Fall Tracing Worksheets

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All 108 words and rows

Pattern rows, for children who are not writing letters yet 8

  • A A A A Two long slants and a bar, like a ladder propped against an apple tree.
  • c c c c An open curve, like a dry leaf curling at the edges.
  • l l l l Tall sticks, like bare tree trunks in a row. Each one runs from the top line to the bottom line.
  • o o o o Round, like apples in a basket. Close each circle before starting the next.
  • s s s s A curve one way and then the other, like the path of a leaf on its way down.
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Pattern rows, for children who are not writing letters yet, continued

  • u u u u A cup, like the cap of an acorn turned over.
  • v v v v Down to a point and up again, like geese flying in a V.
  • w w w Two points to each one, like the teeth of a rake turned upward.

Leaves, trees and colors 23

  • acorn The nut of an oak. It sits in a little cup. 5 letters, all short.
  • autumn Another name for fall. The n at the end is silent. 6 letters. Tall: t.
  • bare A tree with no leaves left is bare. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • bark The rough outside of a tree trunk. Lay paper over it and rub with a crayon. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • brown The color of an acorn and of leaves that have dried out. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • color What the leaves change in fall. The American spelling has no u. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • crunch The sound of dry leaves under your shoes. Ends in ch: two letters, one sound. 6 letters. Tall: h.
  • drop What a tree does with its leaves when the days turn short and cold. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • fall The season between summer and winter, and what the leaves do. It is also called autumn. 4 letters. Tall: f, l, l. Double l.
  • leaf Green all summer. The yellow was inside it the whole time, hidden by the green. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • leaves More than one leaf. The f changes to v: 1 leaf, 2 leaves. 6 letters. Tall: l.
  • maple Its leaf is on the flag of Canada. Many maples turn bright colors in fall. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p.
  • oak The tree that acorns grow on. 3 letters. Tall: k.
  • orange The color of a pumpkin, and of sugar maple leaves in fall. 6 letters. Tail: g.
  • pile Rake the leaves into one, then jump in. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p.
  • rake A long handle with a row of teeth, for pulling leaves into a pile. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • red Red is made fresh in the leaf toward the end of summer. Bright sunny days make more of it. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • sap The watery juice inside a tree. Maple syrup comes from the sap of some maples. 3 letters. Tail: p.
  • seed Maple seeds have wings. They spin like helicopters on the way down, and the wind carries them. 4 letters. Tall: d. Double e.
  • stem The stalk that holds a leaf to its twig, or a pumpkin to its vine. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • tree A tree that loses all its leaves for part of the year is called deciduous. Most maples and many oaks are. 4 letters. Tall: t. Double e.
  • twig A small, thin branch. 4 letters. Tall: t. Tail: g.
  • yellow Yellow is in the leaf all year. It shows when the green fades. 6 letters. Tall: l, l. Tail: y. Double l.

