Mixed Patterns Tracing Worksheet — Every Row Different, Large, Draw from the Model, 4 Rows, Ages 5–6
Every row changes on this card: slanted lines, big waves, zigzags and small waves in four large rows, each shown once solid and once dashed for 5–6 year olds to continue alone.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Mixed patterns
How to use this worksheet
- Row 1, slanted lines: from the bottom dot up to the right, keeping them parallel. Row 2, big waves: from the middle up to the top line and down to the bottom line.
- Row 3, zigzags: sharp peaks from the bottom line up and down, with a stop at every point.
- Row 4, small waves: low and tight through the middle of the row, not touching the guide lines. In each row, copy the model freehand after the dashed example.
What this worksheet teaches
This card sets straight against curved, twice. Slanted lines and zigzags need straight diagonal strokes and sharp stops, while big and small waves need smooth, continuous curves. The contrast between the two wave rows adds a lesson in size: the same movement made large with the arm and small with the fingers. Together they cover the diagonals of v, w and z and the flowing curves of joined-up writing.
Play idea
Sea and rocks: the waves are the sea, the zigzags are rocks and the slanted lines are rain. Your child draws a small fish in the calmest wave row and tells you where it is swimming.