Connect the Dots: Kitten for 5-Year-Olds

Here is a kitten's head with one pointed ear, drawn through six widely spaced dots: a quick, friendly start for five-year-olds working without a guide line.

5 Years

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All printables: Dot-to-dot

Connect the dots: kitten

How to use this worksheet

Start at the large dot 1 on the upper left of the head.
Draw to 2 and then up to 3, the tip of the ear on the right.
Come down to 4 for the cheek and to 5 for the chin, across to 6 and back up to 1.
Now draw the second ear on the left, then the face.

What this worksheet teaches

With only six numbers, the challenge is not counting but moving confidently between dots that are far apart. The lines are long and slanted, and the child has to aim at a small target without a guide, the step between traced sheets and longer unguided pictures. Completing the head by adding an ear, eyes, nose and whiskers turns the sheet into a small drawing task that uses the same pencil control and ends with a kitten the child finished themselves.

Play idea

Give the kitten a mood before drawing its face: happy, sleepy or surprised. Your child draws eyes and a mouth to match, then three whiskers on each side. Ask what the kitten is thinking and write the answer in a speech bubble for them.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Why does the kitten have only one ear?

The easy version uses six dots, so only the right ear is part of the outline. Drawing a matching left ear is part of the task.

Isn't six dots too easy for a 5-year-old?

It is a warm-up for children who are new to working without a guide. If it goes smoothly, move on to the 12-dot cat with both ears.

What if my child cannot find the next number?

Ask them to say the number first, then look along the edge near the last dot. The numbers stand just outside the outline, next to their dots.