The farm and the harvest 27

  • apple Ripens in late summer or fall. The core usually has 5 seed chambers. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p, p. Double p.
  • bale A big bundle of hay, tied up square or rolled up round. 4 letters. Tall: b, l.
  • barn The big farm building where hay and animals are kept. Easy to draw: a square with a roof. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • basket For carrying apples out of the orchard. 6 letters. Tall: b, k, t.
  • cider In the United States and Canada, apple cider is apple juice that has not been filtered or sweetened. It is made in fall. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • cob The middle of an ear of corn, where the kernels sit. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • corn Grows on a tall leafy stalk. It was first farmed some 9,000 years ago in southern Mexico. 4 letters, all short.
  • cranberry A sour red berry. At harvest the beds are flooded and the loose berries float. 9 letters. Tall: b. Tail: y. Double r.
  • crop Plants that a farmer grows to pick and sell, such as corn or apples. 4 letters. Tail: p.
  • ear Corn grows in ears. It is spelled just like the ear you hear with. 3 letters, all short.
  • farm Land where crops are grown and animals are kept. 4 letters. Tall: f.
  • gourd A cousin of the pumpkin, often with a hard shell. Dried gourds have been made into dishes, toys and musical instruments. 5 letters. Tall: d. Tail: g.
  • harvest Gathering the crops when they are ripe. Before the 1500s, harvest was also the usual name for this season. 7 letters. Tall: h, t.
  • hayride A ride around the farm in a wagon filled with hay. 7 letters. Tall: h, d. Tail: y.
  • husk The leafy wrapping around an ear of corn. 4 letters. Tall: h, k.
  • kernel One grain of corn. An ear holds rows of them. 6 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • maze A corn maze is a puzzle of paths cut through a cornfield. 4 letters, all short.
  • orchard A field of fruit trees. Apples are picked in one. 7 letters. Tall: h, d.
  • patch A pumpkin patch is a field of pumpkins. Ends in tch. 5 letters. Tall: t, h. Tail: p.
  • pear A fall fruit, narrow on top and round below. Sounds the same as pair. 4 letters. Tail: p.
  • pumpkin A kind of winter squash, first grown in North America. Most are round, orange and a little ribbed. 7 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p, p.
  • ripe Ready to pick and eat. 4 letters. Tail: p.
  • scarecrow A figure in old clothes, set in a field to keep crows and sparrows off the crops. 9 letters, all short.
  • stalk The tall stem of a corn plant. 5 letters. Tall: t, l, k.
  • tractor Pulls the wagon and the farm machines. 7 letters. Tall: t, t.
  • vine A long trailing stem. Pumpkins grow on one along the ground. 4 letters, all short.
  • wagon An open cart on 4 wheels. 5 letters. Tail: g.

Weather and sky 13

  • chilly Cold enough to want a jacket. 6 letters. Tall: h, l, l. Tail: y. Double l.
  • cloud Easy to draw in the empty row: a line of bumps, closed underneath. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • cool Not warm any more, and not yet cold. 4 letters. Tall: l. Double o.
  • crisp Cool, dry and fresh, like a fall morning or a bite of apple. 5 letters. Tail: p.
  • dusk The dim light after sunset. It comes earlier every day in fall. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • equinox A day when day and night are about the same length everywhere on Earth. One comes around September 23. 7 letters. Tail: q.
  • fog Tiny drops of water hanging in the air near the ground: a cloud you can walk through. 3 letters. Tall: f. Tail: g.
  • frost A layer of ice that forms on cold surfaces from the water in the air. It can kill garden plants. 5 letters. Tall: f, t.
  • gust A sudden, short burst of wind. 4 letters. Tall: t. Tail: g.
  • moon The full moon nearest the September equinox is called the harvest moon. 4 letters, all short. Double o.
  • puddle Rain collects in one. Best crossed in rain boots. 6 letters. Tall: d, d, l. Tail: p. Double d.
  • rain Water falling from the clouds. 4 letters, all short.
  • wind Moving air. It pulls the last leaves off the trees. 4 letters. Tall: d.

What to wear 8

  • hood The part of a jacket that covers the head. 4 letters. Tall: h, d. Double o.
  • jacket A short, light coat for a cool day. 6 letters. Tall: k, t. Tail: j.
  • jeans Long pants made of tough blue cloth. 5 letters. Tail: j.
  • layers Thin tops worn one over another, so one can come off when the day warms up. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tail: y.
  • socks Back on, now that sandal weather is over. 5 letters. Tall: k.
  • sweater A warm knitted top. 7 letters. Tall: t.
  • vest A jacket with no sleeves. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • zipper Closes a jacket. A good word to trace before learning to zip one alone. 6 letters. Tail: p, p. Double p.

