Bridges Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Draw from the Model, 5 Rows, Ages 6–8 (Sheet 2)

Rounded bridge arches that rise from the bottom line and land again fill these five medium rows; after a solid and a dashed arch, children aged 6–8 draw the next eight to ten alone.

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Bridges

How to use this worksheet

Start at the dot on the bottom line and go up, over the top and down to the bottom line again.
Without lifting the pencil, begin the next arch where the last one landed.
Keep the arches as wide and tall as the sample so the bridge looks even.

What this worksheet teaches

The arch is the key movement of the letters n, m, h and r and of the joins between many cursive letters. Drawing it well means rising smoothly, turning without a point and coming down straight enough to land on the line. Because only two arches are printed, your child has to keep width and height steady without dashes, so this sheet checks rhythm and spacing more than shape. It is a strong warm-up before writing words that contain n and m.

Variation to try

Bridge builders: after each row, draw a small river under the arches and a boat passing under the widest one. Ask which arch a tall ship could fit through.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

The arches look pointed. What helps?

Ask your child to slow down at the top and draw it like the top of a rainbow, not a mountain.

My child lifts the pencil between arches. Is that wrong?

The arches are meant to be joined, so try to keep the pencil down. That joined movement is what helps with writing m and n.

How does this help with handwriting?

Many lowercase letters use the same over-and-down movement, so smooth arches usually mean smoother, more even letters.