Free Printable Tracing Lines Worksheets
Mastering basic motor skills is essential for handwriting and a crucial part of a preschooler’s early educational journey, and these tracing lines worksheets for three-year-olds can help.
Line tracing is a fun and effective way to introduce young learners to the art of writing, helping them learn to control their hand movements and begin understanding the structures of different shapes and letters.
Our 15 pages of line tracing worksheets for three-year-olds and preschoolers are designed to provide an enjoyable experience where little hands can explore and learn.
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Tips for Using Your Tracing Lines Worksheets
To prepare little fingers for writing, first work on tracing lines and shapes. This seemingly simple activity will help develop fine motor control, which can be a challenge for some children.
- Start by having your child trace the lines with their finger. Guide their hand if needed.
- Next, show your child how to properly hold a crayon or wide pencil if they don’t already know how to.
- Demonstrate how to trace the lines slowly, aiming for accuracy over speed. Then let them try, focusing on precision. As your child improves their accuracy, they can try to work more quickly.
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What’s Included in the Tracing Lines Worksheets
Recommended for: Three-Year-Olds or Preschoolers
⭐ Tracing Horizontal Lines Worksheets
These worksheets give children an opportunity to practice controlling their pencil while following straight dotted lines that connect bikes, robots, and more.
⭐ Tracing Vertical Lines Worksheets
Time for children to use those same controlled strokes to move their pencil up and down these worksheets, drawing vertical lines from party balloons, apples in a tree, and more.
⭐ Tracing Slanted Lines Worksheets
The angled lines of this worksheet allow little ones to work on drawing straight lines at angles, as they complete lines between goldfish, airplanes, and other fun objects.
⭐ Tracing Curved Lines Worksheets
The gentle sloping arches in these lines are great practice for forming the letters m, n, h, and more. Children will follow dotted lines to replicate the hops of bunnies and frogs.
