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Clouds Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Draw from the Model, 5 Rows, Ages 4–5 (Sheet 3)

Small bump, tall bump, small bump, flat base: that is one cloud, and 4- and 5-year-olds continue five large rows of them after one solid and one dashed example.

1 A4 page · for home and classroom use

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Clouds

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How to use this worksheet

  • Start on the dark dot at the bottom-left of the cloud, on the bottom line. Draw a small bump, a tall middle bump that reaches the top line, then another small bump.
  • Close the cloud with a straight line back along the bottom to where you began.
  • Each cloud is separate, so lift the pencil and leave a small gap. Seven to nine clouds fit in a row.

What this worksheet teaches

A cloud is three connected arches of different sizes plus a straight base, so your child practices changing the size of a movement on purpose: small, big, small. Closing the shape with a straight line back to the start trains accuracy at the end of a stroke. Drawing from the model adds the job of remembering the order of the bumps and keeping each cloud about the same width.

Play idea

Make a weather report: your child adds raindrops under some clouds, a sun peeking out behind others and a lightning bolt under one. Then they read out the weather for each row.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

How many bumps should each cloud have?
Three: a small one, a tall one in the middle and another small one. The flat base closes the cloud.
My child's clouds run into each other. What helps?
Leave a finger-width gap before starting each new cloud, and finish the flat base before moving on.
Why draw clouds at all?
Clouds combine arches of different sizes with a straight line, a mix that shows up in many letters and keeps the practice fun.
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