About Missouri
Missouri is nicknamed "The Show-Me State," and Kansas City, one of its two largest cities, sits right on the border with Kansas and is famous for its barbecue and jazz history. The state is also known as the launching point for many historic westward wagon trails in the 1800s.
This state's featured city
Kansas City is the city featured for Missouri on this site. Trace the worksheet below, or use the interactive tool to make one for any other Missouri city or town.
Using an "I Live in Kansas City" worksheet
Print the worksheet at full size and have the child say "I live in Kansas City" aloud before and after tracing it — pairing the spoken phrase with the written word helps the city name feel like a real, personally meaningful fact rather than an arbitrary word to copy.
Other states on this site
Kansas City is one of fifty featured cities covered here, one per state — see the full city tracing overview to browse every state's featured city, or jump directly to a neighboring state.
Pairing Missouri's city with a child's own name
Practicing Kansas City alongside a child's own name tracing worksheet builds a small set of personal facts a child can write confidently — their name, and where they live — well before they're writing full sentences.