Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Full Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 4–5 (Sheet 3)
Seven big sideways eights sit in each of the four rows here, all fully dashed, so 4- and 5-year-olds can focus on the flowing path through the middle.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Start on the dark dot in the center of the first eight. Go up and over the left loop, then down and back along the bottom to the middle.
- Without stopping, go up again and around the right loop, finishing back in the center.
- Lift the pencil and begin the next eight in its own middle. Every row has seven eights.
What this worksheet teaches
In each eight the left loop turns counterclockwise and the right loop turns clockwise, so the hand has to switch rotation in the middle of one smooth movement. That switch builds flexible wrist control, which is why the lying eight is a classic warm-up before handwriting. Passing through the same center point twice also trains accuracy. On large, fully traced rows the task stays manageable for four- and five-year-olds.
Play idea
Before tracing, your child draws a big eight in the air with a straight arm, then with a finger on the table. After the page is done, turn one eight in each row into a pair of glasses by adding two little arms.