Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Draw from the Model, 6 Rows, Ages 5–6

Large sideways figure eights, each made of two round loops that meet in the middle, are copied from a model across six rows by 5–6 year olds, with one dashed eight per row as a hint.

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Lying figure eights

How to use this worksheet

Start on the dark dot where the two loops meet, go up and round the left loop and come back to the middle.
Go straight on, up and round the right loop, and finish in the middle again.
Trace the one dashed eight, then draw the next eights alone, side by side, each standing on the bottom line.

What this worksheet teaches

The lying eight makes the hand turn one way and then the other, counterclockwise in the left loop and clockwise in the right, without stopping in the middle. Handwriting uses both directions: counterclockwise for a, c and o, clockwise for the humps of n and m. With only one traced eight, a 5–6 year old must also keep both loops the same size, which trains visual comparison and planning, and the large bands allow a relaxed, flowing movement.

Play idea

Race track: each eight is a small race track. Your child drives a finger around the model twice without stopping, then draws their own tracks along the row and gives the best one a finish flag.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Where does each eight start?

In the middle, where the two loops touch. The line goes up and round the left loop first, then the right one.

One loop always comes out bigger. What helps?

Ask your child to watch the middle point: both loops should come back to it and reach the same height. Slowing down in the second loop helps.

Why are there only two eights at the start of each row?

This is the draw-from-the-model level: one solid eight and one dashed eight show the shape, and the empty band is for your child's own eights.