Lying Figure Eights Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Draw from the Model, 6 Rows, Ages 5–6
With six medium rows and only a model plus one dashed eight to start each, this sideways-eights sheet challenges 5- and 6-year-olds to keep ten or so smooth figure eights going on their own.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Lying figure eights
How to use this worksheet
- Start in the middle of the eight, on the dark dot. Go up and around the left loop, back through the middle, then up and around the right loop.
- Each eight stands on the bottom line. Lift the pencil and start the next one in its own middle.
- Nine to twelve eights fit in a row. Look at the model often so both loops stay the same size.
What this worksheet teaches
Every lying eight switches rotation halfway: the left loop turns counterclockwise and the right loop clockwise. Doing that freehand, at medium size and many times in a row, trains flexible wrist control and visual memory, since your child has to picture the path without dashes. Keeping both loops the same size also practices symmetry. It is a useful warm-up before writing lessons.
Play idea
Turn eights into eyeglasses by adding two little arms, or into bows by adding two ribbons below. Your child decorates one eight per row and tells you who is wearing those glasses.