Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Full Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 4–5
Figure eights lying on their side sit on the bottom line of four large rows, each one dashed, with the start dot placed right at the crossing point in the middle.
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Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dot in the middle, go up and round the left loop and come back through the middle.
- Carry on up and round the right loop, turning the other way, and finish back in the middle.
- Lift the pencil after each eight and move to the next one along the row.
What this worksheet teaches
A lying eight asks the hand to change the direction of rotation in one continuous line: the left loop goes counterclockwise, the right loop clockwise. That smooth switch helps later when round letters follow one another and joins turn different ways. The eights sit on the bottom line and stay below the top one, so 4–5 year olds practice control and a steady crossing point rather than big arm swings.
Play idea
Race track: a finger drives a toy car twice round each eight before tracing, saying "round one side, round the other". Afterward, color all left loops one color and all right loops another.