Pencil Control Workbook Ages 3-5, 150 Page Tracing Printable, Preschool Pre-Writing Practice PDF

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A printable pencil control book that takes little hands from wobbly first lines to steady, ready-to-write strokes, one easy level at a time. Made for children ages 3 to 5 and the moms, dads, homeschool parents and teachers who sit beside them.

WHAT'S INSIDE
- 143 tracing activities in 7 levels, from easiest to hardest:
1. Lines (20 pages): left-to-right and top-to-bottom lines with picture start and end points (bee to flower, car to house, puppy to bone)
2. Slants and Zigzags (20 pages): slanted lines, zigzags, castle-wall bumps and stairs
3. Curves and Waves (20 pages): waves, hills, bouncing curves and rainbows
4. Loops and Spirals (20 pages): loop-de-loops, spirals (snail, lollipop, sun, flower) and a long snake path
5. Shapes (20 pages): circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, heart, star, hexagon and pentagon, each with "draw your own" boxes, plus mixed shape pages
6. Mazes (20 pages): easy to harder mazes
7. Trace and Draw (23 pages): dotted pictures to trace and color, from an owl and an apple to a rocket, a crown and a snowman
- A black start dot and a small arrow on every line, so your child knows where to begin and which way to go
- Three steps on every skill: a wide grey road first, then the dotted line only, then drawing on their own
- A grown-up tip on every page, plus a "Hello, Grown-ups!" guide: pencil grip, how to trace, using the levels and tips for left-handed children
- "My Tracing Stars" progress chart, a "This Book Belongs To" page and a "Tracing Superstar" certificate

SKILLS PRACTICED
Pencil control, fine motor strength, hand-eye coordination, left-to-right direction, shape recognition and the pre-writing strokes that letters are built from.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE
- 1 US Letter PDF (8.5 x 11 in), 150 pages: trace-trace-hooray-printable-US-Letter.pdf
- 1 A4 PDF (210 x 297 mm), 150 pages: trace-trace-hooray-printable-A4.pdf
Black and white pages, so they print well on any home printer.

This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. No physical item, book, pencils or paper will be shipped.

HOW TO PRINT
Print single-sided on plain paper at Actual Size / 100%. Print only the pages you need, as many times as you need for your own family or one classroom. Slipping a page into a sheet protector turns it into a wipe-clean page for dry-erase markers.

FAQ
What age is it for?
Ages 3 to 5. Level 1 suits children who are just starting to hold a pencil, and Levels 6 and 7 suit children getting ready for kindergarten.

My child has never traced before. Where do we start?
Start at Level 1 with the wide grey roads. The "Hello, Grown-ups!" page shows an easy pencil grip, and 5 to 10 minutes a day is plenty.

Does it work for left-handed children?
Yes. The grown-up guide includes tips for left-handed children, like tilting the paper so the hand does not cover the line.

Does it teach letters or numbers?
No. This book builds the pre-writing strokes (lines, slants, curves, loops and shapes) that come before letters. It is a good step before a letter-tracing book.

Can I print it more than once?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your own family or one classroom, so siblings can each have their own pages.

Do I need a color printer?
No. The pages are black and white, and the Trace and Draw pictures are made to be colored in by your child.

Is there a paperback version?
A paperback edition is planned on Amazon. This listing is the printable PDF only.

HOORAY! LEARNING SERIES
This is Book 2 of the Hooray! Learning Series. Book 1 is Snip Snip Hooray! (Scissor Skills), also in the RockPaperPop shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4603480487/scissor-skills-activity-book-for-kids

AI DISCLOSURE
The text and illustrations in this book were created with the help of AI tools and then designed, checked and arranged by RockPaperPop. Some lifestyle photos in this listing were made with AI image tools; the book pages shown in them are the real pages you receive.

TERMS OF USE
Personal use for your own family or one classroom. Please do not resell, share or redistribute the files.

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