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Handwriting practice worksheets are a great way to get kids to learn, or improve, their writing skills. They’re especially handy in early elementary school when kids are old enough to sit down and write, but still developing their handwriting.

With more things becoming digital and typing takes over, it’s more important than ever to reinforce handwriting in kids. Even if it means working on it at home. 

What Kind of Handwriting Practice Worksheets Are Best?

If you’re new to worksheets, here’s how to choose the best one for your child:

Age Appropriate

Look for printable worksheets that aren’t too easy or hard for the child who you’re practising with. There are handwriting practice worksheets that are great for beginners at the preschool or kindergarten level, and more advanced ones to help elementary aged kids.

It’s best if you start with skills they are already familiar with and work your way up to more difficult ones. If it’s too simple kids will get bored, and one that’s too complicated could lead to frustration.

Skill Building

What skills is the child working on that need some extra practice? Simple letter formation worksheets are great for beginners in preschool and kindergarten. Once they master their ABCs you can move on to whole words and phrases.

Another way to practice writing in elementary school is with guided lessons. You can incorporate teaching other skills, like learning the spelling of a child’s name, their address, or the days of the week into your writing practice to teach two skills at once!

• Name Tracing Practice – Original
• Name Tracing & Writing Practice Booklet
• My Address & Phone Number

Number Practice

Number formation is a part of handwriting and a necessary skill to develop as kids are introduced to early math concepts. Teaching kids to form, and later write, numbers 1-10, 1-20, and eventually 1-100 happens during kindergarten and the early elementary years. 

Worksheets can help teach kids how to write their numbers and also give them number sense and rote counting practice.

• Numbers Tracing Worksheet 1-20
• 1-100 Number Tracing Practice

Customizable

One size never fits all when it comes to kids. Choose printables that can be customized with your own words and fonts to help support a child’s learning goals. What’s great about custom options is that you can repeat the same worksheet at different difficulty levels or practice cursive handwriting. 

• Word Tracing Practice – Original

Using Cursive Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Speaking of cursive, printables worksheets are one of the best ways to master that skill. Typically, kids start with basic printing and then move on to pre-handwriting letter formation. The D’Nealian – Manuscript font is great for this.

Since proper letter formation is really important with cursive writing (incorrect writing won’t flow as easily), handwriting practice worksheets should be repeated until kids get a good hang of each letter.

From there, you can move onto joining some letters together to spell a word. I like to start with the child’s name. 

• Cursive Name Tracing Worksheet

Using Worksheets to Measure Progress

If you’re an elementary school teacher or homeschooling family you’re always looking for ways to measure the child’s progress. Handwriting isn’t a black and white skill; it improves slowly over time.

So how do you measure handwriting progress?

At the beginning of the school year, have each child complete a handwriting worksheet. The exact worksheet you use will depend on the age of the kids. Kindergarteners and first grade kids, for example, should either use the alphabet or their name as a guide.

The school year will provide plenty of opportunities to develop any areas where kids might be struggling with their writing, and there’s definitely no shortage of writing practice for school aged kids!

At the end of the year have them repeat the worksheet they completed at the start. This will give you an idea of how much the child has improved with their writing over the term. Not only is it a great tool for educators, kids find seeing their progress motivating too.

For older elementary kids you can do something more complex. Just make sure that you can consistently repeat it again at the end of the year, or at least have them do something similar enough that you’ll be able to see the progress.

Measuring Numeracy Skills

You can also use this technique to measure number writing. For this, I really like the last page of this number tracing worksheet pack . You can use the other pages throughout the school year to practice, but the last one has numbers 1-100 listed on one page.

Just like with the handwriting worksheets, have kids complete the sheet at the start of the year to the best of their ability. You can also use those sheets as an indication for where your child or class is at, and tailor your lessons accordingly.

Then, at the end of the year, have them try and trace numbers 1-100 again and see how much they’ve improved!

Measuring Cursive Handwriting Progress

If your child is learning cursive handwriting, or you’re practising at home, you can use the same method to measure their progress with two worksheets. 

When working with older children it’s nice to use a longer sentence when measuring cursive writing progress since it’s important to see how well the child can link the letters together. 

If you want to see how well kids can write on their own, a printable creative story writing worksheet is a great way to encourage independent writing. 

How to Use Worksheets to Improve Reading and Spelling

Writing out words is one of the best ways to help kids learn to spell. Customizable handwriting practice worksheets can be generated with a child’s name, dolch sight words, or weekly spelling words.

This word tracing worksheet is perfect for reading and spelling skills. You can customise it with any words or phrases you’re practising. 

