Spring Tracing Worksheets

Rain, bee, nest and kite in dotted letters to print, an empty row under each, and 95 more spring words.

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

  • c c c c An open curve, like a worm that has curled up. The dot is at the top right.
  • e e e e A small loop, like the path of a bee that circles a flower before it lands.
  • i i i i A short stick with a dot over it, like a sprout with a raindrop about to land on it.
  • l l l l Straight down, like rain falling on a still day. Each stick starts at the dot by the top line.
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  • n n n n One hump after another, the way a caterpillar lifts its back to walk.
  • s s s s A curl one way and then the other, like a worm on the move.
  • u u u u A dip and back up, like a kite string that sags between the hand and the kite.
  • v v v v Down to a point and up again, like blades of new grass.

Rain, wind and sun 16

  • breeze A light wind. Three of its six letters are e. 6 letters. Tall: b. Double e.
  • cloud Where the rain comes from. An easy shape to draw: a row of bumps with a flat base. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • drip The sound and the look of one drop falling. Change one letter and drip turns into drop. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • drop A tiny ball of water. Drip and drop differ by a single letter. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • melt What the last snow does as the air warms. The melted snow swells the streams. 4 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • mud Wet soil: what rain makes of a garden path. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • puddle A small pool of rain on the ground. The two d letters stand side by side like a pair of rain boots. 6 letters. Tall: d, d, l. Tail: p. Double d.
  • rain Water that falls from the clouds in drops. Trace the word, then fill the empty row with drops. 4 letters, all short.
  • rainbow Seen in the part of the sky opposite the sun. Red is on the outside of the arc and violet on the inside. 7 letters. Tall: b.
  • shower A short fall of rain. 6 letters. Tall: h.
  • storm Strong wind and heavy rain, often with thunder. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • sun The days grow longer all through spring, so the sun is up a little later each evening. 3 letters, all short.
  • thaw To warm up and stop being frozen, as the ground does in spring. 4 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • thunder The sound caused by lightning. The flash comes first because light travels much faster than sound. 7 letters. Tall: t, h, d.
  • wet How everything is after a shower. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • wind Moving air. It is what lifts a kite. 4 letters. Tall: d.

Seeds, buds and flowers 22

  • bloom To open into flower. Many plants bloom in spring, one kind after another. 5 letters. Tall: b, l. Double o.
  • blossom The flowers of a fruit tree, such as an apple or a cherry. 7 letters. Tall: b, l. Double s.
  • bud A flower or a leaf that has not opened yet. 3 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • bulb A rounded underground store of food. Tulips and daffodils die back to a bulb once they have flowered. 4 letters. Tall: b, l, b.
  • crocus A small, hardy flower that blooms before most others, at the very start of spring. 6 letters, all short.
  • daffodil Six petals around a trumpet, most often yellow or white. It grows from a bulb. 8 letters. Tall: d, f, f, d, l. Double f.
  • daisy A small flower with white petals around a yellow middle. Easy to draw. 5 letters. Tall: d. Tail: y.
  • dandelion The name comes from the French for lion's tooth, after its jagged leaves. The yellow flower turns into a round head of seeds that glide away on the wind. 9 letters. Tall: d, d, l.
  • dig To make a hole for a seed or a bulb. 3 letters. Tall: d. Tail: g.
  • garden A patch of ground for flowers or food. A class garden can be one pot on a windowsill. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tail: g.
  • grass It turns green again as the weather warms. 5 letters. Tail: g. Double s.
  • grow What a seed does once it has water, warmth and light. 4 letters. Tail: g.
  • leaf The flat green part of a plant. One leaf, two leaves. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • petal One of the colored parts of a flower. 5 letters. Tall: t, l. Tail: p.
  • plant A word with two jobs: you plant a seed, and the seed becomes a plant. 5 letters. Tall: l, t. Tail: p.
  • pollen The fine dust inside a flower. Bees carry it from bloom to bloom. 6 letters. Tall: l, l. Tail: p. Double l.
  • root The part of a plant that grows down into the soil. 4 letters. Tall: t. Double o.
  • seed Where a new plant starts. 4 letters. Tall: d. Double e.
  • soil The earth plants grow in. Earthworms mix it and let air into it as they tunnel. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • sprout The first shoot a seed sends up. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tail: p.
  • stem The stalk that holds a flower up. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • tulip A spring flower that grows from a bulb. Most tulips are shaped like a cup, and they come in many colors but never pure blue. 5 letters. Tall: t, l. Tail: p.

