Squirrels Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns to Draw Independently for Ages 6–8
A pear-shaped body, a pointed ear and a tail rising behind the back make up each squirrel; after one solid and one dashed squirrel per medium row, your child draws the rest freehand. Ages 6–8.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
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How to use this worksheet
- Before copying, look at how the model is built: a pear-shaped body with the head on top, a pointed ear, an eye, and the tail rising behind the back as high as the head.
- Each of the six rows starts with a solid squirrel and one dashed squirrel; in the blank space your child draws the body first and then the tail, leaving room for its curl.
What this worksheet teaches
Drawing squirrels from one model tests planning space: the tail sits on the left of the body, so your child learns to leave a gap for it before starting each new squirrel.
Play idea
Ask your child to draw a branch above one row and decide which squirrel will climb it first, explaining the choice in a sentence.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why does the tail end up on the wrong side?
Children often draw the tail wherever there is space; on the model it is on the left, behind the back, so leaving a tail-sized gap before each body solves it.
What age is this worksheet for?
Children aged 6–8 — past the solid and dashed squirrel there are no dashes, so drawing the flowing tail with a neat curl shows how ready the hand is for looped letters.
How long does this worksheet take?
About 15 minutes for six rows of squirrels; the tails take the most effort, so if they start to straighten out, pause and finish the last rows after a break.