Clouds Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Draw from the Model, 6 Rows, Ages 5–6

Fluffy cloud shapes, three bumps on a flat base (small, tall and small), are drawn from the model in six medium rows by 5–6 year olds, with just one dashed cloud as a hint.

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Clouds

How to use this worksheet

Start on the dot at the left end of the base and go over the small bump, the tall middle bump and the last small bump.
Close the cloud with a straight line along the bottom line back to the start, then lift the pencil.
Trace the one dashed cloud, then draw separate clouds alone along the band.

What this worksheet teaches

A cloud mixes three curved bumps of different heights with a straight base, so the child must change the size of the movement within one shape and finish with a straight line. The tall middle bump reaches the top line while the side bumps stay lower. Drawing clouds from a model trains a 5–6 year old to notice such differences and repeat them, which later helps with letters of different heights, such as a tall l next to a small e.

Play idea

Weather sheet: after each row, your child draws raindrops under two clouds and a sun peeking out from behind another. The last row can become a snowy day.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Are the clouds one long wavy line?

No. Each cloud is a separate closed shape with its own flat base on the bottom line; lift the pencil between clouds.

My child makes all three bumps the same height. What helps?

Point out that the middle bump is the tallest and reaches the top line. Saying 'small, big, small' while drawing helps.

Is this sheet right for a child who has not traced clouds before?

It is the hardest level. A clouds sheet with full or half tracing first makes this one much easier.