English - Writing - Handwriting

Handwriting practice paper

Help your child form letters at the correct relative size and place them correctly on the 'base' writing line with our free printable handwriting practice paper. Two formats with guidelines are included, one for beginner writers and one to help children improve their handwriting skills.

Joined-up handwriting practice: words in upper and lower case

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A cursive handwriting sample alphabet is a useful reference tool when you child is writing words and sentences using upper and lower case letters independently. Could they make up a joke or limerick to model their best joined-up handwriting with?

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Joined-up handwriting practice: words in lower case

A cursive handwriting sample alphabet is the starting point for your child to write their own words and sentences using lower case letters. Guide lines are provided to help them size letters correctly and set them on the base (writing) line.

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Joining vowels: handwriting practice activity

Practise the correct joins between vowels and improve your joined-up (cursive) handwriting with our copying activity.

Cursive handwriting: poetic practice

Make handwriting practice wonderfully silly by rewriting Spike Milligan's famous poem about rain in your best joined-up writing. Guide lines are provided to help you size your letters correctly.

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Handwriting practice on shapes

As your child moves from drawing and patterning to writing letters and words make practice fun with this artistic worksheet. Can they cover each of the shapes with relevant and colourful words, all produced in their best handwriting?

More handwriting silly sentences

Handwriting practice of the silly sentences sort! Help your child develop their joined-up writing style with this cursive handwriting activity.

Handwriting practice: joined-up alphabet

Your step-by-step guide to the joined-up alphabet, with worksheets for every letter. Whether your child is new to cursive writing or needs to improve their joined-up style these worksheets will take them through every join and shape to help boost their confidence and ability.

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Stretching up tall patterns cursive patterning practice

Getting ascenders (the tall strokes of the letters b, h, k, etc) and descenders (the under-line parts of p, q, y, etc) the correct relative size takes practice. Help your child develop the flowing movements needed to join letters correctly with our cursive patterning worksheets.

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Washing line patterns cursive patterning practice

Making flowing movements, making shapes the same size, writing ascenders and descenders correctly (and the correct relative size) and sitting shapes on the writing line... Getting the hang of joined-up writing is a slow and painstaking process! Help your child practise the movements needed with our cursive patterning worksheets, developed with the National Handwriting Association.

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Handwriting practice paper

Joined-up handwriting practice: words in upper and lower case

Joined-up handwriting practice: words in lower case

Joining vowels: handwriting practice activity

Cursive handwriting: poetic practice

Handwriting practice on shapes

More handwriting silly sentences

Handwriting practice: joined-up alphabet

Stretching up tall patterns cursive patterning practice

Washing line patterns cursive patterning practice

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