Turn simple tracing into a city of creativity! With this Shape Tracing Worksheet from HOMER, kids practice their fine motor skills as they trace and color shapes that come together to form buildings.
Materials Needed:
🖨️ Printed “Shapes Tracing” template
📝 Pencil, marker, crayon, or colored pencil (choose a fatter utensil for beginners)
🖍️ Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
⏱️ Time Needed: 10-15 minutes
👩👧 Best As: A do-together activity for younger children (adults can guide grip and talk about shapes); can be an independent activity for older kids
How to Use:
- Print the worksheet.
- Help your child to choose the best utensil for their level (fatter for easier grip, thinner for more control).
- Your child can trace each shape slowly, practicing careful hand movements. You can model how to do this, if needed.
- Talk together about the shapes they see and how they come together to make buildings.
- Color the traced buildings for a creative finishing touch!
Build early writing skills, explore shapes, and spark creativity—one traced building at a time!
Why Shape Tracing Matters for Growing Minds
Tracing shapes helps young children strengthen their fine motor skills, develop hand-eye coordination, and build a foundation for early writing. It’s also a chance to practice pencil grip and talk about shapes in the world around us. After tracing, kids can add their own creative touch by coloring the buildings!
✨ Want to make it even more meaningful? Take a “shape walk” around your home or neighborhood and spot real buildings with squares, rectangles, or triangles—just like in the worksheet.
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