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  • Illustrations by Josh Hara

    Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7367-6949-5The pages in this book may be duplicated for classroom use. Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Zaner-Bloser, Inc., P.O. Box 16764, Columbus, Ohio 43216-6764

    1-800-421-3018Printed in the United States of America

    10 11 12 13 14 13880 5 4 3 2 1

    3

    Practice Masters

  • Practice MastersManuscript Review lL, iI, tT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Manuscript Review oO, aA, dD. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Manuscript Review cC, eE, fF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Manuscript Review gG, jJ, qQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Manuscript Review uU, sS, bB, pP . . . . . . . . . . . 5Manuscript Review rR, nN, mM, hH. . . . . . . . . . 6Manuscript Review vV, yY, wW . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Manuscript Review xX, kK, zZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

    Writing Positions: Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . 9Writing Positions: Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . 10Zaner-Bloser Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1Basic Strokes: Undercurve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Basic Strokes: Downcurve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Basic Strokes: Overcurve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Basic Strokes: Slant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Keys to Legibility: Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Keys to Legibility: Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Keys to Legibility: Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Keys to Legibility: Slant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Keys to Legibility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

    i, t, u, w, e, l, b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1h, f, k, r, s, j, p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28a, d, g, o, c, q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35n, m, y, x, v, z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1A, O, D, C, E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47N, M, H, K, U, Y, Z, V, W, X . . . . . . . . . . . 52I, J, Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62T, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65G, S, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67P, R, B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Cursive Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Cursive Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

    School-to-Home Activitiesi, t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75u, w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76e, l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77b, h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78f, k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79r, s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80j, p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 a, d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82g, o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83c, q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84n, m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85y, x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86v, z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87A, O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88D, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89E, N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90M, H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1K, U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Y, Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93V, W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94X, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 J, Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 T, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97G, S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98L, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99R, B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

    Support MaterialsRecord of Student’s Handwriting Skills . . . . . . . 10 1Certificate of Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Certificate of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Zaner-Bloser Manuscript Alphabet and Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Zaner-Bloser Cursive Alphabet and Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Cursive Stroke Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Cursive Stroke Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Cursive Stroke Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Zaner-Bloser Story-Writing Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10

    ContentsClick entry to go to specific page.

  • Final

    Practice Master 1Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the words.

    label lullaby icicle

    inside twist tablet

    Leslie Lancelot Iris

    Iberia Tahiti Trevor

    L L L L

    I I I I

    T T T T

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    l l l l i i i i

    t t t t

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 2

    Write the words.

    wool odd aloha

    agenda demand dazed

    Oslo Oscar Andrea

    Asia Dirk Denise

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    o o o o

    a a a a

    d d d d

    O O O O

    A A A A

    D D D D

  • Practice Master 3Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the words.

    cactus crutch engine

    evening cliff fifty

    Canada Carson Enid

    Elvis France Faith

    C C C C

    E E E E

    F F F F

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    c c c c

    e e e e

    f f f f

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 4

    Write the words.

    garage engineer eject

    jade square quiz

    Greece Gus June

    Jesse Quincy Qatar

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    g g g g

    j j j j

    q q q q

    G G G G

    J J J J

    Q Q Q Q

  • Practice Master 5Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the words.

    umbrella sunset bubble

    pulp Ulster Solon

    Savannah Bernice Peru

    U U U U

    S S S S

    B B B B

    P P P P

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    u u u u

    s s s s

    b b b b

    p p p p

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 6

    Write the words.

    murmur nation memory

    hatch Ross Netherlands

    Mexico Mike Holly

    R R R R

    N N N N

    M M M M

    H H H H

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    r r r r

    n n n n

    m m m m

    h h h h

  • Practice Master 7Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the words.

    nerve remove young

    hungry window walrus

    Virginia Velma Yemen

    York Wabash Wes

    V V V V

    Y Y Y Y

    W W W W

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    v v v v

    y y y y

    w w w w

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 8

    Write the words.

    exit flex knight

    ticket fuzzy amaze

    Xeres Xanthos Karen

    Kevin Zach Zurich

    Manuscript Review

    Write the letters.

    x x x x

    k k k k

    z z z z

    X X X X

    K K K K

    Z Z Z Z

  • Practice Master 9Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Writing Positions: Cursive

    Slant your paper as shown in the picture.Rest both arms on the desk. Use your right hand to move the paper as you write.Pull the pencil toward your left elbow when you write.

    If you write with your left hand . . .

    Hold the pencil with your thumb and first two fingers.Keep your first finger on top.Bend your thumb, and keep it on the side.Do not squeeze the pencil when you write.

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 10

    Writing Positions: Cursive

    Slant the paper as shown in the picture.Rest both arms on the desk. Use your left hand to move the paper as you write.Pull the pencil toward the middle of your body when you write.

    If you write with your right hand . . .

    Hold the pencil with your thumb and first two fingers. Keep your first finger on top.Bend your thumb, and keep it on the side.Do not squeeze the pencil when you write.

  • Practice Master 11Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Zaner-Bloser Alphabet

    A B C D E F G H IA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P QJ K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i ja b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

    t u v w x y z

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 12

    Trace the undercurve stroke at the beginning of these lowercase letters.

    b e i l j s

    Undercurve

    An undercurve stroke swings up.

    Trace the undercurve stroke at the beginning of these uppercase letters.

