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Cursive Handwriting WOR KBOOK

100+ Pages of Beginner’s Cursive and Awesome Fun Facts

FOR KIDS!

Cursive Handwriting WORKBOOK for Kids

100+ Pages of Beginner’s Cursive and Awesome Fun Facts

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Contents Why Learn Cursive? 4

/ The Basics 5

PART 1

ABCs 8

PART 2

Connecting Letters 35 PART 3

Simple Words 41 PART 4

Practice Sentences 75 PART 5

Your Turn!

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Why Learn Cursive?

Learning cursive is like unlocking a secret superpower! While it might look a little old-school, cursive is actually one of the coolest ways to write.

Did You Know?

You’ll need cursive for your signature!

A signature is your special mark in the world, and cursive helps you make it fast, confident, and uniquely you.

Most of the Declaration of Independence is in cursive.

Cursive lets you read amazing historical documents the way they were originally written!

Cursive connects your brain and hand in cool ways.

The flowing lines help your brain focus, remember, and learn more easily, making writing feel natural and magical.

FOR PARENTS: Cursive strengthens finemotor skills, improves hand-eye coordination, builds writing fluency, and even supports reading and memory by connecting thought to movement. It’s a fun, confidence-boosting skill that helps kids become smoother, more expressive writers.

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The Basics Before you start writing in cursive, let’s get you set up for success.

POSTURE

Sit tall with your back straight, feet flat on the floor, and your shoulders relaxed. Good posture helps your hand glide across the page.

GRIP

Hold your pencil gently—not too tight!—with your fingers making a relaxed tripod shape. Your hand should feel comfortable and loose.

PAPER POSITION

Tilt your paper roughly 45 degrees so your writing can slant naturally. Right-handed writers tilt it left. Left-handed writers tilt it right. Use your opposite hand to hold the paper at the top and keep it steady as you write.

SLOW AND SMOOTH

Cursive isn’t about speed—it’s about flow. Take your time and let your pencil move in one continuous motion. The goal is to slide across the page!

DON’T LIFT YOUR PENCIL!

When writing lowercase letters, don’t lift your pencil until you’ve finished writing the full word. Only then should you dot your i’s and cross your t’s.

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Warm-Up Before we dive into letters and words, let’s warm up by practicing some of the basic motions you’ll use in cursive writing.

Practice these loops, swirls, and curves so that your hand gets used to the smooth, connected strokes of cursive.

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6

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PART 1

ABC s Follow the arrows as you trace each cursive letter.

Then try writing the letter on your own!

Aa 1

2

1

A

2

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

9

B

Bb 2

2

1

3

1

3

bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

BBBBBBBBBBBBB

10

Cc 1

C

1

ccccccccccccccccccccccccc

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

11

Dd 3

D

1

2

1

2

dddddddddddddddddd

DDDDDDDDDDDD

12

Ee 1

2

1

2

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

13

E

Ff 3

F

2

1

2

4

1

3

fffffffffffffffff

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

14

Gg 2

3

1

4

1

2

3

gggggggggggggggggg

GGGGGGGGGGGG

15

G

Hh 1

H

2

2

1

3

3

hhhhhhhhhhhhhh

HHHHHHHHHHHH

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