Mixed Patterns Tracing: Spirals, Slanted Lines and Lying Eights — Medium, Draw from the Model, 6 Rows, Ages 5–6
A spiral row, a row of slanted strokes and a row of sideways eights repeat twice on this card, so 5–6 year olds switch between curves and straight lines six times.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Mixed patterns
How to use this worksheet
- Spirals (rows 1 and 4): start at the dark dot on the outer edge and wind inward to the middle.
- Slanted lines (rows 2 and 5): each stroke starts on the bottom line and goes up to the right; lift the pencil between strokes.
- Lying eights (rows 3 and 6): start in the middle where the two loops meet, go up and around the left loop, back through the middle, then around the right loop.
What this worksheet teaches
This mix pairs one straight stroke with two very different curves. Slanted lines need a steady angle repeated many times, the spiral needs a curve that keeps getting smaller, and the eight needs a change of turning direction in the middle of one movement. Meeting each pattern twice lets your child correct the first attempt on the second; at 5–6, that habit of looking back at the model is as valuable as the drawing itself.
Play idea
Race track: the eight is a race track. Before each eight row, your child drives a finger around the model three times, saying "left loop, right loop", and then picks up the pencil.