Connect the Dots: Mushroom for 5-Year-Olds
Nine dots, no guide, one mushroom: five-year-olds draw a wide domed cap and a straight-sided stem, with sharp turns where the two meet.
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Connect the dots: mushroom
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the large dot 1 on top of the cap.
- Dots 2 and 3 go down the right side of the cap; from 3 the line turns sharply in to 4 under the cap.
- Dots 4 to 7 make the stem: down, across the bottom and back up.
- 8 and 9 finish the left side of the cap; close with a line from 9 to 1.
What this worksheet teaches
The line turns sharply at dots 3, 4, 7 and 8, where the cap meets the stem. Stopping cleanly at each turn instead of rounding it off is the kind of control children need for letters with corners, such as L, T and E. The stem's upright sides and flat base practice straight lines in two directions. Nine numbers keep the counting well within reach, so the child can put all their attention into precision.
Play idea
Decide what kind of mushroom it is: white spots on a red cap for a fairy-tale toadstool, or a plain brown cap for a forest mushroom. Draw grass around the stem and a snail or a hedgehog nearby. It is also a good moment to remind children that wild mushrooms are for looking at, never for picking and eating.