Mixed Patterns Tracing: Every Row Different (Valleys, Spirals, Springs, Waves, Stars) — Medium, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6

Valleys, spirals, springs, waves and stars: five medium rows for 5–6 year olds, one new pattern per line, dashed up to about the middle, with the rest of each row left to finish freehand.

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All printables: Tracing lines

Mixed patterns

How to use this worksheet

Row 1, valleys: start at the dot on the top line and swing down and up in U shapes.
Row 2, spirals: begin on the outer edge at the right of each spiral and wind inward to the middle.
Row 3, springs: narrow loops from the bottom line. Row 4, waves: start in the middle and rise first. Row 5, stars: start at the top point.
After the dashes, keep the size of the model; the last row ends before the mascot.

What this worksheet teaches

Each row asks for a different kind of control: the valleys and waves are continuous curves, the springs cross their own line, the spirals shrink with every turn and the stars change direction at ten corners. A 5–6 year old has to read each model, remember the direction and keep the pattern going without dashes. Switching between curved and angular strokes is exactly what writing whole words asks for.

Variation to try

Weather story: valleys are puddles, spirals are wind, springs are bouncing raindrops, waves are the sea and stars come out at night. Your child tells the story row by row while drawing.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Why does the spiral row start on the outside?

The spirals on this sheet begin at the outer edge and wind inward, so your child sets the size first and finishes in the middle.

The stars come out wobbly. Is that normal?

Yes. A star outline has ten short lines with a stop at every corner; slowing down at each point helps more than pressing harder.

What if my child only manages the dashed half of each row?

That is fine for a start; the empty half is the harder part.