Mixed Patterns Tracing Worksheet — Every Row Different, Medium, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6

No row repeats on this card: squares, springs, clouds, valleys and bridges fill the five medium rows, each traced to the middle and finished freehand by children aged 5–6.

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Mixed patterns

How to use this worksheet

Row 1, squares: start at the top-left dot, go across, down, back and up. Row 2, springs: tight loops that curl up and back without lifting the pencil.
Row 3, clouds: small bump, tall bump, small bump, flat base. Row 4, valleys: U-shaped dips starting from the top line.
Row 5, bridges: arches rising from the bottom line. Before each row, run a finger over the solid model.

What this worksheet teaches

Five different patterns cover most of the basic pre-writing strokes: straight lines with corners, overlapping loops, arches of different heights, cups and humps. The valleys and bridges are the two basic curves of cursive handwriting, the cup of u and w and the hump of n and m, placed one after the other so your child feels the difference. With a new plan in every row, it makes a good review page once single-pattern cards feel easy.

Play idea

Tiny town: the squares become houses, the valleys puddles, the bridges a river crossing and the springs a curly snake. Ask for a one-sentence story about the town.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Valleys and bridges look alike. How do I explain the difference?

Valleys dip down like the letter u, bridges arch up like the humps of n; practicing both helps later with joining letters.

My child struggles only with the springs row. What helps?

Springs are tight loops; slow down, say “up, round, down” for each loop and keep them all the same width.

Is a card with every row different suitable for beginners?

It is better as a review; beginners should try single-pattern cards first.