    B G L P R BWrite undercurve strokes. Begin at the dot.

    q Qq Q

    q

    Q Q

    q

    Write undercurve strokes. Begin at the dot.

    Basic Strokes

    q q q q q qq q q q q q

    q q q q q qq q q q q q

  • Practice Master 13Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Trace the downcurve stroke at the beginning of these lowercase letters.

    a c d g o q

    Downcurve

    A downcurve stroke dives down.

    Trace the downcurve stroke at the beginning of these uppercase letters.

    A C D E OWrite downcurve strokes. Begin at the dot.

    Write downcurve strokes. Begin at the dot.

    W

    w

    W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

    w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w

    W

    w

    w Ww W

    Basic Strokes

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 14

    Trace the overcurve stroke at the beginning of these lowercase letters.

    m n v x y z

    Overcurve

    An overcurve stroke bounces up.

    Trace the overcurve stroke at the beginning of these uppercase letters.

    I J QWrite overcurve strokes. Begin at the dot.

    Write overcurve strokes. Begin at the dot.

    E

    w

    E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

    e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

    E

    e

    e Ee E

    Basic Strokes

  • Practice Master 15Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Trace the slant stroke in these lowercase letters.

    a d m h y

    Slant

    A slant stroke slides.

    Trace the slant stroke in these uppercase letters.

    B P R U X YWrite slant strokes. Begin at the dot.

    Write the slant strokes. Begin at the dot.

    R R

    r r

    : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

    ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

    r Rr R

    Basic Strokes

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 16

    Write the words. Circle three letters you wrote that have good shape.

    Keys to Legibility

    w d c hu

    There are four basic strokes in cursive writing. Be sure to write each letter with good basic strokes.

    Circle each letter that has an undercurve beginning .

    a j p g sCircle each letter that has a downcurve beginning .

    b n r v zCircle each letter that has an overcurve beginning .

    c k l m oCircle each letter that has a slant stroke .

    π"t $%&l

    ()m +,-s

    /01e fi45e

    678y :;

  • Practice Master 17Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the words. Circle your three best tall letters. Underline your three best short letters.

    Keys to Legibility

    b d h

    Look at the size of each letter.

    Tall letters touch the headline.

    a m g uShort letters touch the midline.

    Some letters have descenders that go below the baseline and touch the next headline.

    f q y

    >?%k +,-s

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 18

    Write the phrases. Use and \ to mark the spacing between letters and words.

    Keys to Legibility

    Look at the spacing between letters and words.

    There should be space for between letters.

    There should be space for \ between words.

    ooooo o oooo o

    I[\]^_By `abd

    c,dy e;d fה?%hs

    ibBjke I"l1Tmnoy pMjqs

    raXm ()stTr ()n

    vibd (wxyMjg

    :Dl1Tr (wxyMjg

    Spacing

  • Practice Master 19Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    zi\Aabd {|B}tWrite the words. Circle three words you wrote that have good slant.

    Keys to Legibility

    Look at the slant of your letters.

    Cursive letters have a uniform forward slant.

    ~Se MSe ה%p

    7&l Jp t

    CSTr `Bt%l 7e

    75e k 5;e

    v&f +_By ƣh

    Slant

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 20

    Slant

    Spacing

    SizeShape

    Keys to Legibility

    Write these phrases in cursive.

    show no snow

    Circle your best letter that has good shape.

    fun in the sun

    Circle a word you wrote that has good slant.

    hop to the top

    Good joinings make good spacing between letters. Circle your best joining.

    late to the gate

    Circle your best tall letter. Circle your best short letter.

  • Practice Master 21Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    i i i i i i i i i

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    i i i i i i i

    !i !i !i !i !i !i

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. Lift. 3. Dot. iiStroke Description

  • Practice Master 22 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. Lift. 3. Slide right. ttStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    t t t t t t t t t

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    t t t t t t t

    #t #t #i #i !t !t

  • Practice Master 23Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. 3. Slant; undercurve. uuStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    u u u u u u uu u

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    u u u u u u u u u u

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    u u u u u u u

    %t %t #u #u %i %i

    uu

  • Practice Master 24 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. 3. Slant; undercurve. 4. Checkstroke.

    wwStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    w w w w w w ww w

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    w w w w w w w w w w

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    w w w w w w w

    'i 'u 't #w %w

    ww

  • Practice Master 25Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve. eeStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    e e e e e e ee e

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    e e e e e e e

    )e +i +u ,e -e .e

    ee

  • Practice Master 26 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve. llStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    l l l l l l ll l

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    l l l l l l l

    /e 0i 1ll 3l 5l 6l

    ll

  • Practice Master 27Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve. 2. Checkstroke. bbStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    b b b b b b bb b

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    b b b b b b b b b b b b b b

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    b b b b b b b

    7u 7i 8b 1b 3b 6b

    bb

  • Practice Master 28 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; 2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. hhStroke Description

    Write the letter.

    Name:

    h h h h h h hh h

    Trace the letter. Make sure your paper is in the correct position.

    Write the letter and the joinings.

    h h h h h h h

    :i הe :u :t h

    h h h h h h h h h hhh

  • Practice Master 29Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    f f f f f f ff f f f f f f

    Name:

    ff

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; loop forward.

