Crosses Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Full Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 5–6 (Sheet 2)
Four medium rows, ten X-shaped crosses in each, all dashed: a gentle introduction to diagonal lines for children aged 5–6.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Crosses
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dark dot at the top left of the first cross and slant down to the bottom right.
- Then draw the second slant from the bottom left up to the top right, crossing the first line in the middle.
- Move on to the next dashed cross; the fourth row is shorter and stops before the mascot.
What this worksheet teaches
An X is two diagonals that must meet in the middle, and copying one usually comes after a child can copy a plus sign and a square, often around age 5. Tracing forty crosses gives lots of repetition of the slanted movement needed for letters such as x, k, v, w, y and z. It also practices aiming: the second line has to pass through the point where the first one already is, which trains eye-hand coordination and careful stopping near the guide lines.
Play idea
Treasure map: after tracing, your child picks one cross in each row as the hidden treasure and draws a tiny coin next to it. You guess its place by row and position, like "row two, cross five".