Squirrel and Acorn Tracing or Cutting Practice

Use this free printable squirrel and acorn page for cutting or tracing practice.  It goes along with a fall or autumn theme.

This one-page printable is titled “Squirrel Tracing Practice.” Four squirrels sit across the top of the page, and a dotted line runs straight down from each squirrel to an acorn at the bottom. Children trace each line to bring the squirrel to its acorn, or use the dotted lines for cutting practice.

Squirrel Tracing or Cutting Practice

Ways to use it

• Top to bottom: Have children start at the squirrel and trace down to the acorn, the same top-to-bottom stroke they use in letters like l, t and i.
• Finger first: Have children trace each line with a finger before using a pencil or crayon.
• Rainbow tracing: Trace each dotted line several times, using a different color crayon each time.
• Cutting practice: Have children cut along the dotted lines with scissors. Straight lines are a good first step before cutting curves.
• One-to-one matching: Count the squirrels and the acorns together and talk about how each squirrel gets one acorn.
• Reusable practice: Slip the page into a sheet protector and use dry-erase markers at a center.