    2. Undercurve.

    ffStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ?e fit Af Al 5f 3f

    ?CDt fiEFl AGHw

    fiICl ?Hw ?JHt

    0EKe 'EKe fiEfiMh

  • Practice Master 30 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    k k k k k k kk k k k k k k

    Name:

    kk

    kkStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    Ne 6k Pi Pu 1k 5k

    NJCl 7EQe NHRMGe

    PSt PSTe 7UFk

    0EQe :EQe ,JCk

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant. 2. Overcurve; curve forward; curve under. 3. Slant right; undercurve.

  • Practice Master 31Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    r r r r r r rr r r r r r r

    Name:

    rr

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant right. 3. Slant; undercurve.rrStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    Ve Wi Wt XY Zr \r

    WUG]r WEb VC^Cl

    '_`e 8Dar Z`Hw

    VJCf #b_cl \`Je

  • Practice Master 32 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    s s s s s s ss s s s s s s

    Name:

    ss

    1. Undercurve. 2. Curve down and back. 3. Undercurve.ssStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    dt di du ʦs gs hs

    ij_kt dlSt im_kt

    dREFl nCFf iהCFf

    ,pqt rCFss 7atqt

  • Practice Master 33Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    j j j j j k kj j j j j j j

    Name:

    jj

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve. Lift.

    3. Dot.jjStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ui ui uu uu ve ve

    vHt ult v]ck

    vHwCss vHwCG]r

    uxqt

  • Practice Master 34 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    p p p p p p pp p p p p p p

    Name:

    pp

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve; curve back. 3. Undercurve. ppStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    πi πu zh πp Wp 0p

    pqtפ JClפ JHpפ

    CDpה Htפ C}}Geפ

    dTHp πa~r #Sp

  • Practice Master 35Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    a a a a a a aa a a a a a a

    Name:

    aa

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. aaStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    i p r f w æe

    e πפGe }Ge

    Te r ^Cl

    s dr r

  • Practice Master 36 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    d d d d d d dd d d d d d d

    Name:

    dd

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. ddStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    a d d d d d

    Jd Te xk

    pk h l

    d הd 7lEd

  • Practice Master 37Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    g g g g g g gg g g g g g g

    Name:

    gg

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.

    ggStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    a i u r g e

    Ht UDp Ips

    Ipqt `Hw פg

    7g dr g

  • Practice Master 38 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    o o o o o o oo o o o o o o

    Name:

    oo

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Checkstroke. ooStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ƣi  b ¡a ¡g ƣp

     ¢K]r ƣEl ƣפ]£Te

    ƣ¤l ¥ƣqt  d

    ¥¦e §¨¦e ©¨ l

  • Practice Master 39Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    Write the letter.

    c c c c c c cc c c c c c c

    Name:

    cc

    ccStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ªi ªu ªt «l «k ¬e

    ªUb «הHw «DIe

    e «s «®¦eפ

    ul¯¬e 0°«k ±²¬e

  • Practice Master 40 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    q q q q q q qq q q q q q q

    Name:

    qq

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop forward. 3. Undercurve.qqStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ³u ´³u ³u ´³u ³u

    ³lEDt ³l¯«k ³lµHt

    z³Ie ´³Il ´³ld

    ´³l_~`Cl ´³l_kt ³lSt

  • Practice Master 41Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Write the letter.

    n n n n n n nn n n n n n n

    Name:

    nn

    1. Overcurve; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. nnStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ¶i ¶t ·k ¸n ºn »e

    ¼R¯ºn ¼~½ƣw ¶¯¬e

    ¾¿l ÀƣÁn ¾Â¬e

    ÃÄÅn ¬ÆÇt ÈƣR¯¬e

  • Practice Master 42 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Name:

    Write the letter.

    m m m m m k km m m m m m m

    mm

    1. Overcurve; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant. 3. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. mmStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    Éi Êa Ëe Ìm ºm ¾m

    κm Ψºn ÉÏÐ}Ge

    ÉxÑHÏm Πd ÒÓ Qe

    ÔÕe uÏÖp רºm

  • Practice Master 43Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Name:

    Write the letter.

    y y y y y y yy y y y y y y

    yy

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve. yyStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    Øa Ùu Úy Üy Ýy Þy

    ØÅn ßƣÏ¿g ÙÏàày

    áây 㡸y rläy

    läy ʾåy d棾y

  • Practice Master 44 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Name:

    Write the letter.

    x x x x x x xx x x x x x x

    xx

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. Lift. 2. Slant. xxStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ξi èe éa êx ìx ¾x

    ¾ξi ºx ¾ξs

    î¾x ¾x dÔx

    #Ïïðo ÉÔï]r î¾ñy

  • Practice Master 45Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Name:

    Write the letter.

    v v v v v k kv v v v v v v

    vv

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. 2. Checkstroke.

    vvStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    òi óa òu ôo ºv öy

    ôƣ¯¬e ÷ÆÇt ôºøe

    ÷CùúHt ôƣwCl òSפ]r

    A¾ûÄr ה¾üy :Ôúe

  • Practice Master 46 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Name:

    Write the letter.

    z z z z z k kz z z z z z

    zz

    1. Overcurve; slant. 2. Overcurve; curve down; loop; overcurve. zzStroke Description

    Write the joinings.

    Write the words.

