Writing & tracing games
Finger-tracing for the first pencil grip, then letters, numbers and neat strokes — and once the letters are there, spelling words, ordering sentences and writing a story of your own.
Writing & tracing games
All writing & tracing games
4 games
About each game
A line on every game here
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- Trace Shapes Start at the green dot and follow the arrows!
- Trace the Alphabet Start at the green dot and follow the arrows!
- Number Tracing Start at the green dot and follow the arrows!
- Story Builder Make your own picture story!
About these games
Our picks and what they practise
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Handwriting starts long before letters: it starts with control. Trace Shapes is for three- and four-year-olds who are still learning to steer a finger along a path — zigzags, waves, loops. Trace the Alphabet and Number Tracing come next, one letter or number at a time with the stroke order shown, lower case before capitals.
The second half of the page is writing in the other sense: putting words together to make something. Story Builder lets a child pick who, where and what, and watch the sentence build itself. A tablet with a finger or a stylus is the right device for the tracing games; the rest work anywhere.
Our picks
What they practise
- Fine motor control and pencil grip, via finger tracing
- Letter and number formation with correct stroke order
- Lowercase after uppercase
- Spelling common words from memory
- Sentence order and simple story structure
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Questions parents ask
4 quick answers
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Does tracing on a screen help real handwriting?
It helps with the shape and stroke order, which is most of the battle. Pair it with the printable tracing sheets for the pencil part.
What age do the tracing games suit?
Trace Shapes from about three; the alphabet and numbers from four; lowercase from five.
Do they work with a stylus?
Yes — any stylus or a finger on an iPad or Android tablet. On a computer the mouse works but is less natural.
Is there anything to buy?
No — every game and the matching printables, no pop-ups, no sign-up.