Birds and nests 13

  • beak The hard mouth of a bird. A robin carries worms to the nest in it. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • chirp The short, high call of a small bird. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tail: p.
  • duckling A young duck. 8 letters. Tall: d, k, l. Tail: g.
  • egg A robin lays 3 to 5 eggs at a time, and they hatch after about 2 weeks. 3 letters. Tail: g, g. Double g.
  • feather Robins tuck feathers into the outside of the nest along with grass and twigs. 7 letters. Tall: f, t, h.
  • fly Young robins leave the nest about 2 weeks after they hatch. 3 letters. Tall: f, l. Tail: y.
  • gosling A young goose. The o is short, as in got. 7 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g, g.
  • hatch To break out of the egg. 5 letters. Tall: h, t, h.
  • nest A robin builds a new nest of grass and twigs for each brood and lines it with mud. The female builds it alone. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • robin In North America the robin is a symbol of spring and one of the first birds to sing at dawn. Its eggs are blue. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • twig A small thin stick: building material for a nest. 4 letters. Tall: t. Tail: g.
  • wing What a bird flies with. 4 letters. Tail: g.
  • worm An earthworm has no eyes and breathes through its damp skin. Robin chicks are fed mostly on worms. 4 letters, all short.

Bugs and the pond 18

  • ant A small insect that lives in a colony with a queen. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • bee Honey bees make honey from nectar and store it in combs of wax. 3 letters. Tall: b. Double e.
  • bug An everyday word for any small insect. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tail: g.
  • butterfly Four wings covered in tiny scales. Its life has 4 stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult. 9 letters. Tall: b, t, t, f, l. Tail: y. Double t.
  • buzz The sound of a bee. Two z letters to zigzag. 4 letters. Tall: b. Double z.
  • caterpillar The young of a butterfly or a moth. Most kinds shed their skin 4 or 5 times as they grow. It is the longest word in this list. 11 letters. Tall: t, l, l. Tail: p. Double l.
  • chrysalis The hard case in which a butterfly caterpillar changes into an adult. The ch says k and the y says i. 9 letters. Tall: h, l. Tail: y.
  • cocoon A case of silk spun by many moth caterpillars. A butterfly does not spin one: its case is a chrysalis. 6 letters, all short. Double o.
  • frog It catches insects with a sticky tongue. Most frogs lay their eggs in water. 4 letters. Tall: f. Tail: g.
  • hive Home to one queen and tens of thousands of worker bees. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • honey Made by bees from the nectar of flowers. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tail: y.
  • ladybug A beetle, not a true bug. Many are red with black spots, a warning to birds that they taste bad. In Britain it is a ladybird. 7 letters. Tall: l, d, b. Tail: y, g.
  • moth A close relative of the butterfly. A butterfly's antennae end in small clubs, and a moth's may be as thin as thread. 4 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • nectar The sweet liquid inside a flower. Bees and butterflies drink it. 6 letters. Tall: t.
  • pond Still water where frogs lay their eggs. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • slug Like a snail with no shell to hide in. It makes slime so that it does not dry out. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g.
  • snail It carries a coiled shell big enough to pull its whole body into. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • tadpole A young frog. It hatches in water with gills and a tail, and the back legs grow first. 7 letters. Tall: t, d, l. Tail: p.