Rainbow Writing – Have them pick out several colored pencils and then write each letter out in a color pattern. This helps kids slow down and take in each letter because they have to stop to change colors.

Sound Blends – Use the worksheets to help identify tricky sound blends like \sh\ or \oo\. Have them write those blends in different colors or highlight them. This can also be helpful for kids with speech problems.

Rhyming Words – List a bunch of words that rhyme like “ball, fall, tall, hall, etc.” and have the child colour the rhyming part (all) in a different colour from the rest of the word. For older kids, use longer or compound words (eg. gumball, downfall, etc.).

Handwriting Worksheets for Language Learning

Whether it’s ESL or another language, worksheets are great for learning at any age. You can customise them to include vocabulary and spelling words. Then just use the techniques listed above to work on your reading or spelling!

How to Keep Children Interested in Handwriting Practice

When you’re working with kids at the early elementary level you have to get creative to keep them focused. Traditional worksheets are a great tool, but too much of them can get boring. Here’s some ways to make it more fun:

Emphasise Practising Their Name

It’s one of the first words young kids master writing. Planning writing practice around a child’s name is great for the start of kindergarten to introduce name writing, and throughout the year to practice other skills.

Name tracing practice booklets like this one can make writing more fun. There’s some tracing, plus cutting, sorting, and glueing activities. These break up the writing and help develop other early reading and writing skills in a more engaging way.

Think Past The Writing Worksheet

You can use worksheets for more than just writing! Some, like this playdough worksheet , are perfect for preschoolers to work on letter formation even if they can’t write yet.

Other ideas include turning a worksheet into a puzzle by cutting out each letter, using bubble letters to turn a worksheet into a word colouring page, and having kids use a worksheet as a reminder to help them write new words on a separate piece of paper. 

You can also make worksheets fun by making them seasonal . Plus it’s a handy way to measure progress throughout the year.

Make it Useful

Learning is way more fun when you understand why you’re learning something. Instead of just having kids repeat letter formation or write out meaningless sentences, have them practice writing something they can actually use.

One way to do this is with an address writing worksheet . While it’s good for learning a child’s own address and phone number, you can also turn it into a letter writing activity.

First, collect and practice the address for someone the child would like to send a letter to. Then copy that address onto the envelope! 

Since the post office will have to read the address, you’ll be able to give a real-world reason for why neat, legible handwriting is important to learn. 

The letter itself can contain a drawing or, depending on the child’s age and skill level, it can be a letter – which is another opportunity to practice writing in a meaningful way. 

Other Ways For Kids to Practice Handwriting

• Have them label their school work with their name, and later, the date.
• Encourage kids to write out useful information like family shopping lists.
• Writing little notes or messages inside of cards and giving them to family and friends.
• Gift lists for birthdays or holidays (letters to Santa are great for this!).
• Let kids practice with unique writing tools like window writers, sidewalk chalk, bath crayons, etc. 

Handwriting practice worksheets are a great tool when it comes to teaching elementary aged kids printing and cursive writing! These activities are great for developing skills at home or in the classroom. Once your child gets used to worksheets, try adding in some fun activities to keep them interested. Have fun learning! 

Free Handwriting Resources

To get you started, here are some free handwriting resources including free downloadable paper, free handwriting tips and free book samples., free   christmas cards to download, print out and colour.

We know how important colouring in is for improving dexterity and good motor skills needed for handwriting so we have designed these fun black and white printable cards for schools, parents and grandparents to download for children to colour in.

There’s something for all ages. Dot-to-dot and handwriting practice of both upper and lower case letters in either printed or cursive handwriting so a great way the practise handwriting skills. Make the cards extra special by adding a sprinkling of glitter and a sequin here and there and send us pictures of your decorated cards; we would love to see them.

The cards print onto one A4 sheet of paper or card and fold once to make an A5 Christmas card. Alternatively, you can send the link to friends and relatives who can also print them off and colour them in.

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Teaching handwriting at home has never been easier with our new downloadable and printable workbooks. Find out more

Free handwriting paper.

Many children are able to write legibly in their handwriting books, but struggle to transfer their neat handwriting into other subjects.

At Morrells Handwriting, we know how important it is for children to use neat and legible handwriting in all of their work. Some children find it difficult to keep the height of their letters at an even size. Many of our customers tell us that they love the shaded lines in our handwriting workbooks, so we decided to create our very own handwriting paper and give it to you for free.

Our free handwriting practice paper is a welcome new addition to the Morrells resources.

