Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Full Tracing, 4 Rows, Ages 5–6
Sideways eights sit on the bottom line of four large rows, six to nine in each, and every one is dashed so 5- and 6-year-olds can practice the turn through the middle.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Each eight starts at its middle, where the two loops meet: go up and to the left, around the left loop and back through the middle.
- Without stopping, go up and to the right, around the right loop and back to the middle.
- The eights are separate: lift the pencil and begin the next one at its own middle. The first eight in every row is solid.
What this worksheet teaches
The lying eight makes the hand switch direction of turning halfway through: one loop goes counterclockwise, the other clockwise, and both pass through the same point in the middle. Following it with the eyes and the pencil is a classic pre-writing warm-up. The eights here reach about two thirds of the way up the row, so they are big enough for a relaxed arm but small enough to need control in the middle.
Play idea
Call each eight a race track. A tiny car starts in the middle and must do one lap of each loop before the next track. Afterward, draw one giant eight on a big sheet taped to the wall.