Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 3–4 (Sheet 2)
Two round loops that meet in the middle make each of the lazy eights on this card, and all five large rows are dashed so 3–4 year olds can trace loop after loop.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Begin at the dark dot in the middle of the first, solid eight, where the loops meet: go up and over to the left, round the left loop and back to the middle.
- Without lifting, go up and over to the right, round the right loop and back to the middle. That is one whole eight.
- Lift the crayon and move to the next dashed eight; there are seven or eight in each row, and the last row is shorter.
What this worksheet teaches
A lying eight asks the hand to turn one way around the left loop and the opposite way around the right loop, all in a single line. Switching rotation without stopping is harder than tracing a circle, which is why the full dashes matter for 3–4 year olds. The shape trains smooth curves, control of direction and the habit of returning to a fixed point, which later helps with letters that go back along their own line, such as a, d and g.
Play idea
Air eights first: your child draws giant lazy eights in the air with a straight arm, following a toy you hold, then smaller ones with one finger on the table. Only then does the crayon come out for the paper-size eights.