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First Strokes

Big lines, waves and spirals — the very first steps to writing!

Letter A Stroke 1 of 3

Put your finger on the green dot and trace!

🤔 How to play

Put your finger (or mouse) on the green dot.
Trace slowly along the grey path — your line paints in as you go!
Follow the little arrow, and do the strokes in number order.
Not sure how? Tap 👀 Show me to watch first.
Traced it? Tap Again with less help to trace the same pattern again. First the pattern fades, then it hides, leaving only the green dot and a faint box. After On your own, Next → moves on to the next pattern.

This activity is traced by touch or mouse. There are no keys for the tracing itself.

Controls

Touch or mouse: press on the green dot and drag along the path. If you wander off, the line stops painting. Come back to where your line stopped to carry on.
Lift your finger to rest, then touch the end of your line to keep going. 🔄 Start over clears your line so you can begin that pattern again.
The Trace, Fading and On your own buttons choose how much of the pattern shows. Tap any pattern in the list below the board to switch.

What it practises

Thirteen patterns that come before letters: standing, sleeping and sloping lines, two kinds of cross, a circle, a zigzag, bumps, cups, waves, loops, a rainbow arc and a spiral, each from a set start in a set direction. In On your own, your finished line is shown over the real pattern so you can compare. It is a picture, not a score, and nothing is saved: the ticks last only this visit.

Ages 2+ · Writing & Fine Motor · about 5 minutes

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