Loops Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Full Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 5–6

Joined loops, nine to eleven in each of four medium rows, are dashed from end to end so 5- and 6-year-olds can learn the path of a loop before drawing it alone.

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Loops

How to use this worksheet

Start on the dark dot on the bottom line. Go to the right and up, turn over the top to the left, then come back down, crossing the line you just drew.
At the bottom, glide to the right into the next loop without lifting the pencil.
The first loop in each row is solid. Trace it with a finger first and say "up, over, down" out loud.

What this worksheet teaches

A loop joins three things in one movement: a rising slant, a turn at the top and a downstroke that crosses the upstroke. That is the shape of cursive l and e and of the tall loops in h, k and b. With the dashes running along the whole row, your child can concentrate on the direction of the turn, over the top to the left, and on where the line crosses itself, without worrying about the size. Medium rows keep the loops close to real letter height.

Play idea

Turn the row into a roller coaster: a tiny car starts at the dot and has to ride every loop. At the end, count the loops in each row together.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Where does each loop cross itself?

On the way down the line crosses the upstroke. The dashes show the crossing point, so follow them slowly there.

My child draws separate circles instead of joined loops. What now?

Show that the pencil never lifts: the bottom of one loop is the start of the next.

Which letters use this movement?

Cursive l and e most directly, and the tall loops of h, k, b and f.