Handwriting & Letter Formation

Letter formation and proper handwriting are essential to developing strong writers who can ultimately express their thoughts. This page provides some resources for practicing letter formation and handwriting at home. First, there are two "rat" papers that your child is accustomed to writing on at school. You can print these papers to help them practice writing words and sentences. Below that is a practice page for each letter of the alphabet and the "script" to form each letter (uppercase and lowercase). Soon there will be videos to accompany each letter.

EL Rat Lined Paper with Illustration Box (1).pdf

"Rat" Lined Paper with Illustration Box

EL Rat Lined Paper.pdf

"Rat" Lined Paper

A

Letter A Handwriting Paper.pdf

Upper Case A Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down on a slant to the left, stopping at the feet line
pick up your pencil and pull down (again) on a slant to the right, stopping at the feet line
pull a straight line from left to right across the belly line

Lower Case a letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull straight back on the belly line, curve down and around to the feet line
curve back up to where you started
pull straight back down to the feet line

B

Letter B Handwriting Paper.pdf

B.MOV

Uppercase B Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pick up your pencil and go back up to the head line. Curve around to the right to the belly line and then again to the feet line, making two backwards "c" letters connected to the belly line

Lowercase b Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down to the feet line
trace up to the belly line
go forward on the belly line, curve down and around to the feet line

c

Letter C Handwriting Paper.pdf

C.MOV

Uppercase C Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull straight back on the head line, curve down and around to the feet line

Lowercase c Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull straight back on the belly line, curve down and around to the feet line

D

Letter D Handwriting Sheet.pdf

D.MOV

Uppercase D Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pick up your pencil and curve down and around to the right
end on the feet line

Lowercase d Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
curve around to make a c
pull up, make a straight line all the way up to the head line and back down to the feet line

E

Letter E Handwriting Sheet.pdf

E.MOV

Uppercase E Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pull a straight line across from left to right on the head line
pull a straight line across from left to right on the belly line
pull a straight line across from left to right on the feet line

Lowercase e Letter Formation Instructions

point in between the belly line and the feet line
go forward (across the mouse body)
curve up and around to the belly line
curve down and around to the feet line

F

Letter F Handwriting Sheet.pdf

F.MOV

Uppercase F Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pull a straight line across from left to right on the head line
pull a straight line across from left to right on the belly line

Lowercase f Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
curve up and around to the left
pull straight back down to the feet line
lift pencil and draw a straight line from left to right on the belly line

G

Letter G Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase G Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull straight back on the head line, curve down and around to the feet line
push up to the belly line and straight back across the belly line

Lowercase g Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull straight back on the belly line, curve down and around to the feet line
go back up to the belly line
pull straight back down to the tail line and make a curve

H

Letter H Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase H Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
leave a space and point to the head line
pull another straight line down to the feet line
pull a straight line across the belly line

Lowercase h Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down to the feet line
trace back up to the belly line
go forward on the belly line, curve down to the feet line (make a hump)

I

Letter I Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase I Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pull a straight line across the head line
pull a straight line across the feet line

Lowercase i Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
draw a dot over the top of the line

J

Letter J Handwriting sheet.pdf

Uppercase J Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line and curve back and up to the belly line
pull a straight line across the headline

Lowercase j Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull a straight line down below the feet line
curve around slightly to the left end on the tail line (making a little tail)
draw a dot just above the belly line

K

Letter K Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase K Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
leave a space and point to the head line
pull down and slant to the left on the belly line
pull down and slant to the left on the feet line

Lowercase k Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a line straight down from the head line to the feet line
put your pencil to the right of where you started on the the belly line
pull a slanted lien to the middle of the straight line and then pull out, making another slanted line to the feet line

L

Letter L Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase L Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pull a straight line across the feet line

Lowercase l Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line

M

Letter M Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase M Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
go back to the head line and pull down on a slant to the feet line, and push back up on a slant to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line

Lowercase m Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
push back up, around to the right and down making a little hump twice
stop on the feet line

N

Letter N Handiwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase N Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
go back to the head line and make a diagonal line down to the feet line
go back to the head line and make a straight line down to the feet line

Lowercase n Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull a line straight down
push back up to the belly line and curve around to the right
stop on the feet line

o

Letter O Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase O Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
curve around to the left and down to the tail line
curve back up to where you started

Lowercase o Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
curve around to the left and down to the feet line
curve back up to where you started

p

Letter P Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase P Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
push back up to the head line and curve to the right and down, finishing on the belly line

Lowercase p Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull a straight line down to the tail line
go back up to the belly line and curve around to the right making a small backwards c
stop (close the c) at the feet line

q

Letter Q Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase Q Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
curve around to the left and down to the feet line
curve back up to where you started
pull down on a right slant (to make a kickstand)

Lowercase q Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull to the left and down, making a curve to the feet line (make a c)
go back up to the belly line
push straight down to the tail line
curve around to the right (making a tail)

r

Letter R Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase R Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
go back to the head line and pull to the right and around to the belly line
pull down on a slant to the right, stopping at the feet line

Lowercase r Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull straight down to the feet line
push back up and around to the right, making a small, round curve

s

Letter S Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase S Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull straight back to the left and down making a curve to the belly line
curve back around the other way to the feet line

Lowercase s Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull straight back to the left and down, making a curve between the belly and feet line (skinny c)
curve back around the other way to the feet line

t

Letter T Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase T Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight line down to the feet line
pull a straight line from the left to the right across the head line

Lowercase t Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull straight down to the feet line
pull a straight line from left to right across the belly line

u

Letter U Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase U Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull a straight down to the feet line
curve around and up to the head line

Lowercase u Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull straight down to the feet line
curve around and up to the belly line
push straight back down to the feet line

v

Letter V Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase V Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down on a slant to the right
stop at the feet line
push back up slanting to the right up to the head line

Lowercase v Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull down on a slant to the right to the feet line
stop at the feet line
push back up, slanting to the right up to the belly line

w

Letter W Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase W Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down to the feet line on a slant to the right
push back up slanting to the right up to the belly line (making a v)
repeat

Lowercase w Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull down to the feet line on a slant to the right
push back up, slanting to the right up to the belly line (making a v)
repeat

x

Letter X Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase X Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down on a slant to the right, stopping on the feet line
lift up your pencil and move to the right of where you started
pull down to feet line on a slant to the left, crossing the first line, stopping at the feet line

Lowercase x Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull down to the feet line on a slant to the right
lift up your pencil and move to the right of where you started
pull down to the feet line on a slant to the left, crossing the first line

y

Letter Y Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase Y Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull down to the belly line on a slant to the right
leave a space and point to the head line, pull down to the belly line on a slant to the left (make a v)
pull straight down to the feet line

Lowercase y Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull down on a slant to the right
lift up your pencil and move to the right of where you started
pull down on a slant to the left, continue down to the tail line

z

Letter Z Handwriting Sheet.pdf

Uppercase Z Letter Formation Instructions

point to the head line
pull across to the right on the head line
slant down and to the left, stopping at the feet line
pull across to the right on the feet line

Lowercase z Letter Formation Instructions

point to the belly line
pull across to the right on the belly line
slant down and to the left, stopping at the feet line
pull across to the right on the feet line

Credit: All content on this page was developed from EL Education's Skills' Block K-2 Resource Manual pages 32-36 ("Handwriting Guidance").

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