Pre-Writing Tracing Lines

Printable pre-writing tracing lines for young learners: lines down and across, slanted lines, zigzags, waves, hills, loops and circles, each starting at a big dot.

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What’s included

  • Straight lines: down, across, and down then across
  • Slanted lines both ways and zigzag lines
  • Wavy lines, hills, loops and circles that start like the letter c
  • A big start dot at the beginning of every line
  • A Name and Date line on all three pages
  • Color and black & white versions

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Classroom use ideas

  • Warm up before letter tracing with one band a day
  • Trace with a finger first, then a crayon, then a pencil
  • Use the lines down and across before teaching L, T, E and F
  • Use the circles before teaching c, o, a, d and g

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