Connect the Dots: Gift for Ages 5–6
Bigger bow, more dots and no guide line: this present for five- and six-year-olds has eleven numbers, and the bow's two loops meet in a knot at the center.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Connect the dots: present
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the large dot 1 in the bottom left corner and go up to 2.
- Dots 3, 4 and 5 make the left loop of the bow, 6 is the knot, and 7, 8 and 9 the right loop.
- Dot 10 is the top right corner and 11 the bottom right; close with 11 to 1.
What this worksheet teaches
Each loop of the bow takes three strokes in different directions, so the child learns to follow the numbers rather than the obvious edge of the box. The box itself is a large rectangle with four square corners, good practice for drawing rectangles freehand later. Reading 10 and 11 and finding them on the far side of the box adds a small counting challenge on top of the drawing.
Variation to try
Make a gift tag. Draw a small label hanging from the knot and ask your child who the present is for; a grown-up writes the name, or the child copies it. Then draw ribbon lines from the knot down to the bottom of the box and decorate the paper around them.