Animals getting ready for winter 18

  • bear In fall a black bear eats nearly all day to put on fat. It goes into its den in October or November. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • burrow A hole or tunnel that an animal digs to live in. 6 letters. Tall: b. Double r.
  • chipmunk A small striped squirrel. It carries food home to its burrow in its cheek pouches. 8 letters. Tall: h, k. Tail: p.
  • crow A black bird. The scarecrow in the field is named after it. 4 letters, all short.
  • deer 1 deer, 2 deer: the word stays the same. Deer eat a lot of acorns. 4 letters. Tall: d. Double e.
  • den A bear's winter home: a hollow tree, a cave, or a space under a log or rocks. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • flock A group of birds that travel together. 5 letters. Tall: f, l, k.
  • geese More than one goose. Canada geese fly in a V, and their fall trip can be seen from September into November. 5 letters. Tail: g. Double e.
  • goose 1 goose, 2 geese. The Canada goose has a black head and neck and white cheeks. 5 letters. Tail: g. Double o.
  • hibernate To spend the winter in a deep sleep. The eastern chipmunk does. Western chipmunks stay awake and live on their stores. 9 letters. Tall: h, b, t.
  • honk The call of a goose. 4 letters. Tall: h, k.
  • jay A bird that hides acorns to eat later. An acorn it never comes back for can grow into an oak. 3 letters. Tail: j, y.
  • migrate To travel to another place when the season changes. 7 letters. Tall: t. Tail: g.
  • monarch An orange and black butterfly. Monarchs from the east of North America fly as far as 3,000 miles to spend the winter in Mexico. 7 letters. Tall: h.
  • south The way monarch butterflies head in September and October. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • squirrel Has a long bushy tail. It hides nuts under leaves, in hollow trees and in the ground to eat later. 8 letters. Tall: l. Tail: q. Double r.
  • store To put away for later. At the start of fall, many chipmunks begin to store food for winter. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • turkey A large bird native to North America. Wild turkeys can fly, and at night most of them roost in trees. 6 letters. Tall: t, k. Tail: y.

Months, school and days out 11

  • bonfire A big outdoor fire that people gather around. 7 letters. Tall: b, f.
  • bus Easy to draw in the empty row: a long box, a row of windows and 2 wheels. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • feast A big meal shared with many people. 5 letters. Tall: f, t.
  • football An oval ball, pointed at both ends. Two words pushed together: foot plus ball. 8 letters. Tall: f, t, b, l, l. Double o. Double l.
  • hike A long walk in the woods. Bring a bag for leaves and acorns. 4 letters. Tall: h, k.
  • November The 11th month, with 30 days. The name comes from the Latin for 9. 8 letters. Tall: capital N, b.
  • October The 10th month, with 31 days. The name comes from the word for 8. 7 letters. Tall: capital O, t, b.
  • school The ch sounds like k, and the 2 round letters in the middle match. 6 letters. Tall: h, l. Double o.
  • season Fall is one of four: spring, summer, fall and winter. 6 letters, all short.
  • September The 9th month, with 30 days. The name comes from the Latin for 7, because the oldest Roman calendar began in March. 9 letters. Tall: capital S, t, b. Tail: p.
  • thanks What a harvest meal is for. Thank you starts with the same 5 letters. 6 letters. Tall: t, h, k.

How this list was compiled: These fall words and pattern rows were written for this site and sorted by topic, from leaves and trees to the months and school. No list was copied and no named character is on it. The facts in the notes were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose, and spellings against Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autumn). Licence: own work

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Word rows 5

  • corn cob husk Three corn words. Corn is all short letters, cob adds a tall b, and husk has 2 tall letters.
  • fog rain wind Three kinds of fall weather, each of them short.
  • leaf acorn Two of the four words on the opening sheet, side by side. One row at Large.
  • oak maple bark Three tree words. Only the p in maple drops under the line.
  • red brown Two leaf colors to reach for when the tracing is done.
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Pattern lines 4

  • c u c u c u A curled leaf, then an acorn cap. Both are open curves, turned two ways.
  • l o l o l o A tree trunk, then an apple, three times over.
  • s S s S s S The curving path of a small leaf, then of a big one.
  • v V v V v V Geese far away, then geese overhead: a small V, then a big one.

