Circles Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Series F, Ages 5–6
Round circles sitting on the bottom line, about ten per row, are dashed for the first half of each of five medium rows, then 5–6 year olds draw the rest themselves.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Circles
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dark dot on the left side of the solid circle and go down, around the bottom, up the right side and over the top back to the start.
- Trace the dashed circles the same way, lifting the pencil only between circles.
- In the empty half, draw circles of the same size, each resting on the bottom line and touching the top line.
What this worksheet teaches
Going down and around from the left is the counterclockwise movement used in round letters such as o, a, d, g and q. A well-drawn circle also has to close exactly where it began, which is the detail that makes a and d readable later. The half-traced rows give 5–6 year olds a size to copy, and the free part shows whether the circles stay round rather than turning into eggs or spirals.
Variation to try
Button box: your child turns the free circles into buttons by adding two small dots in each one, then counts how many buttons are in each row.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Which way should the circle go?
From the dot on the left side downward and around, counterclockwise. That matches the direction of round letters.
The circles don't close. What helps?
Ask your child to slow down near the end and aim for the dot where the circle started.
The free circles look like eggs. Is that normal?
Yes, especially at first. Pointing to the model and keeping both guide lines as limits helps them become rounder.