Stars Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6
Sharp five-pointed stars fill this card: each row opens with one solid star, continues with dashed outlines to the middle and leaves the rest for a 5–6 year old to draw.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Stars
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the black dot on the top point of the solid star and follow the outline all the way round without lifting the pencil: ten short straight lines, five tips and five inner corners.
- Trace the four to six dashed stars in the row, pausing for a split second at each tip before changing direction.
- In the blank half, your child draws stars of the same size, each one resting its lower tips on the bottom guide line.
What this worksheet teaches
Stars are all about stopping and turning: every tip and every inner corner is a change of direction, so the child learns to brake the pencil instead of rounding corners off. Diagonal strokes like these usually become confident around age five and later appear in k, v, w, x and z. The half-tracing layout gives a model to measure against in every row.
Variation to try
Night sky: your child counts the stars they drew alone in each row and writes the number at the end of the row, then draws a small moon next to their best star.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Where does each star start?
At the top point, marked with the dot. Going round in the same direction every time keeps the order of tips the same.
The points come out rounded. Is that a problem?
It shows the pencil is not stopping at the tips yet. Say “stop, turn” at each point and slow down; sharp tips come with practice.
Is a star too hard for a five-year-old?
The outline is demanding, which is why the first half of every row is traced; if it is still frustrating, practice on a large-pattern card first.