Bridges Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6
A chain of round bridges crosses each of the five medium rows, nine to twelve arches in every row, with dashes along the whole length for ages 5 to 6.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Bridges
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dark dot on the bottom line. Rise in a smooth curve almost to the top line and come back down to the bottom.
- Where one bridge lands, the next one starts: keep the pencil on the paper through the whole row.
- The first arch is solid. Follow the dashes after it and keep every top round, not pointed.
What this worksheet teaches
The arch over the top is the movement of n, m, h and r, and of the humps in many cursive joins. Tracing the full row lets your child feel how the hand slows down at the top of the curve and speeds up on the way down, and how the bottom of one arch becomes the start of the next. Medium rows keep the arches close to letter size, so the movement carries straight over to writing.
Play idea
A little train crosses the bridges. Your child names the river under each bridge while tracing, and the train may only go on if the bridge is round and joined to the next one.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why should the arch be round and not pointed?
Round tops are what make n and m readable. A pointed arch turns an n into something closer to a v upside down.
My child stops at the bottom of every bridge. Is that wrong?
It is fine at first. Later, aim for a quick touch of the bottom line before rising into the next arch.
What comes after a fully traced sheet?
A bridges sheet with half tracing, where the second half of each row is drawn without dashes.