Chain Links Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns with Half Tracing for Ages 4–5
Five medium rows of chain links for ages 4–5: roughly the first half of every row is dashed, and then your child continues the chain alone.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
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How to use this worksheet
- Trace the dashed links and watch how each pair tilts up to the right, with the second oval starting inside the first.
- In the free half, draw the links at the same tilt and length, and space the pairs the way the traced ones are spaced, so the row keeps its rhythm.
What this worksheet teaches
Continuing the chain without dashes means repeating a long oval at the same slant and making the second one overlap by the right amount. It builds control of direction in curved lines and an even rhythm across the row, both important for joined-up handwriting later.
Play idea
Necklace row: your child draws a string through all the links of one freehand row and a clasp at the end, then decides who in the family gets to wear it.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
How much should the second oval overlap the first?
About as much as on the model — its lower end sits inside the upper end of the first oval, so the two lines cross twice and leave a small shared space.
What age is this worksheet for?
Children aged 4–5 — the traced half shows the length and tilt of each oval, and the child completes the row freehand, a gentle step from tracing to drawing alone.
What if the freehand ovals turn into circles?
Remind your child that a link is long and thin; moving a little faster along the length of the oval and slowing only at the ends keeps it stretched.