We have created the handwriting practice paper to complement our handwriting workbooks for you to use at home or in school. The wide lined paper is perfect for Key Stage 1 to practise their handwriting on and uses the same size lines and shaded area used in our Letter Formation Workbooks 1 and 2 and our Joining Letters Workbooks 1 and 2.

The narrow lined practice paper is ideal for Key Stage 2 and above and uses the same shaded area used in our handwriting workbooks to show the height of the lower case letters. This practice paper is perfect to use with our Letter Formation Workbook 3 and Joining Letters Workbook 3.

Free Handwriting Book Samples

At Morrells Handwriting we know how difficult it is to see how our resources differ from any other handwriting practice books out there.

We know how great they are because we see and hear about the results from around the UK all of the time.

So instead of us telling you how fantastic our handwriting resources are, we thought you may like to try them for yourself before you buy. Our free taster book samples show how our unique ‘bounce technique’ helps the writer use the correct orientation and direction of each letter and join.

Enjoy learning to write with Morrells.

Morrells Letter Formation Free Sample

Morrells Joining Letters Free Sample

Free handwriting tips and exercises.

Knowing how to help your child improve their handwriting can be difficult so we have created these handwriting tips for you to download for free.

Morrells Handwriting Downloadable Brochure

Morrells Handwriting Tips For Parents Free Download

Morrells Infinity Sign Exercise Free Download

Morrells Success Criteria – Printed Handwriting

Morrells Success Criteria – Cursive Handwriting

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For a couple of years, our family used the Prescripts series for penmanship and drawing practice. However, as one of our children progressed from Book 1:  Introduction to Cursive Writing & Tracing  to Book 2: Writing Cursive Words and Practicing Drawing Skills , we encountered quite a setback. There was such a huge leap from one book to the next that it was nearly impossible for him to work in the second book!

While he could write his cursive letters separately, he immensely struggled with connecting those letters into words. After attempting a few pages, I knew we’d have to go back and bridge the gap.  So… after conducting some research and testing it on multiple children, we recommend using this cursive handwriting workbook to use as a bridge between learning individual letters and connecting those letters into words. This method has not only helped our boys to successfully connect letters into simple words, but many other families have shared with us how helpful this resource has been! I thought I’d share it here in case anyone else ends up with the same situation.

For students who have not yet been introduced to handwriting, check out the Script-n-Scribe Roller Coaster Writer . Because we wanted to seamlessly integrate picture study and poetry into our school days while reinforcing grammar concepts, we also offer the Script-n-Scribe Poetry & Picture Study Series . Our boys worked alongside me to develop the entire Script-n-Scribe Cursive Program .

Introduction to Cursive: Roller Coaster Writer (Level 1)

For learning phonograms by sight and dictation and how to form cursive letters. Begins with large motor skills to help young children learn to write. Read more about this product and view additional images and supplemental Montessori-style products here .

Script-n-Scribe™ Letter Connector (Level 2)

Free Copywork and Penmanship Resources

Download the Cursive Penmanship: Combining Letters into Words and Sentences Workbook .

Check out the following copywork integrating poetry & picture study:

• In Flander’s Field Poetry Penmanship
• Landing of the Pilgrims Poetry & Picture Study
• Hats Off! Patriotic Poetry & Picture Study

The Ultimate Guide to Free Copywork   This is an incredible list of free copywork pages and resources from across the web.

Make-your-own copywork pages  Here you can make your own Print, D’Nealian, or Cursive pages. The following formats are available: name & sentence, single word, multi-word and paragraph.  Over the past few years, I’ve used this site to make name practice pages, address-practice pages, and history sentence/timeline/U.S. Presidents copywork pages.

Handwriting worksheets at PrintNPractice   This site offers a massive selection of handwriting and copywork sheets. They also offer math practice sheets, English grammar and diagramming sheets, and spelling sheets/lists.  For Pre-K or Kindergarten students learning how to print, the following sheets are some of our favorites and are the ones in our Preschoolers Notebook : Alphabet worksheets at PrintNPractice Number worksheets at PrintNPractice

For other notebooking resources, click here .

To build your own notebooking pages with Microsoft Office, MAC Pages, or another word-processing program, download your preferred font(s) from Fontspace (includes American Sign Language, crosswords, and musical notation) or DAFont . The fonts from these two websites are free downloads, and I have (thus far) had no difficulty in downloading from these sites. (No pop-ups, malware, spyware, etc.)

