Picket Fences Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6 (Sheet 2)
Around twenty short posts cross one long rail in every row of this medium picket fence sheet, fully dashed across all five rows for 5- and 6-year-olds.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Fence
How to use this worksheet
- Start on the dark dot at the left end of the rail and trace the rail straight across the row.
- Go back to the start and add the posts: each begins on the top line, crosses the rail and ends on the bottom line.
- The posts are plain straight lines with no pointed tops. Keep the gaps between them even.
What this worksheet teaches
The fence pattern trains two strokes at once: a long, steady horizontal line and a series of short vertical strokes that must cross it cleanly. At medium size the posts are short and close together, so precise starting and stopping matter. Crossing a line accurately is the same skill used for the crossbar of t and f and for the plus sign in math.
Play idea
Plant a garden behind the fence: your child draws a flower or a sunflower peeking over the rail in every row, and you count the flowers together at the end.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
My child's rail bends up and down. What helps?
Keep the eyes on the far end of the dashed rail, not on the pencil tip, and let the whole forearm slide along the table instead of moving only the fingers.
The posts are uneven. What helps?
Look at the bottom line while pulling down, not at the pencil tip. It keeps the posts straight and the same length.
Is a fence pattern too easy for a six-year-old?
The medium size makes it more precise than it looks. If it is easy, try a draw-from-the-model fence sheet next.