Springs Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Full Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6
Narrow, tightly packed loops, like the coils of a spring or a row of cursive l letters, are fully dashed across five medium rows for 5–6 year olds.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Springs
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dot on the bottom line; the solid model shows the first two narrow loops.
- Go up, turn over the top and come back down across the upstroke, then straight into the next loop.
- Keep the loops tall and thin, reaching close to the top line, and follow the dashes to the end of the row.
What this worksheet teaches
Springs pack many loops into a short distance, so the hand must turn quickly and cross its own line again and again without drifting. Tall, narrow loops like these are the shape of cursive l and of the upper part of b, h and k, which makes the pattern a direct preparation for joined writing. Full tracing at 5–6 keeps the focus on steady rhythm and even height rather than on remembering the shape.
Play idea
Bouncy springs: your child says 'boing' for each loop, like a spring bouncing, and tries to keep the same beat from the first loop to the last. The next row can go a little faster.