Crab Claw Curves Worksheet for Age 4
Two big open curves snap like crab claws — the letter C’s shape, with a pinch of attitude.
The full sheet, exactly as it prints.
This page is the worksheet’s home: see the whole sheet, download it or print it, and pass it on. Solving on screen happens in the class’s own activities on the Learning Path — this page is for the table, the kitchen and the fridge door.

What your child practices.
The open C-curve is everywhere in writing, and the crab makes it fun: draw the curve, feel it open and close like a claw. Two claws, two curves, one essential letter shape learned.
- Open C curves
- Even curve width
- Controlling the opening
- Bold confident strokes
On the sheet: Trace both crab claws — snap snap!
The class behind it.
This worksheet belongs to Early Writing & Pencil Control (Class 27) on the Age 4 learning path, and the whole writing collection lives at /worksheets/writing/. One finished sheet is a full session — download it, print it, and let the fridge door be the gallery.
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