    ýe þo ÿi !a ÿu "z

    Ò¨º$e \½º$Æn %¾$e

    &£¾!y \`JÆ$e dÔ$e

    ¾!z "¾#Är Ô!!y

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 47

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    A A A A A A AA A A A A A A

    $%½ºn &'¾#ºn (kU)a

    $GÆ¿a &Ó (½«mµe

    Write the sentences.

    $D¯¬e *s ên $+a.

    &ú]Åy îs ên $)¾'a.

    AA

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. AAStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 48

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    O O O O O O OO O O O O O O

    O,¾¿d Oz O-.Ä£d

    Od/d OÚ0x O"1µe

    Write the sentences.

    Oãr 2½ºúe Ào O#/a.

    O,Æn *s 3ƣÔ¿g Ào OV3ºn.

    OO

    1. Downcurve; undercurve; loop; curve right.

    OOStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 49

    Name:

    1. Downcurve; loop; curve down and up; loop; curve right.

    Write the letter and the words.

    D D D D D D DD D D D D D D

    DFs Dºú]r D4c5¾m

    Dî¾n DÅ6CFl D)e

    Write the sentences.

    Dê7h Ô6d ên D+8½ƣSt.

    DGe òqSTd D3DlMh.

    DD

    DDStroke Description

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    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    C C C C C C CC C C C C C C

    9m¯3o :qפ]r ;º¿3o

    :¾¿

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    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    E E E E E E EE E E E E E E

    >¸?πt @ÑÆx ADa

    BÇd ACºåy ADSDh

    Write the sentences.

    ERa AGHw Ào EMm¯ƣπa.

    BàÕe 2½ºúe Ào AùÐmatqt.

    EE

    1. Slant. 2. Downcurve; loop; downcurve; undercurve.EEStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 52

    Name:

    Stroke Description NN 1. Curve forward; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    Write the letter and the words.

    N N N N N N NN N N N N N N

    F£a GGps HHIl

    GTe Fµph Hd

    Write the sentences.

    Ga *s ên JÄk/¾y.

    F¯«k ,ÆÇt ðƣÁn

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    Name:

    Stroke Description

    1. Curve forward; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant. 3. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    MM

    Write the letter and the words.

    M M M M M M MM M M M M M

    KÔ6e Kli LÆξ¯Ão

    Kk¯o KTMo NOy

    Write the sentences.

    Pºm 2½ºúe Ào PºÇ¾¿a.

    NEFDµe /Cfit N¯«m¾n.

    MM

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 54

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    H H H H H H HH H H H H H H

    QkM.Ä£d RSTºn U F¾¿d

    RÔ6ps Uºøa VMה]r

    Write the sentences.

    (`e

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    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    K K K K K K KK K K K K K K

    XYºûo ZÆÇt ZÆå6]r

    ZÆ[Ôn \_ck \Eji

    Write the sentences.

    \St *s \½ºm ZÆÇR°«]y.

    ^ks 0Ôúd ên _ºñ[EFGe.

    KK

    1. Curve forward; slant. Lift. 2. Doublecurve. 3. Curve forward and down; undercurve. KKStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 56

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    U U U U U U UU U U U U U U

    `c)¾¿a asqT]r bǯºn

    c5a dÔ6e bÐ^]k=o

    Write the sentences.

    b«Ge Ql *s ên eR¯a.

    b'a *s ên a%£Ô6e.

    UU

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. UUStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 57

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    Y Y Y Y Y Y YY Y Y Y Y Y Y

    fº7Q]ts fÄcj=ƣÁn

    gCGÆ¿a f ¾¿a húHRTe

    Write the sentences.

    iOÖÔ6e ©Äcjs ên gÆÕÆn.

    fkmi ,ÆÇt Ào HHw fÄck.

    YY

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.YYStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 58

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    Z Z Z Z Z Z ZZ Z Z Z Z Z Z

    lak¯«m l¯ºn lECo

    l¸y noa noa lSπpy

    Write the sentences.

    qHxs *s ên r¾6pO[EFGe.

    rr s¨o *s «®¦d.

    ZZ

    1. Curve forward and down; slant. 2. Overcurve; curve down; loop; overcurve. ZZStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 59

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    V V V V V V VV V V V V V V

    VEl VtÅÓºÇt V*qa

    V¾Ça Vê[¯a V%i

    Write the sentences.

    Vl 0Ôúps ên VuÆå¿a.

    Vêv κúd Ào Vê6C¾¿d.

    VV

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve; overcurve.

    VVStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 60

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    W W W W W W WW W W W W W W

    W)h WGps Wv«mSa

    W5ù'a Wº¿g W5sTºn

    Write the sentences.

    Wws *s ên WmÔ¿=ºn.

    We `e ên WêåÇSפg.

    WW

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve; overcurve. WWStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 61

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    X X X X X X XX X X X X X X

    X¾ÇM5a X¾[µ]r XìÇa

    XtÅïps X¾n Xì¿a

    Write the sentences.

    Wה]`e *s

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 62

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    I I I I I I II I I I I I I

    I

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    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    J J J J J J JJ J J J J J J

    y²«jTºn z DµHt yI¾n

    {HRt y¾y z ù0ån

    Write the sentences.

    yOÖÔ6e vHʦs Ào zƣDÔn.

    yQe *s ên zÄ£¾n.

