Cursive writing worksheet maker
A cursive writing worksheet is a page of handwriting lines with words or sentences to trace in joined cursive, then write alone. Type this week's spelling words, a sentence or a favorite quote, one per line, and the maker sets each one as a model, rows in light gray to trace and empty rows to write. Free, no account.
- Free
- No account
- US Letter or A4
- Print at home
More options: color, paper
How to make a cursive writing worksheet
Type the words
Up to ten lines: spelling words, a sentence from a book, a Bible verse or a quote for copywork. A long sentence breaks over two rows.
Choose the rows
How many rows to trace after each model, the row size (small suits sentences), cursive or print, and one of 15 designs or plain.
Print and practice
Download the PDF and print it at 100%. Your child traces the gray words, then writes each one alone on the empty rows.
What's on the worksheet
- Each word or sentence as a model in cursive, then rows to trace in light gray
- Empty rows to write it alone, on primary lines: top line, dashed midline, baseline
- Short words three times to a row; sentences across the row, or over two
- Your child's name at the top and a line for the date
- Large, medium or small rows, cursive or print, 15 designs or plain, US Letter or A4
What to write
Spelling words are the classic: the week's list makes a page or two of practice that also learns the spelling. Sight words, the days of the week and the months work the same way.
For copywork, type a sentence from the book you're reading, a line of a poem, a Bible verse or a quote. Copying good sentences by hand is how many homeschoolers practice handwriting, spelling and punctuation at once.
And your child's own name and address: everyone needs a signature one day.
How to use it
Start with the model: trace each word in the air together, saying the letters. Then trace the gray rows with a pencil, slowly, keeping the letters joined, and write alone on the empty rows. Ten minutes a day does more than an hour once a week.
Slip the page into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker, and one worksheet lasts all week.
Words, a sentence, or print
Questions
- How do I make my own cursive worksheets?
- Type your words or sentences in the maker above, one per line, choose the rows and a design, and download the PDF. The first page downloads straight away; with more pages, we email you every page, free.
- Can I make cursive worksheets with spelling words?
- Yes. Type the week's spelling words, one per line. Each gets a model, rows to trace and a row to write, so ten words fill three or four pages.
- What age is cursive writing practice for?
- Most children start cursive in second or third grade, around 7 or 8, and practice sentences through fourth and fifth grade. Medium rows suit beginners; small rows suit older children and longer sentences.
- What is cursive copywork?
- Copying good sentences by hand, from books, poems or scripture, to practice handwriting, spelling and punctuation together. Type a sentence or two and the worksheet gives a model to trace and rows to copy it.
- Can I make print handwriting worksheets too?
- Yes. Choose print instead of cursive and the words come in upright print letters, with a dot where each letter starts, for preschool to first grade.
- Is it free, and does it print on US Letter?
- Yes and yes: it's free with no account, on US Letter or A4. Print at 100% or “actual size” so the lines keep their size.
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