Tracing Worksheets for Kindergarten

These tracing worksheets for kindergarten come as one free, printable pack: shapes, word families, sight words and short sentences to trace, then write alone. It runs in your web browser, so there is no sign-up, and nothing you create is uploaded or sent to a server.

The kindergarten pack has 13 pages, plus an optional cover. The pages cover shapes and their names, word families such as -at and -an, sight words, colour words, short sentences, and empty handwriting rows for writing practice. Every page is portrait, and you can print on US Letter or A4 paper.

Use the pack when a child is ready to trace shapes, words, and sentences before writing them alone.

How to print the kindergarten tracing pack

1. Tick the pages you want from the list of pack pages; all 13 start ticked. Use Select all or Clear to start over.
2. Check each selected page in the preview; it shows the pages in the order they will print.
3. Turn on Cover page if you want a cover titled “My Tracing Book” with a big dotted star and a Name line, so the pages can be stapled into a book.
4. Adjust Tracing style (Dots, Dashes, Grey or Solid black), Green start dots, Direction arrows, and the Name and Date line as needed.
5. Choose US Letter or A4 paper. The preview updates as soon as you change a setting.
6. Click Print all to open your browser’s print dialog with the selected pages, or click Download PDF (n pages) to get one PDF with every selected page. The PDF is a real vector file that prints at true size.

Dots and green start dots are on by default, and direction arrows are off, because most kindergartners already know where letters start; switch the arrows on for a child who still starts letters at the bottom. Copy link copies a link that reopens the same choices.

What should kindergarten students trace?

Kindergarten students should trace lines, shapes, words, and short sentences that match their current skill level. Start with simple shapes and familiar words, then move on to sight words and sentences once tracing feels steady. Tracing teaches the starting point and direction of each stroke, which makes later letter writing easier.

The pack follows that order. It begins with 15 named shapes, then moves through word families, sight words, colour words, and sentences. The Trace and write page adds a zigzag line and four shapes, so a child can practise steady, controlled lines before working with whole words.

Word pages use two steps. A child traces each word on a handwriting row, then writes it on the empty line below. Tracing first gives a model to copy, and writing on the empty line shows whether the child can produce the word without the guide.

What are word families?

Word families are groups of words that share the same ending sound and spelling. The words cat, hat, bat, and mat all end in -at. Changing only the first letter makes a new word, so one ending can help a child read and spell many words.

The pack includes four families: -at (cat, hat, bat, mat), -an (can, man, pan, fan), -ig (pig, big, dig, wig), and -ug (bug, rug, mug, hug). Each family repeats the same letter pattern, so a child sees the same shapes again and again.

After tracing a family, ask the child to say the ending, think of a new first letter (sat, rat, pat) and write the new word on the empty line. This helps the child notice that the ending stays the same while the beginning changes.

How to use the pack through the term

The 13 pages work well spread over two or three weeks rather than in one sitting. Start with the shapes page and one word family a day, then the three sight word sets, the colour words and the two sentence pages. The Trace and write page makes a good review at the end of a week, because it puts a line, shapes, a word and a sentence on one sheet. The last page, Write here, has only empty handwriting rows: use it for the child’s own words, a short sentence about a picture, or the week’s sight words written from memory. Reprint any page you want to repeat; the dots are the same each time, so progress is easy to see.

Frequently asked questions

Which sight words are taught in kindergarten?

The sight words in this pack come from the Dolch pre-primer and primer lists, which are public domain word lists. Set 1 has a, and, away, big, and blue. Set 2 has can, come, down, find, and for. Set 3 has all, brown, please, saw, and white. Check your child’s school for its own word list, since schools may use different sight words.

Can I print only some pages?

Yes. Untick any pages you do not need, or click Clear and then tick only the pages you want. Print all and Download PDF (n pages) use only the pages you have selected.

Is the pack free?

Yes. The generator is free and requires no sign-up. It runs in your browser, and nothing is uploaded or sent to a server.

Does the PDF print at the right size?

Yes. Download PDF builds a real vector PDF file in your browser, and it prints at true size. Choose US Letter or A4 before you download so the page matches your printer paper.

Can I add a name to the pages?

Yes. Turn on the Name and Date line to put it on each page. You can also turn on the Cover page, which has a Name line for the child’s name.

Related tools

• Preschool tracing pack: Use this for younger children who are still building pencil control.
• Sight word tracing: Use this when you want to focus only on high-frequency words.
• Tracing words worksheets: Use this for practising whole words beyond the kindergarten list.
• Sentence tracing worksheets: Use this when your child can trace single words and is ready for full sentences.
• Shape tracing worksheets: Use this for extra practice with shapes and steady strokes.
• Cursive tracing sheets: Use this when your child is ready to learn joined letters.
• Tracing worksheet maker: Use this to build your own page from lines, shapes, words and sentences.