and 32. Pass a message to the sign that matches a spoken instruction, then build the corresponding amount with bundled paper counters.

  1. Start with the locker supplies. Say 23 together before pointing at its outline.
  2. Ask how the locker labels show two tens and three ones in a base-ten model of 23. Let the child move those locker labels while explaining.
  3. After the locker activity, pick a dotted 23 model and have an adult read TWENTY-THREE.
  4. Note which part of 23 needed a cue. Plan the next locker visit around that movement.

Compare a written address with a spoken one

Let the child deliver an envelope after hearing “twenty-three” once. Set a 23 and a 32 card on separate doors without lining them up by size. Ask how the reader checked the order of the digits. Now let the child write a new label from the worksheet's dots and deliver a second note. The destination stays the same even when the letters in TWENTY-THREE are covered. Bring the number strip back in as a way to check which numbers are next to 23. This gives a second reason to read carefully from left to right.

Make a familiar routine from the locker idea

The TWENTY-THREE page suits kindergarten and early primary learners around 4–7 with some pencil control. During locker play, a younger child can point at 23 or move the locker labels. Let the child choose when to try writing 23.

Give each visit to 23 a purpose. Try the shape of 23 today and explain the locker count another day. Ask which TWENTY-THREE task to revisit.

Ask what changed in the latest 23. Did it help to change from the flat finish of 2 to the two curves of 3 without connecting them? Save one TWENTY-THREE line for later. End with the child's description of 23.

Build a second lesson around locker labels

  • Make a locker sign. Ask the learner to write a 23 order for two packages of ten and three loose objects. Let a partner explain why 23 fits before tracing it.
  • Rearrange the locker labels. Count 23, move the locker labels and predict the recount. Add one to 23 for a different result.
  • Point to 23 in silence. Indicate 23 and a neighbor on the 21–30 strip. A partner reads 23 and chooses the TWENTY-THREE card.
  • Record the locker report. A child can explain two tens and three ones in a base-ten model of 23 in a pretend message. Give the report a 23 label.
  • Write 23 on another surface. Set TWENTY-THREE next to a board or dark paper. Compare your two 23 attempts with the outline.

Practice to pair with the locker lesson

Compare a page of pencil-control paths with your 23 lesson. Try the earlier 1–10 tracing set after locker play, or pair 23 with a mixed 1–10 numeral sheet.

Family play with locker labels can grow from NAEYC family play ideas. For a locker variation, browse PBS KIDS for Parents and adapt an activity around 23.

Put the 23 practice on US Letter paper

Download the original 23 handout with the free button. For the clean version of the TWENTY-THREE page, choose the members' download while signed into a qualifying plan.

Select US Letter portrait for the 23 PDF. Check the border around TWENTY-THREE in print preview. Give the 23 dots a standard-quality test.

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