Trellis Number 44 Tracing for a Brilliant Pair of Matching Digits

Full original number 44 worksheet with FORTY-FOUR, numeral guides and shaded 44 strip cell

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PublishedNovember 13, 2026

Age Group5-8

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Skills PracticedNumeral formation, number-word reading, place value and sequence

Use InSmall-group or family trellis lesson

Sheet 44 is shown from top border to the teacher-signature line.

The entire Letter page pairs FORTY-FOUR and 44 with guided writing and an ordered strip from 41 to 50.

Four garden supports each hold ten paper leaves. Four more leaves wait to be tied onto the display. Eren expects the two 4s in the sign to have the same job because they match. Try Number 44 Tracing after checking the trellis total. Compare the tall outline with the small dotted 44 shapes. Say forty-four from the word panel and finish by finding the colored box on the strip that starts at 41. The page keeps the trellis count in view when the objects are put away.

40Grouped in tens

4Loose ones

Ask two learners to make the same 4 with a finger, then assign different counting roles to each digit. Put their work together on a 44 display.

At the trellis station, ask for the difference between 40 and 44. A learner can show the 4 extra units with counters. For a zero, point to the empty space while reading 44.

Let a speaker read the finished trellis sign while a partner traces 44. Swap jobs and ask How does removing a whole ten affect the first 4 while leaving the right-hand digit unchanged? Listen for an explanation of the 44 count before commenting on the written result.

What does the 44 label count?

The same digit names different place values. Count the first four as groups of ten and the second four as singles. A child can compare a single group with four loose leaves by opening the group and pointing to its ten pieces.

Ask for two trellis reports. The groups contain 40, and the loose count is 4. Once the totals are combined, look at 44 and say which position records the 4 full groups.

Try hearing about the 4 loose units first. Keep the tens on the left of 44. The order of the trellis reports can change without moving either digit.

Locate 44 on the 41–50 strip

Count 4 places from the left to find 44. Check by reading up from 41. A learner can use 41 as the first spoken value instead of restarting at one.

Point to 43 on the left of 44. Find 45 to the right of 44. Match one step from 44 with an addition or removal in the trellis count. When the trellis arrangement changes but the count stays 44, leave the pointer in place.

Hide the shaded 44. Ask the reader to name an uncovered neighbor and predict the hidden numeral. Check it against 44, then let the learner choose a nearby box for a partner to guess.

Sequence 41–50 with 44 highlighted in cell 4 — Check the label for the trellis count in the shaded box marked 44.The 44 cell lies 3 moves from 41 and 6 moves from 50.

Six things to listen and look for around 44

Explain the trellis display: Group 44 by tens and ones. Point to the 40 part before describing the extras.
Manage a turn in 44: Keep one dotted 44 model visible while changing direction. Pause between 4 and 4.
Tell FORTY-FOUR from a partial clue: Read FORTY-FOUR aloud with the numeral in view. Check the letters at its right end.
Place 44 in a run: Use 44 to infer a neighbor. Show whether the trellis total rose or fell.
Recognize 44 in a new layout: Rearrange the trellis pieces. Does 44 still belong on the label?
Review one 44 attempt: Match the finished 44 against its outline. Save a movement for another visit.

Open one packet to show why both fours differ

Set the four extra leaves on a tray and unpack one group of ten next to them. Ask which pile is named by the right-hand 4. Put the group back before reading the complete amount. Now move a full ten off the order and ask how the first digit would change. Use loose number cards for both labels, since 34 belongs to a different printed strip. Later practise tracing two separate fours. A quick oral cue can name the meeting of the strokes on the first digit before the hand starts the second one.

Read the large 44 before using a pencil

Set the trellis sign by the large 44. Point between its smaller digits and the big outlines. Say forty-four while moving a finger from the first numeral to the last.

See which digit of 44 the child notices first. If attention goes straight to the 4, try a bookmark at the left of 44. Let a partner explain the trellis amount before taking a pencil turn.

Outlined 44 beside FORTY-FOUR in the worksheet's two reference boxes — The upper 44 panel gives the trellis count two written forms.Look across from the large 44 to FORTY-FOUR before speaking the amount for the lesson.

Number 44 Tracing with a clear hand movement

For 44, form the first open 4 fully, then repeat it with a visible space. Rehearse that transition on a scrap, then choose from five 44 models on a dotted line. Rest the spare hand on the page during the lift between 4 and 4.

