Connect the Dots: 13-Dot Duck for Ages 5–6
The complete duck outline, thirteen dots from tail to bill, for five- and six-year-olds who can work without a guide; a red answer key is printed on the second page.
2 A4 pages · for home and classroom use
Connect the dots: duck
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the large dot 1 at the tail, on the left.
- Dots 2 and 3 run along the back; 4 and 5 climb to the top of the head.
- Dots 6, 7 and 8 form the bill, with 7 at its tip; 9 is the throat.
- Dots 10 to 13 go around the chest and belly; close with 13 to 1.
What this worksheet teaches
The head and bill pack six dots, from 4 to 9, into a small area, so the strokes are short and close together, a real test of precision for kindergartners. Along the back and belly the lines are longer and gentler. Moving between these two scales in one picture trains the fine control children need for writing letters of different sizes, and counting to thirteen stretches number knowledge beyond ten.
Variation to try
Make it a story. A grown-up draws three tiny ducklings hidden among reeds around the page; after joining the dots, your child finds the ducklings, colors them and draws a path from each duckling back to the mother duck.