    JJ

    1. Overcurve; slant; loop back; overcurve. JJStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 64

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q Q Q Q

    Q%µHRa Qr Q.JÆ}s

    Q%S=o Q%ÔÂ~y Q%Ôn

    Write the sentences.

    I ¾m Èƣt »r Q.C^Mc.

    Q%St 3ƣÔ¿g Ào Q.Æ¿a.

    QQ

    1. Curve back; overcurve; curve down; retrace; curve forward; curve under.

    QQStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 65

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    T T T T T T TT T T T T T T

    T²Ãº'a T¾ÖIa Tº¿a

    TTe T¥Är Tws

    Write the sentences.

    TÄki Àƣa`d T3soa.

    I ,ÆÇt Ào T4cQÆy.

    TT

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward and right. Lift. 3. Doublecurve; curve up. 4. Retrace; curve right.

    TTStroke Description

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    Write the letter and the words.

    F F F F F F FF F F F F F F

    F£3o F!i F0ÔÇt

    FÔm F¾åǵe F/H=«m

    Name:

    Write the sentences.

    FF

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward and right. Lift. 3. Doublecurve; curve up.

    4. Retrace; curve right. Lift. 5. Slide right.FFStroke Description

    F"¾n AGHw Ào F꿾y.

    Is FWTÃo ên F"¾7,DÔn?

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 67

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    G G G G G G GG G G G G G G

    GÅy G%¾¿a GVJÆn

    GêÂo G ¢f GVHa

    Write the sentences.

    Ga `Hw %p ên GVJM¬e.

    G5l Êe !t Ào GVÆ¿a.

    GG

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve forward. 2. Doublecurve; curve up. 3. Retrace; curve right. GGStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 68

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    S S S S S S SS S S S S S S

    Stca S:E® h SÔn

    SÖ_r Se S%Á¿a

    Write the sentences.

    Sl FGd S²&£¾ÕÆÇ=o.

    Sהe *s ên SƦka.

    SS

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve down and up. 2. Retrace; curve right. SSStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 69

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    L L L L L L LL L L L L L L

    L² L`ðo L*Cºn

    L¿a L§ºød LêÇxs

    Write the sentences.

    L)e 0Ôúps »r Lê'a.

    LwDµe AGHw Ào Lº¿ðºn.

    LL

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve down; loop; curve under.

    LLStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 70

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    P P P P P P PP P P P P P P

    Pa P.C}®o Ptku

    Pu]~`e PUDÔ¿a Pe

    Write the sentences.

    Is Pt½~y ên P ¾¿d?

    Pìååy uxqt /Cfit P¾Âo.

    PP

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forward and back.PPStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 71

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    R R R R R R RR R R R R R R

    Ô¿g ºÕe ¯o

    ¡]r s oa

    Write the sentences.

    Æ¿a 0Ôúps ên ¨«הpqT]r.

    ¾¿

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Practice Master 72

    Name:

    Write the letter and the words.

    B B B B B B BB B B B B B B

    B4c)¾7k Bt`a BWq= l

    B6l Bܬe BÃa

    Write the sentences.

    Bìv ,ÆÇt Ào B6DÔ$e.

    B3¢y îs ên B=ºn.

    BB

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forward; loop; curve forward and back. 4. Retrace; curve right.

    BBStroke Description

  • Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Practice Master 73

    Write the numerals.

    1 1 1 11 12 2 2 22 23 3 3 33 3

    4 4 4 44 45 5 5 55 5

    6 6 6 66 67 7 7 7 7 78 8 8 88 8

    9 9 9 99 910 10 10 1010 10

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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    Cursive Numerals

    Fill in the missing numerals on the rulers.

    1 3 5

    2 4 6

    8 10 11 12

    7 9 11 12

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. Lift. 3. Slide right.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. Lift. 3. Dot.

    i‡iµ

    ‡tµ

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters i and t

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child w

    rite more w

    ords that begin with i

    or t.

    Write an i

    beside the pictures that begin with i

    . Write a t

    beside the pictures that begin w

    ith t.

    t

  • Practice Master 76

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. 3. Slant; undercurve. 4. C

    heckstroke.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. 3. Slant; undercurve.

    Nam

    e:

    Trace the shaded letters to complete the picture. C

    olor the picture.

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters u and w

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child look for objects that contain the u

    or w shape and trace them

    with his/her finger.

    u uÅ

    ww

  • Practice Master 77

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.

    eeµ

    l

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters e and l

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child place the letter cards on items around

    the home that begin w

    ith e and l

    .

    Cut out the letter cards. M

    ake textured letters by attaching dry noodles, sand, or glitter with glue. Trace the letters w

    ith your finger, follow

    ing the correct stroke sequence.

  • Practice Master 78

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant. 2. O

    vercurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve. 2. C

    heckstroke.

    Nam

    e:

    Unscramble the letters, and w

    rite the word on each line.

    hhµ

    bbÅ

    Word Box

    bull

    hit

    bell

    web

    tub

    hill

    u l

    b l

    i l

    h l

    e b

    w

    l l

    b e

    t h

    i

    b

    t u

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters b and h

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    scramble m

    ore words that contain b

    and h, and

    have your child unscramble them

    .

  • Practice Master 79

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant. 2. O

    vercurve; curve forward; curve under.

