Slanted Lines Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6 (Sheet 2)
Parallel slanted strokes, all leaning the same way like forward slashes, run across five medium rows for 5–6 year olds; the first half of each row is dashed and the second half is free.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Diagonal lines
How to use this worksheet
- Start on the dark dot on the bottom line and draw a straight line up and to the right, to the top line.
- Lift the pencil, go back to the bottom line and draw the next line parallel to the first.
- After the dashes end, keep the same slant and the same gaps to the end of the row.
What this worksheet teaches
Slanted lines come later than vertical and horizontal ones in a child's development, because the hand must move in two directions at once while keeping the angle. Parallel slants appear in letters such as k, v, w, x, y and z. In the free half, a 5–6 year old has to hold the same angle by eye, an important step toward letters of consistent shape.
Variation to try
Windy rain: the lines are rain blown by the wind. Your child checks the free half: if all the raindrops lean the same way, the wind was steady; a drop that stands up straight gets a small circle around it.