Loops Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Full Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 4–5 (Sheet 2)

Wide, rolling loops, seven or eight in each of four large rows, are dashed from start to finish for 4–5 year olds getting ready for joined-up writing.

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Loops

How to use this worksheet

From the dark dot on the bottom line, go up and to the right, curl back over the top toward the left and come down, crossing the line you just drew.
At the bottom, swing right and go straight up into the next loop without lifting the pencil.
The first loop in each row is solid: trace it with a finger first to feel where the line crosses.

What this worksheet teaches

A loop combines an upstroke, a turn over the top and a downstroke that crosses the upstroke, all in one flowing line. It is the core movement of cursive writing, found in e and l and in the joins that link letters together. Large, fully dashed rows let 4–5 year olds practice the crossing and the smooth turn at the top without worrying about size, so the pencil keeps moving at a steady pace from left to right.

Play idea

Roller coaster: each loop is a loop-the-loop, and a finger car rides the track before the pencil does. After tracing, your child draws a small flag above the smoothest loop in each row.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Where do the lines cross?

In the lower part of each loop, where the downstroke comes back across the upstroke before swinging on to the next loop.

My child's loops come out as closed circles. What helps?

Show that the line does not close: it crosses itself and moves on to the right.

Is this cursive practice?

It is the movement cursive is built on; the loops here are much bigger than letters.