Circles Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Half Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 3–4
Can your 3–4 year old close a circle without a guide? Four large rows start with dashed circles for about half their length, then leave room to try it alone.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Circles
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dark dot on the left edge of the first circle, which is solid; go down first, round the bottom, up the right side and over the top back to the dot.
- Trace the dashed circles that follow, each one standing on the lower guide line and reaching up to the top one.
- Where the dashes stop, keep drawing circles of the same size in the empty band until the row is full; six to eight circles fit in a row.
What this worksheet teaches
The circles on this card go counterclockwise, the same direction used for the letters a, c, d, g, o and q. Closing a circle so the end meets the start is a real skill: most children can copy a circle at about three, but joining it neatly takes practice. Half tracing adds a new challenge, because once the dashes end your child has to judge size and spacing alone, by looking back at the traced circles and staying between the two guide lines.
Variation to try
String of beads: after drawing the free circles, your child colors every other one and draws a thread through the whole row, turning it into a necklace.