Connect the Dots: Traceable Pumpkin for 4-Year-Olds

Halloween or harvest time, this round pumpkin works for both: four-year-olds trace a pale dashed line through ten dots, from the stem around the wide body.

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All printables: Dot-to-dot

Connect the dots: pumpkin

How to use this worksheet

Start at the large dot 1 at the top of the stem.
Dot 2 is the bottom of the stem on the right; follow the dashes to 3 and out to the widest point at 4.
Go around the bottom through 5, the little dip at 6, and 7, then up the left side through 8 and 9 to 10.
Finish with the line from 10 to 1, the other side of the stem.

What this worksheet teaches

This pumpkin is wide and low, so the lines are long and gently slanted, good practice for moving the crayon smoothly across the page and not only up and down. The dip at dot 6 in the middle of the bottom is a small change of direction worth pointing out. With the dashed guide, a four-year-old can focus on reading the numbers 1 to 10 in order, which many children of this age are still learning.

Play idea

Draw the ribs: two or three curved lines from the stem down to the bottom make the pumpkin look round. Then choose between a friendly jack-o'-lantern face for Halloween or a plain orange pumpkin for an autumn display, and add a curly vine beside the stem.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Why is there a dip at the bottom?

Dot 6 sits a little higher than 5 and 7, so the bottom of the pumpkin curves in slightly, as many real pumpkins do.

Is there a harder version?

Yes, a pumpkin with fourteen dots for ages 5 to 6, with no guide line and an answer key.

My child finds the dashed line hard to see. What can I do?

Print on plain white paper with good contrast, or go over the dashes lightly with a highlighter before your child starts.