Short sentences 9

  • A squirrel hid a nut. 5 words. The q in squirrel is followed by u, as q nearly always is.
  • An acorn has a cap. 5 short words, so 4 spaces to keep even. The p is the only tail.
  • I see a red leaf. 5 words. A capital I that stands alone, and a period to finish.
  • I zip my jacket. 4 words. A good one for the week the class practices zippers.
  • Leaves crunch. 2 words. The shortest full sentence here, and it fits on one row at Large.
  • The pumpkin is big. 4 words. Draw the pumpkin in the empty row: a circle, ribs and a stem.
  • Rake the leaves. 3 words. One leaf, many leaves: the f turned into v.
  • We pick apples. 3 words and 3 tails, all of them the letter p.
  • The wind is cool. 4 words. A capital T to start and a tall d, l and h to reach for.

Counting lines 4

  • 1 leaf, 2 leaves Shows the spelling change from f to v. Numerals are traced like letters.
  • 3 red apples A short line to finish with 3 drawn apples.
  • 4 pumpkins on a vine Draw the vine first, then hang 4 pumpkins on it.
  • 5 acorns in a row Five small ovals, each with a cap.

True facts to copy 8

  • A pumpkin is a squash. A pumpkin is a kind of winter squash. The q is followed by u again.
  • Acorns grow on oaks. An acorn is an oak tree's nut.
  • Bears eat a lot in fall. A black bear puts on fat in fall, then goes into its den in October or November.
  • Fall is also autumn. Two names for one season. The n in autumn is silent.
  • Geese fly in a V. Canada geese travel in a V-shaped line. One capital V, all on its own.
  • Maple seeds spin. The winged seeds of a maple turn like helicopter blades on the way down.
  • September has 30 days. So does November. October, between them, has 31.
  • Squirrels hide nuts. Under leaves, in hollow trees and in the ground, to eat later.

Lines for a card or the classroom door 4

  • Happy fall A greeting for a leaf-rubbing card. Three tails in Happy: p, p and y.
  • Happy Thanksgiving Two capitals. It needs two rows at Large and one at Medium.
  • I am thankful for The child finishes the line in the empty row under it, in words or a drawing.
  • Welcome back For the classroom door in the first week of school.

How this list was compiled: These practice lines were written for this site to go with the fall word list: word rows, pattern lines, short sentences, counting lines, facts, and lines for a card or the classroom door. No line was copied from another list. The facts to copy were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple. Licence: own work

How it works

These fall tracing worksheets open on a finished page: leaf, acorn, apple and pumpkin in dotted letters, each above an empty row. Type your own words, or pick from the 100 fall words in the list, from oak to hibernate.

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One page, 8 rows

Under the Name and Date line are 8 rows at Large (19 mm): 4 words, each with its empty row. Leaf is traced 3 times across, acorn and apple twice, pumpkin once. A fifth word makes a second page, so trade words instead of adding. No picture prints, so the empty row is where the child draws the acorn.

Pick fall words by letter height

Each word is marked with its tall letters and tails. Corn, rain, moon and crow use short letters only. Oak, leaf and bark bring in tall letters. Hold the tails of pumpkin, zipper and squirrel for later, and the capitals of September, October and November for last. Leaf beside leaves, or goose beside geese, shows a plural that changes its spelling.

  • After a leaf walk, trace leaf, twig, bark and acorn, then tape each find into its empty row.
  • At Extra large (26 mm), type or pick 3 words. They replace the 4 samples and stay on 1 page.

Questions and answers

Do the fall sheets print pictures of leaves or pumpkins?

No, only letters on guide lines, so the child draws the apple or the barn in the empty row. For wavy and zigzag paths without letters, print the line tracing worksheets.

Can I use these for a harvest or Thanksgiving week?

Yes. The farm and harvest group holds 27 words, among them corn, husk, gourd, cranberry and scarecrow. For a card, open More options and set What to practice to Words or sentences. Happy Thanksgiving takes two rows at Large and one at Medium (14 mm).

Do these work as fall tracing worksheets preschool classes can use?

Yes. Start with the 8 pattern rows, which need no spelling: v v v v is a flock of geese. Then pick from the 10 short-letter words, such as corn, rain, moon and crow, and set Letter height to Extra large for small hands.

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