Join the Dots: Standing Lines Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Point out that the dots form a line standing up straight, like a person standing tall, rather than lying down. Have your child connect the dots in order with a pencil, moving in one consistent direction, either bottom to top or top to bottom, and stopping precisely at each dot. Encourage steady, careful movement rather than rushing between dots. Color the finished picture once every standing line is connected.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Stand up straight and tall together to physically show what a 'standing line' looks like.
• 2Look for vertical lines around the house or outside, like a fence post, a door frame, or a tree trunk.
• 3Build a tall tower with blocks, talking about how it stands straight up like the traced lines.
• 4Practice connecting dots with sidewalk chalk outside to make giant standing lines.
• 5Compare this worksheet to the earlier 'sleeping lines' worksheet and talk about the difference between standing and lying down.