What is cursive handwriting?

Cursive handwriting is a writing style where you join the letter together using horizontal and diagonal strokes. According to the British national curriculum, children are expected to learn cursive writing from Year 2 to Year 6.

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How to teach children to write lowercase and uppercase in the cursive font?

Our lovely Alphabet Letters in Cursive Worksheets are perfect to teach children cursive writing. It also provides them with plenty of practice. The worksheets can be used in a classroom setting or individually at home. The sheets will make it easier for the students to learn cursive writing. Children can trace and write the letters from A to Z along with beautiful illustrations. After finishing work, kids can then colour in the pictures.

FREE Alphabet Letters in Cursive Worksheets

To download worksheets, click on the image and download the PDF file.

Why are children taught alphabet joined-up writing?

In this digital age, people are shifting more and more to typing than writing. But handwriting still plays a very important role especially as most of the examinations still is handwritten.  According to the British national curriculum, children should start making diagonal strokes by the end of Year 2 so that they can move towards joined-up handwriting. It is a vital skill that children need to learn so that they can produce legible handwriting.

If done correctly, cursive writing holds plenty of benefits. Research has shown that children who learn cursive writing perform better in their reading and writing skills. Handwriting also improves memory. When a child writes something by hand it makes unique pathways in their brain that help them to remember the content for a longer period of time than those who type it.

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Our amazing pencil control sheets are designed to enhance a child’s fine motor skills and become better writers. print these handy sheets for your child and ask them to trace over the different lines and patterns to complete the image. Our sheets cover different types of lines and patterns including straight, zigzag, curve, loop and hoops. There is also a fun hungry caterpillar sheet, thunder and find a home tracing worksheet.

Once children finish these sheets they are all ready to start practising letter formation and number formation.

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Free Nursery Pencil Control Worksheets

Supplies needed:

1. Printer
2. A4 paper
3. Pencil control sheet
4. Pencils
5. Pencil grip (If required)

Instructions:

To download simply click on the image to download PDF format. Print the sheet and hand over to your child and they are all ready to start tracing.

Tracing straight lines:

a fun printable where children have to trace the lines to help the animals get to their food.

ZigZag lines pencil control sheet:

Curved lines tracing worksheet:

Shapes pencil control worksheet:

A handy shapes worksheet which encourages arising writers to practise pencil control.

Hungry Caterpillar pencil control worksheet:

Trace the lines to help caterpillar reach to all the fruits and turn into a butterfly.

Thunder pencil control sheet:

Trace to reach home worksheet:

Trace the lines to help the bird, bee and plane to reach their home.

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