After downloading the font, you will need to find the Fonts folder on your computer by doing a search using MAC Finder or Windows Explorer and then copying the font file (with extension .ttf) into that folder.  For those fonts which do not offer a dashed or dotted option, you can hollow the letters by formatting the font within the word-processing software (select the “outline” option).

Finally, clipart can be downloaded from my favorite educational clipart site, ClipArt ETC from  Florida Center for Instructional Technology .

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15 Best Handwriting Practice Books for Kids of All Ages

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Are you looking for an incredible handwriting practice book for your child? Then check out these fun activity books. From preschool writing books to handwriting books for teenagers , these workbooks will teach your children the fine motor skills they need to write.

Best Handwriting Practice Books for All Ages

This carefully curated list of handwriting practice books ranges from preschool writing books to workbooks designed for teenagers and adults.

After all, it’s not just young children who need to improve their writing. Sometimes high school teenagers want to work on their handwriting skills, but they don’t want to feel like they’re using a baby book. So handing your young adult a book designed for their age group works beautifully.

So take a look at these incredible handwriting practice books. Your kids will love learning to write with these workbooks.

Preschool Writing Books

The first group of handwriting books are books that focus on teaching kids to print.

Trace Letters Alphabet Handwriting Practice Book

Trace Letters: Alphabet Handwriting Practice Book – This letter tracing book is one of the best ways to get kids started writing.

Your child practices tracing all the letters of the alphabet. This means young writers don’t need to remember how to write the uppercase or lowercase letters.

Instead, they can concentrate on gently developing their fine motor skills and handwriting.

Magic Practice Copybook

Magic Practice Copybook – Have you heard of the Magic Ink practice workbook?

This workbook provides children with grooved paper and a disappearing ink. Children as young as three can start learning to write with this workbook by simply tracing in the grooves. And the best part is that the ink will disappear in thirty minutes allowing you to reuse the book later.

This set includes a collection of subjects that include a number tracing workbook, a drawing book, a handwriting book, along with addition and multiplication books.

My First Learn to Write Book

My First Learn to Write Book – If you’re looking for a handwriting book for young children, then take a look at this one.

It’s a preschool practice handwriting workbook that will walk your children through developing their fine motor skills, tracing letters, and beginning to practice.

With pages of practice, it’s perfect for small kids.

Print Handwriting Practice Books

Once kids learn the basics of forming their letters, it’s time to start teaching them how to write words. Many of these books are meant for preschoolers, but other books are great to hand to your older kids and teenagers.

There’s even an adult handwriting book if you’d like to work on your handwriting!

200 Essential Sight Words

200 Essential Sight Words – This activity book is a great way to reinforce your child’s knowledge of sight words.

It includes two hundred of the most essential words your kid will need to know to read.

The book starts with simple one and two-letter words. Then it gently moves up to three and four-letter words before ending the workbook with five-, six-, and even seven-letter words.

Writing Workbook

Writing Workbook – Give your pre K children plenty of practice pages to learn to write.

This workbook includes colorful illustrations that will keep your child engaged as they work on pencil control, line tracing, and writing lowercase and uppercase letters.

The writing activities even introduce young children to writing words and numerals.

101 Jokes Handwriting Practice Books for Kids 6-10

101 Jokes Handwriting Practice Books for Kids 6-10 – Young elementary kids can be silly!

And let’s be frank. Practicing handwriting isn’t always the most exciting activity. So give your kids a handwriting book that has jokes as its main content.

This learn-to-write workbook will keep your kids engaged as they practice handwriting while learning new jokes to entertain their friends.

Silly Sentences Handwriting Practice for Kids

Silly Sentences Handwriting Practice for Kids – This silly sentence handwriting book will have your child rolling in laughter as they practice writing.

After reading and writing a silly sentence, kids are encouraged to write their own silly sentences.

There’s even a spot for your child to draw accompanying pictures.

Daily Handwriting Practice Book

Daily Handwriting Practice Book – Once kids learn to write, they still need daily handwriting practice to master the skill.

This book offers short handwriting practice to help kids learn letter formation and spacing and master the art of handwriting.

The best part is that the kids are writing about interesting topics like the solar system, layers of the earth, and nutrition.

Print Handwriting Workbook for Kids

The Print Handwriting Workbook for Kids – This print handwriting book for kids allows you to give your children the gift of good handwriting.

The book includes tracing practice, connecting the dots, and writing practice.

Children also learn 101 fascinating science facts about the world as they write. 

Print Handwriting Workbook for Teens

The Print Handwriting Workbook for Teens – This handwriting workbook is designed to help teenagers improve their handwriting.

They’ll work on each manuscript letter of the alphabet while writing inspirational phrases.

