Mixed Tracing Worksheet: Vertical Lines, Hearts and Waves — Medium, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 4–5

Straight lines, hearts and waves share this medium, fully dotted card for 4–5-year-olds: three movements in five rows, with lines and hearts each coming back for a second go.

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All printables: Tracing lines

Mixed patterns

How to use this worksheet

Rows one and four: vertical lines, each drawn from top to bottom, with a pencil lift in between.
Rows two and five: hearts, starting at the bottom point, up and round the left bump, then round the right bump and back down.
Row three: waves, one smooth line from the start dot in the middle of the band, rising and falling to the end of the row.

What this worksheet teaches

The three patterns cover three different kinds of movement: a short straight stroke repeated with lifts, a closed curved shape that changes direction in the middle, and a continuous rhythmic curve. Letters combine all three. Meeting lines and hearts twice lets a 4–5-year-old improve on the second attempt, while the single row of waves gives a change of pace in the middle of the page. The medium size asks for smaller, finger-led movements than large patterns.

Variation to try

Let your child pick one crayon per pattern – blue for lines, red for hearts, green for waves – so the order of the rows is easy to see.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Why does the waves row appear only once?

With three patterns and five rows, the first two repeat and the third appears once, as a change of pace between the repeats.

My child starts the hearts at the top. Should I change that?

The start dot on this card is at the bottom point of the heart. Following it keeps the traced hearts smooth and the same shape as the model.

Is this card a good first tracing page?

It works better after a few single-pattern cards, because the hand has to switch movements three times.