Vertical Lines Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Half Tracing, 5 Rows, Ages 5–6
Tall standing lines, about 2 cm long, march across five large rows: the first half of each row is dashed, and 5- and 6-year-olds finish it with their own straight strokes.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Vertical lines
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the dark dot at the top of the first line and pull the pencil straight down to the bottom.
- Lift, move a little to the right and start the next line at the top again. Every line goes from top to bottom.
- After the dashes, keep the same gap and height; 14 to 18 lines fill each row.
What this worksheet teaches
The top-to-bottom stroke is the backbone of l, t, i, h, b, d and p and of many capitals. On its own it looks simple, but keeping a line straight, upright and the same length as its neighbors takes real control, and so does leaving the same gap every time. The empty half of each row shows whether your child can keep all three without dashes, a skill that later keeps handwriting upright and evenly spaced.
Play idea
Ice cream line: your child adds a round head on top of every line drawn alone, turning them into people waiting in line, and draws an ice cream truck at the end of the row.