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Pre-writing lines
Trace Lines With Vehicles
Vehicles on Their Way to the Garage
Follow five vehicles to their garages by tracing dotted straight lines with a finger or crayon.
- Age 2
- 7 min
- Easy
- One child
- Pre-writing lines
Learning areas
Skills practised
About this activity
Help a car, bus, truck, motorcycle and tractor reach their garages by following dotted paths.
As your child points and makes marks, they practice hand-eye coordination in a playful way. They don't need to trace precisely.
Learning objectives
- Point to the vehicles and their garages.
- Follow at least one straight path with a finger or crayon.
- Join the conversation about vehicles using words, sounds or gestures.
The printable
Print
What you need
- Printed activity sheet
- Thick crayon
Safety notes
An adult should supervise throughout the activity. Use a thick, age-appropriate crayon and do not let your child put it in their mouth.
How to do it
- Place the sheet and crayon on a firm surface.
- Point to the vehicles and name each one.
- Follow one path with your finger, saying, “The car is going to the garage!”
- Invite your child to follow the paths with a finger or crayon.
- Celebrate their effort and put the materials away together.
Teaching suggestions
- Ask, “Shall we take the bus to the garage?” Give your child time to respond or point.
- If your child needs help, follow the path with your finger alongside theirs.
- Welcome scribbles and breaks. There is no need to stay exactly on the dots.
- Talk about vehicles your child has seen outside or in books.
Variations
Make it easier
Cover the other paths with a sheet of paper and explore one at a time with a finger.
Make it harder
Invite your child to follow two paths with a crayon, choosing which one to do first.
Extend the play
Use a large open box as a garage and pretend to take an imaginary vehicle inside.
Talk about it
- Which vehicle would you like to take to the garage?
- What sound does this vehicle make?
- Where have you seen a vehicle like this?
What to look for
- Notice whether your child points to a vehicle or a garage.
- Watch for your child following part of a path with a finger or crayon.
- Notice whether your child joins in with gestures, sounds or words.
Missing letters
Beginning sounds
Opposites
Cut and paste