Baby Rattles Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns with Half Tracing for Ages 5–6
Striped rattle balls on short, round-ended handles repeat through five medium rows; your child traces the first half of each row and then draws the remaining rattles alone. For ages 5–6.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
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How to use this worksheet
- The rattle is a round ball crossed by two straight stripes, set on a short handle with a rounded end; in the blank half the ball should stay as big as in the traced rattles.
- In each of the five rows the dashed rattles stop a little past the middle; before your child continues in the blank part, ask them to look at the last dashed rattle and match the size of the ball and the length of the handle.
What this worksheet teaches
After half a row of dashes, your child closes the circle alone and places the stripes by eye, keeping each new rattle as round and as big as the traced ones.
Play idea
Play a rhythm game: your child draws one freehand rattle for each shake you make, then counts the rattles aloud to see if the numbers match.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
What if the stripes stick out past the ball on the freehand rattles?
Draw the ball first and let your child tap both sides of it with the pencil before each stripe — the stripe starts at one tap and stops at the other.
What age is this worksheet for?
Children aged 5–6 — they trace about five medium rattles per row and then draw four or five on their own, which shows whether the ball still closes neatly once the dashes run out.
What if the rattles in the blank part grow bigger or the handles get longer?
Point to the two guide lines: the ball almost touches the top one and the handle ends just above the bottom one; ask your child to fix the size of the ball first and only then the length of the handle.