Mixed Patterns Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6

Small waves, star outlines and lying figure eights share five fully dashed medium rows, a varied tracing page for 5–6 year olds who like something different in every line.

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Mixed patterns

How to use this worksheet

Rows 1 and 4 are small waves: start in the middle of the band and go up first.
Rows 2 and 5 are stars: start at the top point and trace the ten short edges around the outline.
Row 3 is lying eights: start where the two loops cross, go up and around the left loop, back through the middle, then around the right loop.

What this worksheet teaches

The three patterns cover three different skills. Small waves train a quick, even rhythm; stars train short straight strokes with sharp turns; lying eights train a curve that switches from turning one way to turning the other as the pencil passes through the middle. Fully dashed rows keep the focus on accurate tracing, which suits kindergartners who are still getting used to smaller, writing-like sizes.

Play idea

Sea and sky: color the wave rows blue like the sea and the stars yellow, and turn each lying eight into a pair of glasses by adding a nose and a smile underneath.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

Where do the lying eights start?

In the middle, where the two loops meet; the dot marks it. Go up and around the left loop first, then through the middle and around the right loop.

Why are the stars drawn as outlines?

Each star is ten short lines around the edge, without lines crossing inside, so your child practices many direction changes in one shape.

Is full tracing enough at 5–6?

For a mixed page with stars and eights, yes; once tracing is accurate, try a half-tracing mixed sheet.