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Free Printable Winter Trace in the Path Prewriting Practice Pages

January 19, 2021 by Natasha Leave a Comment

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Set your preschooler up for writing success with these winter themed trace in the path fine motor pre-writing practice pages! Use them as a print and play no-prep activity or laminate them for repeated use.

These prewriting practice tracing pages will help your child develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination as they trace along the path with a finger or draw between the lines with a marker or crayon.

If these pages are a breeze for your preschooler, or if you have a kindergartner, too, be sure to snag these free printable trace and color pages while you’re here.

a flatlay mockup of four printable trace in the path worksheets for preschoolers. Each page has four paths to trace inside. A watercolor winter-related clip art image is on either side of each path. The pages are on a light blue background with four colorful child's markers and a few pieces of blue and silver snowflake confetti.

It’s easy to use these prewriting printables as a no-prep activity when you just print them out and let your child trace away

You can also make the activity reusable by laminating the pages or sliding them in page protectors for use with a dry erase marker. It’s also easy to cut the laminated pages into strips that you slip onto a binder ring for a go-bag activity that easy to wipe down after a car ride or trip to the doctor’s office.

In the image below, you can see my daughter using her car tracing pages cut into strips to see what I mean:

A top down view of a preschooler in a purple shirt and green hat using a marker to trace along a path on a fine motor practice page.

How to print and use trace in the path prewriting pages

This set has four different pages with four tracing paths each. There is a mix of straight, wavy, and zig-zag paths to trace inside. Some of the paths are easy, but some of them are more challenging. It’s completely okay if your child can’t do every single one on the first try.

As mentioned above, these trace in the path pages are perfect for toddlers and young preschoolers. Your child can even use a finger to trace the lines if they aren’t ready for a pencil or crayon yet!

Materials needed:

  • Free winter trace in the path printables. Download information is located lower in the post. Look for the big blue image that reads “click here to download.”
  • Paper and a printer.
    • I recommend 32 lb bright white paper for crisp, beautiful images, especially if you’re going to make the pages reusable. This paper is also heavier and stands up better to enthusiastic learning. To see the difference this paper makes, stop by this post on the best paper for printables.
  • Laminator, dry erase pockets, or page protectors. Optional.
    • I love my inexpensive home laminator because it saves me the time and hassle of going to a copy center.
    • Instead of dry erase pockets, I usually use “secure” page protectors. They’re sturdier than regular page protectors and have a flap to keep the page inside.
  • Scissors or paper cutter, if you want to make tracing strips.
    • When the strips are laminated, they’re easy to wipe down the sanitizing wipes.
    • A guillotine style cutter is better for cutting laminated pages, but I usually use my paper trimmer because it’s less scary to have out around kids!
  • Binder rings, optional for an easy go-bag activity or less mess at home.
  • Crayons, pencils, markers, etc. for tracing
    • Markers provide less friction. This means they are both easier to use and less of a fine motor challenge.
    • Pencils and crayons have more friction and can provide a greater challenge. We like Honeyscticks beeswax crayons because the colors are easy to see and they’re pure beeswax.
    • Your child can also fill the line with small manipulatives, like pompoms, using a pair of plastic tweezers.
    • Your child can also just use their finger for tracing!
HP Paper Printer Paper 8.5x11 Premium 32 lb 1 Ream 500 Sheets 100 Bright...
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use...
Avery 76000 Secure Top Sheet Protectors, Super Heavy Gauge, Letter, Diamond...
100% Pure Beeswax Crayons - (8 Pack, Thins) Natural, Non Toxic, Safe for...
HP Paper Printer Paper 8.5x11 Premium 32 lb 1 Ream 500 Sheets 100 Bright...
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use...
Avery 76000 Secure Top Sheet Protectors, Super Heavy Gauge, Letter, Diamond...
100% Pure Beeswax Crayons - (8 Pack, Thins) Natural, Non Toxic, Safe for...
HP Paper Printer Paper 8.5x11 Premium 32 lb 1 Ream 500 Sheets 100 Bright...
HP Paper Printer Paper 8.5x11 Premium 32 lb 1 Ream 500 Sheets 100 Bright...
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use...
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use...
Avery 76000 Secure Top Sheet Protectors, Super Heavy Gauge, Letter, Diamond...
Avery 76000 Secure Top Sheet Protectors, Super Heavy Gauge, Letter, Diamond...
100% Pure Beeswax Crayons - (8 Pack, Thins) Natural, Non Toxic, Safe for...
100% Pure Beeswax Crayons - (8 Pack, Thins) Natural, Non Toxic, Safe for...

How to use trace in the path pages

Make sure to get your download from lower down in the post.

Print the pages you want to use. If your child is new to this type of activity, you might want to skip printing the last page. If they’re very practiced at tracing, they might not be interested in the first, easiest page.

Demonstrate how to use the pages. You can start by tracing from left to right with your index finger, or you can jump straight to using a marker/crayon.

If your child has trouble tracing, or if you want a new activity to keep your child’s attention, you can have your child place small manipulatives to fill the path instead of tracing inside.

Virtually anything small can work for covering the path. You can use nature treasures, pompoms, balls of play dough, mathlinks cubes, etc. After placing the manipulatives, you can count together how many it took to reach the end of the line. You may even want to leave the objects on the line so you can count and compare how many it takes to fill various lines. It’s amazing how many ways you can use these simple printables for learning.

Free printable winter trace in the path fine motor practice pages download

Like all free preschool printables on The Artisan Life, these are for personal and single classroom use. You are welcome to use them with Scouts groups, home school co-ops, etc.

You are not licensed to redistribute the files or printouts to others for their personal use. Instead, please send your friends and coworkers to this page so they can download their own copies.

Click the image below:

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I hope your little learner enjoys using these winter trace in the path pages! There are many more free printable winter activities here on The Artisan Life. Make sure to download them, too, while you’re here!

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text "free printable winter tracing strips for preschoolers" above a flatlay of four printable winter tracing pages. Each page has four paths to trace. Cute winter themed watercolor clipart is on the left and right side of each line.
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Natasha Núñez is a former classroom teacher with a Masters of the Arts in Teaching. She also is a registered yoga teacher & holds a certificate in natural skincare formulation from the School of Natural Skincare. She shares her passion for education, positive parenting, free printables, and recipes for DIY bath & home products. Learn more about Natasha and where she’s been featured.

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