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Pre-Writing & TracingPre-Writing Book 6Nursery & Reception · ages 3–5

Trace and Colour

Trace the cat, the banana and the plane, then colour them in.

Nine big dotted pictures to trace and colour: cat, dog and elephant, apple, banana and orange, car, bus and plane, plus an extra practice page.

  • 12 pages A4 portrait
  • 10 activity pages
  • PDF · 1 MB free, no sign-up

Sample pages

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Inside this book

  • Page 3Trace and Colour the Cat
  • Page 4Trace and Colour the Dog
  • Page 5Trace and Colour the Elephant
  • Page 6Trace and Colour the Apple
  • Page 7Trace and Colour the Banana
  • Page 8Trace and Colour the Orange
  • Page 9Trace and Colour the Car
  • Page 10Trace and Colour the Bus
  • Page 11Trace and Colour the Plane
  • Page 12Extra Trace and Colour Practice

Notes for grown-ups

Reproduced from page 2 of the book so you can read it before printing.

Tracing dotted outlines and colouring pictures of animals, fruit and vehicles.

How to use

  • Look at the picture and name it together.
  • Trace over the dotted lines carefully with a pencil.
  • When the outline is complete, colour the picture with crayons or coloured pencils.
  • Talk about the colours they choose.
  • Encourage staying inside the lines.

Tips

  •  Start with a finger to follow the dots.
  •  Use a pencil first so mistakes can be erased.
  •  Praise careful tracing and creative colouring.
  •  These pages can be laminated for dry-erase reuse.

Pictures included

  •  Animals: cat, dog, elephant
  •  Fruit: apple, banana, orange
  •  Vehicles: car, bus, plane
  •  Extra colouring practice page

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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