Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 4–5
Sideways figure eights, each drawn from the crossing point in the middle, sit on the bottom line of five large rows; about half of every row is dashed.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dot in the middle of the eight, go up and round the left loop and back through the middle.
- Continue up and round the right loop in the other direction and return to the middle.
- After the dashed eights, draw the rest yourself, one eight at a time, lifting the pencil between them.
What this worksheet teaches
The lying eight joins an counterclockwise loop and a clockwise loop in one line, so the hand learns to switch rotation smoothly through a fixed crossing point. At 4–5 this is a demanding coordination task; the half guide first shows the path, then asks the child to reproduce it with even loops. The eights stay below the top line, so the focus is on equal loops rather than height.
Play idea
Glasses shop: each eight looks like a pair of glasses. Your child adds arms to one eight per row and draws a face wearing them.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why is the start dot in the middle of the eight?
The middle is where both loops meet; starting there makes it easier to keep them the same size.
How much of each row is dashed?
The model plus dashed eights up to about the middle of the row; after that, only the guide lines.
My child's eights have one big and one small loop. Is that normal?
Very normal at 4–5; put a small pencil dot in each empty space as a target for the crossing.