Loops Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Half Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 4–5
Tall joined loops, like a row of cursive l's, run across four large rows; the dots guide just over half of each row and a 4–5-year-old loops on alone to the end.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Loops
How to use this worksheet
- Start on the lower line at the dot, swing up and to the right, curve over at the top and come back down across the stroke to the lower line.
- Keep the pencil on the paper through the whole row – every loop flows straight into the next.
- In the freehand half, check that each loop is open, with a small space inside, not squashed into a single line.
What this worksheet teaches
A loop combines an upward stroke, a turn at the top and a downward stroke that crosses the first one. That crossing and the rounded turn are the base of joined handwriting: letters such as l, e, b and h in cursive are built on the same loop. Drawing large loops lets the child feel the whole movement from the shoulder and wrist before it gets small, and half tracing shows whether the rhythm holds when the dots are gone. Even spacing between loops is a first taste of even spacing between letters.
Play idea
Before the page, draw big loops in the air with a ribbon or a scarf tied to a stick; air loops warm up the same motion the rows ask for.