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Tracing lines worksheet

A pre-writing worksheet with seven kinds of lines to trace from left to right: straight, standing, slanted, zigzag, waves, hills and loops. A green dot marks where to start.

Tracing linesLetter 8.5 × 11 in · answer key on the last page
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Tracing lines
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Trace each line from left to right without lifting your pencil.

  1. Straight lines
  2. Standing lines
  3. Slanted lines
  4. Zigzag
  5. Waves
  6. Hills
  7. Loops
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About this worksheet

These strokes are the building blocks of letters. Zigzags lead to N, M and W; hills and waves to n, m and cursive joins; loops to cursive l and e.

Teaching tip

Let children trace each line with a finger first, then with a crayon, then with a pencil.

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