Connect the Dots: Mitten with Guide for Age 4

Thumb out to the right, cuff at the bottom: this winter mitten is traced along a pale dashed line through eight numbered dots, sized for four-year-olds.

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All printables: Dot-to-dot

Connect the dots: mitten

How to use this worksheet

Start at the large dot 1 at the bottom left corner of the cuff.
Go up the left side to 2 and 3, then across the top to 4.
Dots 5, 6 and 7 make the thumb, with 6 at its tip.
Come down to 8 and draw the last line across the bottom back to 1.

What this worksheet teaches

The thumb is where the path turns out and back in within three dots, a quick change of direction that a four-year-old can manage when the dashed guide shows the way. The long left side and the flat top are good first straight lines, drawn upward and then across. Counting only to eight keeps the sheet short, so the child finishes with energy left for decorating.

Play idea

Mittens come in pairs. Your child draws a second mitten freehand next to this one, with the thumb on the other side, and gives both the same pattern: stripes, snowflakes or hearts. Then play "find the match" with real mittens from the coat cupboard.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Why is the top of the mitten flat?

With eight dots the top is a single line from 3 to 4. The fifteen-dot mitten for older children has a rounded top.

Where is the thumb?

On the right, between dots 5 and 7; dot 6 is the tip of the thumb.

How can I tell if my child is ready for sheets without a guide?

When they follow the dashes without help and can name the numbers 1 to 10, try an unguided sheet with a similar number of dots.