Paintbrushes Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns with Half Tracing for Ages 5–6
Medium paintbrushes all tilt the same way along each row. Your child traces the dashed first half, then carries on alone, keeping every handle at the same slant. For ages 5–6.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
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How to use this worksheet
- Notice the slant before you start: every brush in the row tilts the same way, so the handles your child draws alone must rise at the same angle as the dashed ones.
- The dashed brushes cover roughly the first half of each of the five rows; your child then draws the rest alone, keeping every handle at the same slant.
What this worksheet teaches
Switching from tracing to drawing partway along the row teaches the hand to carry a movement on by itself: the same slant, the same handle length and the same gap between brushes until the row is full.
Play idea
Set the brushes out like a new paint box: when the row is done, your child picks the freehand brush that best matches the dashed ones and gives it a small star.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why does the tracing stop around the middle of the row?
So your child can copy the slant and size from a brush traced a moment ago; the dashed half works like a ruler for the eye rather than the end of the job.
What age is this worksheet for?
Children aged 5–6 — half-traced rows of medium paintbrushes let your child try long diagonal lines freehand with a traced brush right next to them.
What if the freehand paintbrushes get shorter or lean at different angles?
Lay a pencil over the last dashed brush to show its slant and length, then draw the next handle along the same line before adding the band and bristles.