Crosses Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Draw from the Model, 4 Rows, Ages 5–6

Big X-shaped crosses start each of the four large rows, one solid and one dashed; your child aged 5–6 then draws the rest, aiming both lines through the middle.

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Crosses

How to use this worksheet

Start at the dot at the top left and draw down to the bottom right; lift the pencil and draw from the bottom left up to the top right.
Trace the dashed cross, then keep drawing crosses to the end of the row with an even space between them.
Each line should touch both guide lines, and the two lines should cross halfway up.

What this worksheet teaches

An X is made of two separate diagonal strokes, and the second one has to be aimed so it crosses the first at the center, which makes it both a motor and a planning exercise. Copying an X is typically achieved around age five, and it prepares the strokes of x, k and y. At the model-only level your child also judges spacing along a long row without dashes, and the large size makes the diagonals long enough to show if the angle drifts.

Play idea

Kisses in a letter: in many English-speaking countries an X at the end of a letter means a kiss. Your child counts the crosses in their best row and sends that many kisses to someone in the family.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Which line of the cross comes first?

Follow the dot: top left to bottom right first, then bottom left to top right. The same order every time makes crosses more even.

The lines cross near the top. What helps?

Before drawing the second line, point to the middle of the first one; that is the target.

Only one cross per row is dashed. Is that enough help at 5–6?

Yes, if your child has already traced crosses. The large size makes the diagonals long enough to show when the angle drifts; if it feels too hard, go back to a half-tracing crosses sheet first.