Cursive Writing Made Easy: Handwriting Practice Worksheets
Here is a brilliant set of cursive worksheets to use to teach your students how to write in cursive! My daughter asked me to teach her how to write in cursive. She loves to challenge herself. In just 1 hour, she was writing her name in cursive after practicing with these worksheets. We started out with the letters of her name and moved forward from there. Be sure to read to the bottom to see more resources for practicing cursive!
Why Teach Cursive?
- Signatures – signing your name in cursive is a more elegant way to add a personalized touch.
- Fine Motor Skills – learning and writing cursive uses a different part of the brain than regular writing and uses different muscle memory. The pencil is held at different angles, different pressures and the letter sizes are different too. Writing in cursive requires more control and coordination of the hand than printing, leading to better motor skills.
- Ability To Read Cursive – many important documents are written in cursive. This includes old notes or journals of our ancestors. Also, many people still write in cursive. Learning how each letter is formed and strung together is important to be able to read cursive writing.
- Confidence – the art of writing beautifully can instill a sense of accomplishment and pride, especially since writing is a huge staple in society. Watching your handwriting develop over time feels good.
Cursive Practice Worksheets
26 Cursive Letter Practice Worksheets A-Z
Learn how each letter is formed by following the arrows and tracing. Then, practice writing each letter on the blank lines. Learning each letter’s proper formation lays the foundation for beginning to write cursive words.
Practice Stringing Together Letters With Digraphs and Blends
Get the feel for continuing from one letter to another with digraphs and blends. This is a good place to start after your students have learned their letters before getting into writing full words.
52 Cursive Word Practice Worksheets A-Z
Practice stringing together cursive letters to make words. Each letter has a version with arrows and without arrows for your preference. Each worksheet has 4 lower case and 2 upper case words. Trace each word and then write it on the blank lines.
Use In A Plastic Sleeve With Dry Erase Marker
These worksheets work perfectly in a plastic sleeve with a dry erase marker. This allows you to use the worksheets over and over again without more printing. We keep our cursive worksheets in a 3 ring binder along with our Alphabet & Number Cards. These resources are an amazing addition to any homeschool or school room! I leave ours in a spot available to my kids whenever they feel like pulling it out.
Days Of The Week In Cursive
Trace the days of the week for more practice with uppercase and lowercase cursive letters.
30 Cursive Sentence Practice Worksheets
Trace, write and draw a picture with these cursive sentence practice worksheets. 10 affirmations, 10 nature sentences and 10 silly sentences.
Included:
– 26 A-Z Letter Formation Practice Worksheets
– Digraphs And Blends Practice with and without arrows
– 26 A-Z Word Practice lowercase and uppercase with arrows
– 26 A-Z Word Practice lowercase and uppercase without arrows
– Days Of The Week Cursive Practice with and without arrows
– 30 Sentence Writing Practice Worksheets – 10 affirmations, 10 silly sentences, 10 nature sentences
Click here to download these Cursive Writing Practice Worksheets
After your students have learned their cursive letters, here are a few more resources to keep them going!
Cursive Letter Formation Chart
I keep these Cursive Letter Formation Charts on my daughter’s desk for her to reference when writing in cursive. This way, if she has a question about how a letter is formed, she can look at or trace the letter on the chart to remember. Click on the picture to see more about these charts!
Vocabulary Practice Worksheets
I use these Vocabulary Practice Worksheets with my daughter to practice her vocabulary words and spelling. These are wonderful for practicing vocabulary words in cursive. The lines have top, middle and bottom guidelines for easy letter forming. Click the picture to learn more about these Vocabulary Practice Worksheets!
These Writing Prompt Craftivities are so much fun! My kids love coloring the pictures and writing their own story to go along with it. Have your students write their stories in cursive for more practice! Click the picture to learn more about these Writing Prompt Craftivities.