Baby animals 7

  • calf A young cow. The l is silent: say kaf. A young deer can be called a calf too. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • cub A young bear, fox or lion. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • fawn A young deer. 4 letters. Tall: f.
  • foal A young horse. The oa says long o, so foal rhymes with goal. 4 letters. Tall: f, l.
  • kid A young goat. The same word has been slang for a child since the 1590s. 3 letters. Tall: k, d.
  • kit A young rabbit, fox or beaver. Change one letter of kid and you get kit. 3 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • piglet A young pig. 6 letters. Tall: l, t. Tail: p, g.

Clothes and outdoor play 17

  • boots Rain boots are for puddles. 5 letters. Tall: b, t. Double o.
  • bubbles Three b letters in one word, each a tall stick with a round belly. 7 letters. Tall: b, b, b, l. Double b.
  • chalk For drawing on the sidewalk. The l is silent: say chawk. 5 letters. Tall: h, l, k.
  • hood The part of a raincoat that covers your head. 4 letters. Tall: h, d. Double o.
  • hose It carries water to the garden. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • jacket Lighter than a winter coat. 6 letters. Tall: k, t. Tail: j.
  • jump Up and off the ground. The j and the p both drop under the line, so leave room beneath the word. 4 letters. Tail: j, p.
  • kite Held by a string and lifted by moving air. A tail keeps the nose of a one-string kite pointing into the wind. 4 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • park Where the swings and the slide are. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p.
  • picnic A meal eaten outdoors. It has two dots to remember, one for each i. 6 letters. Tail: p.
  • raincoat Two words joined into one: rain and coat. 8 letters. Tall: t.
  • slide Climb up, slide down. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • spade A small shovel for digging. 5 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • splash What a puddle does when you jump in it. 6 letters. Tall: l, h. Tail: p.
  • string What ties the kite to your hand. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tail: g.
  • swing Back and forth at the park once the seat is dry. 5 letters. Tail: g.
  • umbrella It keeps the rain off. A good shape to draw: a dome with a hook for a handle. 8 letters. Tall: b, l, l. Double l.

Months and the season 6

  • April The 4th month, with 30 days. 5 letters. Tall: capital A, l. Tail: p.
  • equinox A day in March, between the 19th and the 21st, when day and night are each about 12 hours long. North of the equator it can be taken as the first day of spring. 7 letters. Tail: q.
  • March The 3rd month, with 31 days. A month is a name, so it starts with a capital. 5 letters. Tall: capital M, h.
  • May The 5th month, with 31 days. In the United States the months of spring are March, April and May. 3 letters. Tall: capital M. Tail: y.
  • season One of the 4 parts of the year: spring, summer, fall and winter. 6 letters, all short.
  • spring The season when new plants spring forth from the ground. That is where its name comes from. 6 letters. Tail: p, g.

How this list was compiled: These spring words and pattern rows were written for this site and sorted by topic, from rain and wind to flowers, nests, bugs and the pond. 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/Rainbow, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_robin, and spellings against Wiktionary. Licence: own work

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Word rows 5

  • bud stem leaf A plant from the top down. Five tall letters in all: b, d, t, l and f.
  • calf foal fawn Three baby animals. Each has an f, and each f reaches the top line.
  • mud wet drip Three rainy-day words of 3 and 4 letters.
  • peas beans corn Three seeds a class can plant in a cup. Copy the one you planted onto a label.
  • rain bee nest Three of the four words on the opening sheet, side by side. One row at Large.
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Pattern lines 4

  • c o c o c o c o An open curve, then a closed one. Both start at the same dot.
  • e l e l e l e l A loop, then a tall stick: the bee, then the stem it lands on.
  • n m n m n m One hump, then two: a small caterpillar and a bigger one.
  • u v u v u v u v A round dip, then a sharp one: a puddle, then a blade of grass.

