Straight Lines
Up, down, across and slanting. Start at the top!
Vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines are the building blocks of every letter. Trace them, join dots to make them, name them, then draw them freehand.
- 10 pages A4 portrait
- 8 activity pages
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Sample pages
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Inside this book
- Page 3Tracing Vertical Lines
- Page 4Tracing Horizontal Lines
- Page 5Tracing Diagonal Lines
- Page 6Connect the Dots — Make Straight Lines
- Page 7What Kind of Line Is It?
- Page 8Draw Your Own Straight Lines
- Page 9Line Patterns
Notes for grown-ups
Reproduced from page 2 of the book so you can read it before printing.
Drawing and recognising straight lines — vertical, horizontal and diagonal.
How to use
- Start with tracing the dotted lines (use a pencil).
- Then practise drawing the lines freehand between the dots.
- Talk about the direction: up-down (vertical), side-to-side (horizontal), slanted (diagonal).
- Use the identification pages to name the type of line.
- Encourage careful, steady hand movements.
Tips
- Sit the child so the paper is straight.
- Model the stroke first (top to bottom for vertical, left to right for horizontal).
- Praise effort and control, not perfection.
- These pages can be laminated for reuse with dry-erase markers.
Pages in this book
- Tracing vertical lines
- Tracing horizontal lines
- Tracing diagonal lines
- Mixed practice & connecting dots
- Identifying line types
- Drawing freehand lines
- Simple patterns
You will need
- A chunky crayon or triangular pencil
- Normal A4 paper, printed at 100%
- Printed at 100% (not "fit to page")
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