Turtle Tracing Worksheets with a Hexagon Shell
Turtle tracing worksheets: a walking turtle with a dome shell of three hexagons and four short legs, in easy and medium levels as A4 or Letter PDFs.
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Walking Turtle Tracing Worksheet
Three hexagons sit inside this turtle’s tall dome shell, and their corners ask a child to stop and turn. Everything around them is easier: the long arch of the shell, a wide rim along the bottom, a round head on a neck, four short legs and a little pointed tail. Each stroke starts at an orange dot. The pupil is already filled in gray.
Easy: one large turtle
The shell dome is the longest smooth curve on the big turtle that takes most of the easy sheet for ages 3 to 5, so it makes a good first stroke. A small eye ring and a curved smile finish the face. They can wait until the hand is warmed up.
Medium: small copies and a free box
Along the bottom of the medium sheet for ages 6 to 8, three tiny turtles repeat the same lines under the big dashed one, and every turn comes faster. On them the middle hexagon shrinks to a few dashes, while the two side hexagons, the eye ring and the smile are thin solid lines with no dot. If the US Letter or A4 file is scaled down, those dashes become very short and hard to follow, so full size, 100 percent, is the one to use. Next to them is a dashed box labeled Now you, left empty for drawing the turtle from memory.
Skills practiced & tips
- Start with the big dome of the shell, since it is the longest smooth curve.
- Trace the three hexagons slowly and stop at each corner before turning.
- Use a thick crayon for the easy page and a sharp pencil for the small turtles.
- Point to the orange dot before every stroke so your child begins in the right place.
- Save the tiny eye ring and smile for last, when the hand is warmed up.
Turtle fun facts
- The temperature of the sand around a turtle nest helps decide whether the hatchlings become males or females.
- Tortoises are turtles that live entirely on land.
- Sea turtle hatchlings dig out of their nest and head straight for the ocean, often at night.
Classroom ideas
- Preschool (ages 3 to 5): slip the easy page into a plastic sleeve and trace it again and again with a dry-erase marker.
- Kindergarten: spread the medium page over two sessions, the large turtle on day one and the small ones plus the Now you box on day two.
- Grade 1: after tracing, students write a sentence about where the turtle is walking inside the Now you box.
More turtle activities
More tracing
Frequently asked questions
Do all three hexagons stay dashed on the small turtles?
No. Only the middle one keeps a few dashes at that size. The two side hexagons turn into thin solid lines with no dot, like the eye ring and the smile.
Why do the strokes have orange dots?
An orange dot marks the starting point of each dashed line. It tells your child where to set the pencil down, which keeps the strokes in a steady order.
Which part of the turtle needs the most care?
The three hexagons on the shell. They have sharp corners, so stopping at each one before turning keeps the lines neat.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 1 page, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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