Rectangle tracing worksheets
A rectangle tracing worksheet for ages three to five. It prints five rows of rectangles as dotted outlines, each with a dot at the top left corner and an arrow pointing right, plus a box on every row to draw one alone. A rectangle has four straight sides and four square corners, with two long sides and two short ones.
Free printable PDF worksheet.
One page for every line and shape
Each kind of line and each shape has its own page, with where to start, which way to go and a sheet of just that one to trace.
What's on each sheet
- One shape. Start at the dot and go the way the arrow points. Trace each shape, then draw one yourself. 5 rows per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
A mixed sheet of lines, waves, zigzags and shapes prints from Preschool tracing lines and shapes.
How to teach this
Start on the dot at the top left corner. Go across the long top to the right and stop at the corner. Go down the short side, stop, come back across the long bottom, stop, and go up the short side to the dot. Across, down, back, up, just like the square, but the top and bottom are longer than the sides. Point that out before tracing: the long lines go across, the short lines go down. Doors, books and phone screens are rectangles to spot afterwards.
Watch for: Making all four sides the same, which turns it into a square. The top and bottom are the long sides on this sheet. Rounding the corners. Stop at every corner, then change direction. Lifting the crayon at each corner. Aim for one line all the way round, with a pause at each corner.
Common questions about rectangle tracing
- Is a square a rectangle?
- Yes. A square is a rectangle whose four sides are all the same length. Preschool and kindergarten usually call it a square and keep rectangle for the longer shape, which is what this sheet draws.
- Why does the rectangle lie on its side?
- So the long sides go across, which is the easiest way to see that two sides are long and two are short. A rectangle standing up is still a rectangle.
- What should my child trace before rectangles?
- Straight lines across and down, then squares. The rectangle uses the same four moves as the square.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated October 2026.
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