Zigzags Tracing Worksheet — Large Patterns, Draw from the Model, 4 Rows, Ages 5–6

Sharp peaks up and down, four large rows long: your 5–6 year old sees one solid zigzag tooth and one dashed one, then keeps the jagged line going on their own.

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Zigzags

How to use this worksheet

Start at the dot on the bottom guide line, draw a slanted line up to the top line, stop, and slant back down to the bottom line.
After the solid and dashed peaks, continue the zigzag without lifting the pencil to the end of the row.
Check that every peak touches the top line and every valley touches the bottom line, like the teeth of a saw.

What this worksheet teaches

A zigzag chains diagonal strokes with a sudden change of direction at every point, so the child practices stopping precisely before turning. Those up and down slants are the movements in v, w, M, N and z, and stopping on a line is essential for letter size. Without dashes, your child also has to plan the width of each peak and keep it steady, comparing with the model at the start of the row. Large rows make the diagonals long enough to practice the angle properly.

Play idea

Crocodile teeth: the zigzag becomes the teeth of a hungry crocodile. Your child draws an eye and a nostril at the right end of each row and counts the teeth.

Questions and answers

Questions from parents

The peaks come out rounded. What should I say?

Ask for a short pause at every point: “up, stop, down, stop”. Sharp points appear when the pencil stops before turning.

Should the zigzag be drawn in one line?

Yes, from the dot to the end of the row without lifting the pencil, just like the model.

Why is only one peak shown?

At the model-only level, one solid and one dashed peak show the angle and size; the rest checks whether your child can copy them.