The curved lines form the shapes of curves which can be an arc, a loop or the spiral shapes. The best time to start tracing the curved lines is after practicing the straight lines tracing.
In straight lines tracing, the hand movement starts and stops along a line but a curved line is a continuous path where kids learn writing without taking a break and moving with varying speed. The hand movements gets more improvements to turn into different directions in a single go whereas in straight lines tracing the hand moves only in one direction.
Types of curved lines
- Curves: Curves are the arcs which are not a complete circle. They may face in up, down, left or right directions.
- Loops: Loops are the paths with a round shape and are not closed.
- Spiral: Spiral curves are the curves with a path that start at a point and move outward in a curved path.
- Zigzag lines: Zigzag lines are the lines that change direction continuously at sharp points.
Letters and numbers with curved lines
After practicing the worksheets of tracing of curved lines, the children can effectively be prepared to write the English letters such as B, C, D, J, P, R, S, and U. The zigzag lines can help in writing the letter M, N, V, W, and Z. In counting, the numbers 2, 3, and 5 can be written using curves.
Maths Query prepared a curated set of worksheets of tracing of curves, loops, spirals and zigzag lines. The worksheets are crisp, clear and spacious so that kids can learn writing effectively.