    3. Slant right; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; loop forward.

    2. Undercurve.

    Nam

    e:

    f f k k

    µ

    Trace the shaded letters to complete the picture. C

    olor the picture.

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters f and k

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child write a list of anim

    als that begin with

    f or k

    .

  • Practice Master 80

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve. 2. C

    urve down and back.

    3. Undercurve.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant right. 3. Slant; undercurve.

    Nam

    e:

    r‡rµ

    s·s›

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters r and s

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child write a list of m

    ore items that can be

    labeled his or her.

    !"ƣʦs&

    'g(

    )*+e

    -'.t

    01

    234t5

    6ƣ7n

    Label each item 9:s

    or ה

  • Practice Master 81

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve; curve back. 3. Undercurve.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve. Lift. 3. Dot.

    Nam

    e:

    jjp‡p

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters j and p

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, sw

    itch letters with your child, and play again.

    Play tic-tac-toe using j and p

    .

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    2. Slant; undercurve. 1. Dow

    ncurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve.

    Nam

    e:

    aadd

    µ

    Write the letters w

    ith a dark crayon or marker. Then use other colors to draw

    your own letter creatures.

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters a and d

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child w

    rite words that begin w

    ith a and d

    .

  • Practice Master 83

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    2. Checkstroke.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.

    gg

    oo«

    Nam

    e:

    Use the letters from the Letter Box to create new

    dinosaur names.

    Write the w

    ords below.

    Letter Box

    j p

    r s

    f

    k i

    e l

    u

    w a

    d g

    o

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters g and o

    . Use the stroke descriptions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with your

    child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child make a list of anim

    als that begin with

    g and o

    .

    &'>

    [email protected]

    BCs

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    2. Slant; loop forward.

    3. Undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    ccµ

    qqÜ

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters c and q

    . Use the stroke descriptions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with your

    child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child place the letter cards on items around

    your home that begin w

    ith c or q

    .

    Cut out the letter cards. M

    ake textured letters by attaching dry noodles, sand, or glitter with glue. Trace the letters w

    ith your finger, follow

    ing the correct stroke sequence.

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Overcurve; slant.

    2. Overcurve; slant.

    3. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Overcurve; slant.

    2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    n°nµ

    °mµ

    m

    Nam

    e:

    Write a list of item

    s in your home that begin w

    ith the letters n or m

    .

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters n and m

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters w

    ith your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting

    the following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child write a list of foods that begin w

    ith n

    or m.

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. Lift.

    2. Slant.

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.

    y°y™

    x°xµ

    Nam

    e:

    Play tic-tac-toe using y and x

    .

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters y and x

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, sw

    itch letters with your child, and play again.

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Overcurve; slant.

    2. Overcurve; curve dow

    n; loop; overcurve.

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    2. Checkstroke.

    v°vÅ

    z°z™

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters v and z

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice, ask

    your child more questions that have answ

    ers beginning w

    ith the letters v and z

    .

    Use the words from

    the Word Box to answ

    er the questions below. Then write a

    sentence using some of the w

    ords.

    A trip to the zoo is _______ fun.

    What anim

    al has stripes?

    From w

    hat do monkeys sw

    ing?

    Where m

    ight you go on a field trip?

    Nam

    e:

    WO

    RD BO

    X

    DEFGa

    H"o

    I

  • Practice Master 88

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Downcurve; undercurve; loop; curve right.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    2. Slant; undercurve.

    AAµ

    OO

    Nam

    e:

    Write the cities and states that are indicated on the m

    ap.

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters A and O

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child write m

    ore locations that begin with

    A and O

    .

    1.2.3. 4.

    Locations

    1. OPQR

    Sy

    , OT

    UVWn

    2. O.XY

    Rn

    , Z

    BM[W\a

    3. O]^a

    , O_

    `1a

    WY

    a 4. O

    b6W

    n,

    O9co

  • Practice Master 89

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Slant. 2. Dow

    ncurve; undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; loop; curve dow

    n and up; loop; curve right.

    DDCC

    µ

    Nam

    e:

    Rewrite the follow

    ing doctors’ names in cursive.

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters D and C

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child write m

    ore names that begin w

    ith D

    or C.

    Dr. Craven

    Dr. Corem

    Dr. Carter

    Dr. Carm

    ean

  • Practice Master 90

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant. 2. O

    vercurve; slant; undercurve. 1. Slant. 2. Dow

    ncurve; loop; downcurve; undercurve.

    E

    µE

    NNµ

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters E and N

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child place the letter cards on items around

    the home that begin w

    ith E or N

    .

    Cut out the letter cards. M

    ake textured letters by attaching dry noodles, sand, or glitter with glue. Trace the letters w

    ith your finger, follow

    ing the correct stroke sequence.

  • Practice Master 91

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant. Lift. 2. C

    urve back; slant. 3. Retrace; loop; curve right.

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant. 2. O

    vercurve; slant. 3. O

    vercurve; slant; undercurve.MM

    µHH

    [

    Nam

    e:

    Make a list of girls’ nam

    es that begin with M

    . Make a list of boys’ nam

    es that begin with H

    .

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been w

    riting the letters M and H

    . Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. Then spend a few m

    oments com

    pleting the

    following activity together. For additional practice,

    have your child think of friends’ last names that begin

    with M

    and H and practice w

    riting them.

