Loops Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Draw from the Model, 6 Rows, Ages 5–6
Round loops that climb and roll over themselves fill six medium rows for 5–6 year olds; after one solid and one dashed loop, the rest of each line is drawn alone.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Loops
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dot on the bottom line, curve up and to the right to the top line, turn back to the left and come down, crossing the line you just made.
- Trace the one dashed loop, then keep looping to the end of the band without lifting the pencil.
- Compare each new loop with the solid model: a round top, a crossing in the lower part of the band and even gaps.
What this worksheet teaches
A loop combines an upward curve, a turn at the top and a return stroke that crosses the first line, three movements in one. It is at the heart of joined handwriting, where letters such as cursive e and l are built from loops, and drawing it from a model trains a 5–6 year old to repeat a movement from memory. Medium bands keep the loops close to writing size, so the fingers and wrist, rather than the whole arm, do the work.
Play idea
Roller coaster: each loop is a loop-the-loop on a roller coaster. Your child rides the model with a finger, then draws the track to the end of the row; every loop must stay open so the train can get through.