Valleys Tracing Worksheet — Medium Patterns, Draw from the Model, 5 Rows, Ages 6–8
Deep U-shaped dips hang from the top line in this valleys sheet for 6–8 year olds, the garland stroke of cursive u and w; five medium rows, each with one solid valley, one dashed, then open space.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Valleys
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dot at the top of the band, swing down to the bottom line, round the bottom and climb back up to the top line.
- The next valley begins exactly where the last one ended, so the pencil stays on the paper for the whole row.
- After the dashed valley, your child continues alone; the dips should be round at the bottom, not pointed like a V.
What this worksheet teaches
The valley, often called a garland, is the underneath curve of handwritten u, w and y and one of the most common joining strokes in cursive. It turns counterclockwise at the bottom, the opposite of bridges, so practicing it alone helps children switch smoothly between the two curves. Copying from one model at 6–8 also builds self-checking: the child compares each valley's width and depth with the first one and corrects as they go.
Variation to try
Valley and bridge swap: after copying a row of valleys, your child draws the same row in the air upside down, as bridges. Feeling both directions one after the other makes the difference clear.