Picket Fences Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Draw from the Model, 5 Rows, Ages 4–5 (Sheet 2)
Here your 4–5 year old is the fence builder: each large row starts with a short rail and four posts to follow, and the rest of the fence, across five rows, is theirs to draw.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Fence
How to use this worksheet
- Trace the model first: the rail from the dark dot on the left, then the posts from the top line straight down through the rail.
- Next, extend the rail across the whole empty part of the row, keeping it halfway between the guide lines.
- Finally, add posts from top to bottom, crossing the rail, with the same gaps as in the model; a full row has 14 to 18 posts.
What this worksheet teaches
Copying a fence means planning two steps: first one long horizontal line, then many short vertical lines crossing it at even intervals. For 4–5 year olds this practices straight strokes in two directions, crossing lines neatly and spacing, all without a guide. The same skills appear in the letters t, f and H and in the plus sign, and even gaps between posts are a first step toward even gaps between letters.
Play idea
Garden fence: once the fence is built, your child plants flowers between some posts and draws a cat sitting on the rail. Ask how many posts they added themselves.