Pick one feature to watch in the 44 attempt. Compare the digit heights, or see where the strokes of 44 meet the lower guide. If one 44 turn needs work, practise it at a larger size before shrinking it.

Four lines of 44 allow several short visits. Save the lower 44 rows for the next trellis session instead of making the first try last through all twenty models.

Four dotted numeral lines for 44 with five pairs per line — The 44 lines give the writer several places to rehearse the digit transition.With one 44 model uncovered, form the first open 4 fully, then repeat it with a visible space.

The first of four dotted number lines showing five copies of 44 — Start with a brief pencil turn on the upper line of the 44 sheet.Compare the curve and corner placements within each small 44 against their printed guides.

Let FORTY-FOUR do a reading job

Say forty-four while a learner tracks the capitals. On a second reading, compare FORTY at the start with FOUR at the end. Use the big FORTY-FOUR reference to check a faint letter in its dotted row.

Make separate trellis labels for 44 and FORTY-FOUR. Ask someone to match both to the count. On the two word rows for 44, a new reader can follow a part of FORTY-FOUR today and return to the rest another day.

Dotted capital models of FORTY-FOUR in the word practice area — Switch to FORTY-FOUR when the lesson moves from digit formation to print reading.During the trellis read, compare FORTY at the start with FOUR at the end.

Try the trellis count at home

Make four paper tens and four loose leaves. Have the learner point to the group that each 4 describes before writing both digits on a label.

Keep the trellis materials in view. Slide the 4 extras to a counted area as the learner counts up from 40. A child who wants more evidence can open one of the ten groups before rechecking 44.

Choose one 44 model to follow. Put the new mark by the trellis count and have another person read it. Invite the learner to explain the 44 label before giving a spelling cue.

Adjust the next attempt at 44

44 response	Prompt	Check Forty-Four
Only the 4 extra units get counted.	Put the 40 portion beside them.	Read the whole label 44 from the joint display.
The two 44 digits crowd or touch.	Compare the gap in the large 44.	Follow one 44 pair and lift between shapes.
The reader skips part of FORTY-FOUR.	Point through FORTY-FOUR at speech pace.	Match FORTY-FOUR with its separate numeral.
The 44 box is guessed from shading.	Name an adjacent printed value.	Find 44 again with the color covered.

Check the trellis count before correcting the pencil. If the child says 44 correctly, ask which shape needs a slower try.

Choose a small goal for the next 44 visit

The 44 printable suits children around ages 5–8 who are ready to compare two-digit numbers. Younger children who already recognize 44 can point, speak and move counters while someone else handles the pencil. A confident writer may copy the trellis label once on a blank slip.

Use one goal during a short return visit. If a child can describe 44 as 4 tens and 4 ones, the next aim might be the shape of the right digit. If both shapes are familiar, put a little more attention on FORTY-FOUR or the place where the target sits on the strip.

Ask which 44 mark the writer would like to save. Keep the child in charge of the final selection and name a feature they can see, such as a clearer gap or a closed loop. It makes a later return to the trellis lesson feel connected to something they already accomplished.

Five short activities after the trellis lesson

Save the 44 record. Draw the trellis groups on a card. Move an extra piece and decide whether 44 still applies.
Guess the hidden 44 box. Read 44 and its neighbors, then cover 44. Ask a partner for the missing value.
Make a new trellis order. Add one piece to 44. Write 45 together and point to the changed digit or digits.
Split the 44 writing job. Have a child dictate FORTY-FOUR while an adult writes it. Trace 44 for a second label on the trellis display.
Check 44 in a different arrangement. Return the trellis pieces to a row. Ask a visitor to verify 44 without the first layout.

Other ways to prepare for the 44 lesson

For a shorter writing turn than 44, start with the even-number dice activity. To isolate the shape of 4 before the trellis activity, try the 1–6 dice practice or the pencil-control path worksheet as a different warm-up.

Look through family play at NAEYC for a way to adapt the trellis role-play. A family can also choose an idea from PBS KIDS for Parents and give the written FORTY-FOUR sign a job in that game.

Open and print the 44 PDF

Use the free worksheet control for the supplied 44 sheet. To get the clean member edition of FORTY-FOUR, sign in with an eligible active plan and select its premium download.

Choose US Letter portrait and preview the complete border around 44. Print one FORTY-FOUR copy at standard quality and check that the dotted guides are clear. The clean member sheet carries no website watermark or advertising.

The $8 collection card links this 44 lesson with all the other sheets through 100. A family that already has access can open sheet 44 directly inside the collection by selecting that page number.

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