    Girls’ N

    ames

    Boys’ Nam

    es

  • Practice Master 92

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant. Lift. 2. Doublecurve. 3. C

    urve forward and dow

    n; undercurve.KK

    UUµ

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters K

    and U. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child find w

    ords that contain K

    and U and practice w

    riting them.

    Trace the shaded letters in the picture. Color the picture.

  • Practice Master 93

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Curve forw

    ard and down; slant.

    2. Overcurve; curve dow

    n; loop; overcurve. 1. C

    urve forward; slant; undercurve.

    2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.YY

    ±ZZ

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters Y

    and Z. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child create his/her ow

    n signs that contain w

    ords beginning with Y

    and Z.

    Make signs for these city zoos. Use the exam

    ple to help you. Decorate the signs.

    dEPeƣw

    gR)

    ha gR

    ["o g1i

    MYa

    jklk

    gRni

    oWn

    gRni

    oWn

    p"o

  • Practice Master 94

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve; overcurve.

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant; undercurve; overcurve.

    VVWW

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters V

    and W. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child look for cities that begin w

    ith V or W

    and practice writing them

    .

    Match each state’s nam

    e with the correct num

    ber on the map. W

    rite the states.

    1.2.3.4.

    VqJr

    Wst W

    ?tuM\v

    oWn

    VwGv

    Msxa Wy

    z-W{|Mn

  • Practice Master 95

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Overcurve; curve dow

    n and up. 2. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Curve forw

    ard; slant; undercurve. Lift. 2. Slant.

    XXII

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters X

    and I. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child place the letter cards on item

    s at home w

    hose names include the

    letters X or I

    .

    Cut out the letter cards. M

    ake textured letters by attaching dry noodles, sand, or glitter with glue. Trace the letters w

    ith your finger, follow

    ing the correct stroke sequence.

  • Practice Master 96

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Curve back; overcurve; curve dow

    n; retrace; curve forw

    ard; curve under. 1. O

    vercurve; slant; loop back; overcurve.

    JJ™

    QQ

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters J

    and Q. Use the stroke descrip-tions below

    to review the form

    ation of these letters with

    your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For addi tional practice, have your child find m

    ore names

    that begin with J

    and Q and practice w

    riting them.

    Write the King’s invitation list to

    the ball in cursive.

    Queen J

    ackieQ

    ueen Julie

    Queen J

    osefinaQ

    ueen Jennifer

    Queen J

    eanQ

    ueen Janet

  • Practice Master 97

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Slant. 2. C

    urve forward and right. Lift.

    3. Doublecurve; curve up. 4. Retrace; curve right. Lift. 5. Slide right.

    1. Slant. 2. C

    urve forward and right. Lift.

    3. Doublecurve; curve up. 4. Retrace; curve right.

    TTFF

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters T

    and F. Use the stroke

    descriptions below to review

    the formation of these

    letters with your child. To reinforce these letters, spend

    a few m

    oments com

    pleting the following activity

    together. For additional practice, ask your child m

    ore true or false questions, and have him/her

    write the answ

    er.

    Write in cursive w

    hether the following statem

    ents are T}

    ~e or F

    1

    e.

    1. There are 15 m

    onths in a year.

    2. The sun is hot.

    3. 2 +5 =10

    5. The colors of the A

    merican flag are

    red, white, and blue.

    4. You are old enough to drive a car.

  • Practice Master 98

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve down and up.

    2. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve forward.

    2. Doublecurve; curve up. 3. Retrace; curve right.

    GGSS

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters G

    and S. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child place the letter cards on things around the hom

    e that begin with

    G or S

    .

    Cut out the letter cards. M

    ake textured letters by attaching dry noodles, sand, or glitter with glue. Trace the letters w

    ith your finger, follow

    ing the correct stroke sequence.

  • Practice Master 99

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forw

    ard and back.

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve down; loop; curve

    under.L L

    PP

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters L

    and P. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child create m

    ore team

    names that begin w

    ith the letters L and P

    .

    Write the nam

    es of cities and mascots to create new

    sports teams.

    CitiesM

    ascotsP

    1h

    L1

    eP

    kB`R

    \dL

    \n

    LY

    a

    L

  • Practice Master 100

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    Stroke Descriptions

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forw

    ard; loop; curve forward and back.

    4. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forw

    ard and back. 4. C

    urve forward; undercurve.

    RRµ

    BB

    Nam

    e:

    Note to Fam

    ilies: In handwriting, w

    e have been learning the letters R

    and B. Use the stroke descrip-

    tions below to review

    the formation of these letters w

    ith your child. To reinforce these letters, spend a few

    mom

    ents completing the follow

    ing activity together. For additional practice, have your child find m

    ore w

    ords that begin with R

    and B and practice

    writing them

    .

    Write R

    below the item

    s that are usually red. Write B

    below the item

    s that are usually blue. C

    olor the items the appropriate color.

