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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.
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Practice Masters
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 :;
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Î d ÒÓ Qe
ÔÕe uÏÖp רºm
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Write the letter and the words.
I I I I I I II I I I I I I
I
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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¿
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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
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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
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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
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1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.
1. Undercurve; loop back; slant; undercurve.
eeµ
lµ
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.
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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
.
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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
.
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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
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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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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
.
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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
.
&'>
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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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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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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riting Program.
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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
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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
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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
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B
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
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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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Practice Master 110 Copyright © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Story-Writing Grid