Mixed Patterns Tracing: Every Row Different, from Figure Eights to Valleys — Medium, Draw from the Model, 7 Rows, Ages 6–8
Seven rows, seven different patterns, and only a model plus one dashed element to start each: the most independent mixed sheet for 6–8-year-olds, from lying eights down to valleys.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Mixed patterns
How to use this worksheet
- Top to bottom: lying figure eights, star outlines, waves, slanted lines, loops, zigzags, valleys.
- Before drawing, look at the solid model and the dark start dot, and say where the line goes first.
- Trace the one dashed element, then continue the pattern freehand to the end of the row.
What this worksheet teaches
A new pattern in every row means your child cannot rely on the rhythm of the previous line; each one has to be read from its model first. The page switches between closed shapes drawn one at a time (eights and stars), continuous curves (waves, loops and valleys) and straight lines with sharp points (slanted lines and zigzags). Looking, planning and then drawing without help is the same process as copying an unfamiliar word, which is why this kind of sheet suits children who already write.
Play idea
Pattern of the day: cut the sheet into strips, one row each, and do one strip a day for a week. On the last day, ask which pattern was easiest and which one your child wants to try again.