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    Record of Student’s Handwriting Skills

    Sits correctly

    Positions paper correctly

    Holds pencil correctly

    Writes undercurve strokes

    Writes downcurve strokes

    Writes overcurve strokes

    Writes slant strokes

    Writes i, t, u, w

    Writes e, l, b, h, f, k

    Writes r, s, j, p

    Writes a, d, g, o, c, q

    Writes n, m, y, x, v, z

    Writes A, O, D, C, E

    Writes N, M, H, K

    Writes U, Y, Z

    Writes V, W, X

    Writes I, J, Q

    Writes T, F

    Writes G, S, L

    Writes P, R, B

    Writes numerals 1–10

    NeedsImprovement

    ShowsMastery

    Writes the undercurve-to- undercurve joining

    Writes the undercurve-to- downcurve joining

    Writes the undercurve-to- overcurve joining

    Writes the checkstroke-to- undercurve joining

    Writes the checkstroke-to- downcurve joining

    Writes the checkstroke-to- overcurve joining

    Writes the overcurve-to- undercurve joining

    Writes the overcurve-to- downcurve joining

    Writes the overcurve-to- overcurve joining

    Writes with correct shape

    Writes with correct size

    Writes with correct spacing

    Writes with correct slant

    Regularly checks written work for legibility

    NeedsImprovement

    ShowsMastery

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    arded to

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    ard the goals andstandards set forth in the Zaner-Bloser Handw

    riting Program.

    Given this _____________ day of _________________ , 20____ .

    Grade

    School

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    Manuscript Alphabet and Numerals

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R

    S T U V W X Y Za b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v

    w x y z1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R

    S T U V W X Y Za b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v

    w x y z1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Practice Master 104

  • Practice Master 105Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.

    Cursive Alphabet and Numerals

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

    W X Y Za b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s

    t u v w x y z1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

    W X Y Za b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s

    t u v w x y z1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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    Cursive Stroke Descriptions

    itu w

    elbhfk

    i

    t

    u

    w

    e

    l

    b

    h

    f

    k

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. Lift. 3. Dot.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. Lift. 3. Slide right.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. 3. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve. 3. Slant; undercurve. 4. Checkstroke.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.

    2. Checkstroke.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; loop forward.

    2. Undercurve.

    1. Undercurve; loop back; slant. 2. Overcurve; curve forward;

    curve under. 3. Slant right; undercurve.

    rsj

    p

    adgocq

    r

    s

    j

    p

    a

    d

    g

    o

    c

    q

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant right. 3. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Curve down and back. 3. Undercurve.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve. Lift. 3. Dot.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve;

    curve back. 3. Undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Checkstroke.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop forward. 3. Undercurve.

    Practice Master 106

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    Cursive Stroke Descriptions

    n myx vzAODCE

    n

    m

    y

    x

    v

    z

    A

    O

    D

    C

    E

    1. Overcurve; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Overcurve; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant. 3. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. 2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. Lift.

    2. Slant.

    1. Overcurve; slant; undercurve. 2. Checkstroke.

    1. Overcurve; slant. 2. Overcurve; curve down; loop;

    overcurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve; loop; curve right.

    1. Downcurve; loop; curve down and up; loop; curve right.

    1. Slant. 2. Downcurve; undercurve.

    1. Slant. 2. Downcurve; loop; downcurve;

    undercurve.

    N MHK

    UYZ

    VWX

    N

    M

    H

    K

    U

    Y

    Z

    V

    W

    X

    1. Curve forward; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant. 2. Overcurve; slant. 3. Overcurve; slant; undercurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant. Lift. 2. Curve back; slant. 3. Retrace; loop; curve right.

    1. Curve forward; slant. Lift. 2. Doublecurve. 3. Curve forward and down;

    undercurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve.

    2. Slant; undercurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant; under-curve.

    2. Slant; loop back; overcurve.

    1. Curve forward and down; slant.

    2. Overcurve; curve down; loop; overcurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve; overcurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve.

    2. Slant; undercurve; overcurve.

    1. Curve forward; slant; undercurve. Lift.

    2. Slant.

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    Cursive Stroke Descriptions

    MNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOP

    MNOPOP

    MNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOP

    I JQ

    T

    F

    GSLPR

    I

    JQ

    T

    F

    G

    S

    LP

    R

    1. Overcurve; curve down and up. 2. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Overcurve; slant; loop back; overcurve.

    1. Curve back; overcurve; curve down; retrace; curve forward; curve under.

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward and right. Lift. 3. Doublecurve; curve up. 4. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward and right. Lift. 3. Doublecurve; curve up. 4. Retrace; curve right. Lift. 5. Slide right.

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve forward. 2. Doublecurve; curve up. 3. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve down and up.

    2. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Undercurve; loop; curve down; loop; curve under.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forward and back.

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forward and back. 4. Curve forward; undercurve.

    MNOPOP

    MNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOPMNOPOP

    B

    12345678910

    B

    1

    3

    4

    5

    6

    7

    8

    910

    1. Undercurve. 2. Slant. 3. Retrace; curve forward; loop;

    curve forward and back. 4. Retrace; curve right.

    1. Slant.

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward; slant. 3. Curve right.

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward and back. 3. Curve forward and back.

    1. Slant. 2. Slide right. Lift. 3. Slant.

    1. Slant. 2. Curve forward and back. Lift. 3. Slide right.

    1. Curve down and forward; loop.

    1. Slant. 2. Doublecurve. 3. Slant.

    1. Curve back and down; curve back; slant up.

    1. Downcurve; undercurve. 2. Slant.

    1. Slant. Lift. 2. Downcurve; undercurve.

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