Short sentences 8

  • A bee sips nectar. 4 words. Nectar is the sweet liquid inside a flower.
  • The bud will open. 4 words. Double l in will, and a p that drops under the line.
  • The frog can hop. 4 words. The g and the p hang under the line.
  • I see a nest. 4 words. A capital I that stands alone, and a period to finish.
  • Jump in the puddle. 4 words. A capital J to start and double d in puddle.
  • My kite is up high. 5 short words, so 4 spaces to keep even. Three tails: y, p and g.
  • Rain makes mud. 3 words. Only the capital R, the k and the d rise above the short letters.
  • We plant a seed. 4 words. Two rows at Large, one at Medium.

Counting lines 4

  • 1 nest, 2 eggs, 3 bees Numerals get starting dots too. Draw the 6 things in the empty rows.
  • 2 boots make 1 pair. A counting sentence with a period.
  • 3 red tulips A short line to finish with 3 drawn tulips.
  • 5 drops in a puddle Draw the puddle first, then count the drops in.

True facts to copy 8

  • A rainbow has red on top. Red is on the outside of the arc and violet on the inside.
  • A snail has a shell. A coiled one, big enough to pull its whole body into. A slug has none to hide in.
  • A tadpole has a tail. It has gills too. The body takes the tail back in as the tadpole becomes a frog.
  • Bees make honey. Honey bees make it from the nectar of flowers and store it in wax combs.
  • March has 31 days. It is the 3rd month of the year. April, the 4th, has 30.
  • Robins lay blue eggs. True of the American robin, which lays 3 to 5 at a time. The color robin egg blue is named after them.
  • Spring starts in March. True north of the equator, where the spring months are March, April and May. South of it, spring starts in September.
  • Tulips grow from bulbs. So do daffodils. Both die back to the bulb after they flower.

Lines for a plant label or a card 5

  • Happy Mother's Day For a Mother's Day card. It has an apostrophe to place between the r and the s.
  • Happy spring A greeting for a card. Five letters hang under the line: p, p and y in Happy, then p and g in spring.
  • Our class garden A sign for the windowsill or the raised bed. Two rows at Large, one at Medium.
  • Planted on The child writes the date in the empty row under it.
  • Water me For a plant label on a craft stick. 2 words and no period, because it is a sign.

How this list was compiled: These practice lines were written for this site to go with the spring word list: word rows, pattern lines, short sentences, counting lines, facts, and lines for a plant label or a card. 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/Honey_bee and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadpole. Licence: own work

How it works

Spring tracing worksheets preschool children can finish start small: rain, bee, nest and kite, each dotted across one row with starting dots, above an empty row. The list adds 95 more spring words and 8 pattern rows.

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What the first sheet looks like

At Large (19 mm) the page has 8 rows under the Name and Date line: a dotted row and an empty row for each of the 4 words. Rain, bee and kite are traced 3 times across the row and nest twice. The empty row is also where a child draws the nest or the kite.

Choose words the child can manage

Begin with the pattern rows, such as l l l l for falling rain and n n n n for the humps of a caterpillar. Six words use short letters only: sun, rain, worm, crocus, cocoon and season. Add one tall letter next (mud, bud, ant), then tails (egg, frog, puddle). Butterfly, caterpillar and chrysalis each fill a row once, so save them.

  • For loop practice, the child joins a hand-drawn bee and flower at opposite ends of an empty row.
  • At Extra large (26 mm), rain, bee and kite fit 1 page. A fourth word starts a second.

Questions and answers

Do these worksheets have spring pictures to trace?

No, only words on guide lines. Thirty of the words are simple to draw, among them sun, egg, tulip, snail and umbrella: trace one, then draw it in the empty row below.

Which words fit a plant unit or a butterfly unit?

Seeds, buds and flowers has 22 words, from seed, root and stem to blossom and dandelion. Bugs and the pond has 18, with caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly for a life cycle week, and tadpole and frog for the pond.

Can I print plant labels or a Mother's Day card line?

Yes. Open More options and set What to practice to Words or sentences. Water me and Planted on each fit one row at Large. Happy Mother's Day needs Medium (14 mm) to sit on a single row.

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