Vertical Lines Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Draw from the Model, 5 Rows, Ages 4–5 (Sheet 2)
The simplest stroke, done without a guide: a short model opens each of the five large rows, and 4–5 year olds fill the rest with top-to-bottom lines of their own.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Vertical lines
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dark dot on the top line and pull the pencil straight down to the bottom line, just like the two solid lines at the start of the row.
- Trace the two dashed lines, then keep drawing lines with the same gap between them until the row ends.
- A full row holds 16 to 18 lines; the last row is shorter, about 12, because it stops before the mascot.
What this worksheet teaches
Without dashes, every line has to start on the top guide line, stay straight and stop on the bottom one, and the gaps must stay even. That is exactly what writing tall letters such as l, t, h and b demands, together with the top-to-bottom direction of their long strokes. For 4–5 year olds this card is a simple-looking but honest test of control: wobbly, leaning or unevenly spaced lines show where a bit more practice would help.
Play idea
Birthday candles: every line is a candle, and on every fifth one your child draws a small flame on top. Count the candles in each row and decide whose birthday cake it could be.