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Pre-Writing & TracingPre-Writing Book 4Nursery & Reception · ages 3–5

Themed Tracing Paths

Help the bee, the rocket and the bunny get home!

Every path has a purpose: take the bee to the flower, the car to the garage, the rocket to the moon and the dog to its bone. Ten themed paths plus frog jumps and butterfly loops.

  • 12 pages A4 portrait
  • 10 activity pages
  • PDF · 2 MB free, no sign-up

Sample pages

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Inside this book

  • Page 3Help the Bee Reach the Flower
  • Page 4Help the Car Drive to the Garage
  • Page 5Help the Rocket Fly to the Moon
  • Page 6Help the Dog Find the Bone
  • Page 7Help the Rain Fall from the Cloud
  • Page 8Follow the Snail Trail
  • Page 9Help the Fish Swim
  • Page 10Follow the Bunny Hops
  • Page 11Frog Jumps & Butterfly Flight
  • Page 12More Tracing Paths

Notes for grown-ups

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

Tracing paths with purpose — helping characters reach their goals.

How to use

  • Talk about the picture: What is the bee trying to reach? Where is the car going?
  • Trace the dotted path carefully with a pencil.
  • Start at the character and finish at the destination.
  • Encourage steady, controlled hand movements.
  • Celebrate when they help the character arrive!

Tips

  •  Point to the start and the finish before tracing.
  •  Use a finger first to 'walk' the path.
  •  Laminate for dry-erase reuse.
  •  These pages build fine-motor skills and directionality.

Themes included

  •  Bee to flower
  •  Car to garage
  •  Rocket to moon
  •  Dog to bone
  •  Rain from clouds
  •  Snail trail
  •  Fish swimming
  •  Bunny hops
  •  And more!

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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