Circles Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Draw from the Model, 6 Rows, Ages 5–6
Six rows of round circles that touch both guide lines are shown once in solid line and once in dashes; then 5- and 6-year-olds draw seven to nine more alone.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Circles
How to use this worksheet
- Each row begins at the dark dot on the left side of the first circle. Go down first, around the bottom, up the right side and over the top back to the dot: counterclockwise.
- Look at the solid circle, trace the dashed one, then draw the rest from the model, lifting the pencil after each circle.
- Every circle sits on the bottom line and just reaches the top line; compare each new one with the model before moving on.
What this worksheet teaches
The counterclockwise circle is the starting movement of c, a, d, g, o and q, so the direction matters as much as the shape. Closing the circle exactly where it began takes careful hand–eye control; a circle that ends with a tail or a gap shows where to slow down. Drawing seven to nine circles from memory also teaches your child to keep the size and the spacing the same along a whole row.
Play idea
Planet parade: in the circles your child drew alone, they add a ring to one, craters to the next and stripes to a third, then give each planet a name. Only a closed circle can become a planet.