Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 3–4
Big sideways eights, two round loops joined in the middle, are dashed from end to end on this five-row sheet for 3–4 year olds, with a dot at the crossing point to show where to begin.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dot in the middle, go up and round the left loop, back through the middle and round the right loop.
- Follow the dashes eight after eight to the end of the row, lifting the crayon only between eights.
- Try a giant eight in the air with the whole arm before tracing each row.
What this worksheet teaches
The sideways eight asks the hand to go round in one direction and then the other in a single, flowing line. At 3–4 this develops smooth, controlled curves and the ability to change direction without stopping, and the big, fully dashed loops let the child succeed with natural whole-arm movements. Tracing the same shape many times also builds rhythm, which later helps with round letters and with writing a word without stopping.
Play idea
Race track: each eight is a track for a finger race car doing laps, with 'round and round' said aloud. Then your child traces it with a crayon and does a second lap in another crayon.