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Circles Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6 (Sheet 3)

Medium circles sit close together here, ten or eleven per row, with the first six traced and the rest left for 5- and 6-year-olds to draw freehand.

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    How to use this worksheet

    • Start at the dark dot on the left side of the circle. Go down, around and back up over the top, the counterclockwise direction used for a, c, d, g and o.
    • Close each circle neatly and start the next one a small step to the right.
    • In the free part, compare your circles with the model: the same size? Touching both lines?

    What this worksheet teaches

    At five and six, circles are the foundation of the round letters, and their direction matters: children who draw circles clockwise often form a, d and g awkwardly later. The medium size is close to real letter size, and closing each circle exactly where it started trains precision. The freehand part of each row shows whether the circles stay round and even without dashes.

    Play idea

    Turn a few freehand circles into letters: add a short line on the right side to make an a, a tall line to make a d, and a tail below the line to make a g. Your child will see that one circle hides several letters.

    Questions and answers

    Questions from parents

    Why does the direction of the circle matter?
    Printed a, c, d, g, o and q all start with the same counterclockwise curve. Practicing it on circles makes those letters easier to form.
    My child always draws clockwise. What should I do?
    Trace a few circles together with your hand guiding theirs, saying "down and around". Then let your child try alone on the dashed circles.
    The freehand circles get smaller along the row. Why?
    Many children shrink their shapes as they tire. A short pause and a look back at the model usually help.
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