Lightning Bolts Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns to Draw Independently for Ages 5–6
Sharp-cornered lightning bolts with a short sideways step open each medium row as one solid model and one dashed copy. Your child draws the rest freehand. For ages 5–6.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
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How to use this worksheet
- Study the model bolt: a top point, a slanted line down, a short step sideways, a second slant to a sharp tip and one line back up to close it.
- Each freehand bolt starts at the top point and runs down to the left first, just like the model, before reaching the sharp tip at the bottom.
What this worksheet teaches
With no dashes after the first bolt, your child plans each corner in advance and must keep every turn sharp. Checking each bolt against the model — are the steps short, is the tip pointed? — is good practice for writing angular letters like Z, N, M and W accurately.
Play idea
Weather report: your child circles the sharpest bolt in each row and gives a short pretend forecast about the storm in that row, loud thunder included.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
How can my child keep the corners sharp without a guide?
Count the corners out loud while drawing and make a tiny stop at each one; if a corner turns round, compare it with the model and draw the next bolt more slowly.
What age is this worksheet for?
Children aged 5–6 — six rows of lightning bolts drawn from a model practice keeping every corner sharp without a dashed line.
How long does this worksheet take?
About 10 minutes for six rows of medium bolts, as they are made only of straight lines; take a short break if the corners start to round off.