It’s the perfect book to hand to a young adult who longs for better handwriting.

Print Handwriting Workbook for Adults

Print Handwriting Workbook for Adults – Children and teenagers are not the only people who wish to improve their handwriting!

If this describes you, then this is the handwriting book for you! It does begin at the beginning by having you trace letters and short words. But it doesn’t stop there!

Eventually, you’ll be writing parts of Shakespeare, quotes, poems, and more!

Cursive Handwriting Books

Cursive is becoming a lost skill these days.

That being said, I have taught my children cursive and they love having a ‘secret’ writing skill to impress their friends. The kids have also informed me that it’s handy to use cursive when writing in their journals.

Very few people can pick up the book and read the entries!

Beginning Traditional Cursive Handwriting Workbook

Carson Dellosa Beginning Traditional Cursive Handwriting Workbook – If you’re looking for a good place to start, this traditional cursive handwriting book is a great choice.

It’s designed for younger kids.

Your kids will learn to write number words as well as other words. The book begins with tracing and gently progresses until kids can write cursive independently.

Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids

The Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids – This cursive workbook is another great book to help your kids learn cursive.

Your kids will learn how to form each letter and connect them together.

The book works through inspirational phrases and ends by giving kids open-ended prompts. 

Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens

Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens  – Young adults often want to improve their handwriting skills but don’t want to be using a preschool writing workbook.

Imagine that!

This cursive handwriting book is designed with teenagers in mind. Kids will copy inspirational phrases as they improve their cursive writing skills. 

Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Adults

Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Adults – This delightful workbook is made for adults who wish to improve their cursive.

It starts with tracing exercises that will improve muscle memory.

Eventually, the book works up to affirmations, quotes, poems, and more!

Don’t Stop Here: Keep Kids Writing with Calligraphy and Lined Writing Paper

Once kids know how to write, don’t stop workin on handwriting! Give your kids a fun book to teach modern calligraphy and hand lettering skills.

Plus, you can download some fun lined writing paper to encourage your kids to write letters to penpals, stories, and poetry.

Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering

The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering – Have you or your kids ever wanted to be able to hand letter beautiful signs or send elegant invitations to family and friends?

Then check out this incredible guide to modern calligraphy and hand lettering.

You’ll master the skills you need to write calligraphy and hand-letter signs.

Cute Lined Writing Paper

Four Seasons Lined Writing Paper – Give your kids some adorable lined writing paper to practice their handwriting.

This paper is great for writing letters to penpals, writing a story , or even just continuing your child’s handwriting practice.

Plus, kids love coloring the simple pictures on the pages!

Handwriting is still a critical skill. Kids need to be able to write legibly so they can jot down quick notes, sign papers, and write letters to family and friends. These fabulous handwriting practice books will help your children develop the fine motor control and penmanship they need to succeed.

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How To Improve Your Handwriting (+FREE Worksheets)

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When someone asks, “How can I improve my handwriting?” they usually look for a few things they can easily implement to make their writing look more legible or presentable.

The problem is that handwriting is a habit deeply ingrained in both the mind and the muscles, so even a tiny change can be difficult to implement.

I’ve always taken a different approach to helping people with their handwriting, one that might require a little more time and commitment but gives the writer all the tools they need to take their handwriting as far as they like.

The approach is to first understand how handwriting works on a basic level, then apply that understanding to improve your own handwriting.

Understanding the Fundamentals of Handwriting

If you don’t understand how handwriting works fundamentally, you will always feel lost when trying to improve your handwriting, even if you are following the advice of a handwriting expert.

When you understand how handwriting works, everything becomes clear. You will know things like:

• Why the letters have different heights
• Why the letters are spaced the way they are
• Why the letters have different forms yet work together to create a cohesive script
• The way to position your body, hold the pen, and position the paper for optimal writing
• Why someone’s handwriting is more legible or visually pleasing than another’s

I hope you can see that if you understand all the above, improving your handwriting will be a walk in the park.

So your first task, if you want to improve your handwriting, is to learn the fundamentals of handwriting.

The best way to do this is to study a proven handwriting system.

Any time-tested system will do. I recommend American Cursive because it is a beautiful, legible script.

I also have a  free course that will teach you everything you need to know  about American Cursive.

Regardless of what script you choose, by studying one, you will learn how handwriting works, and you will be able to apply what you’ve learned to any other script, including your own chicken scratch.

By studying a script like American Cursive, you will learn these important concepts and more:

• Body position ,  pen grip , and  paper position
• The grid , or how the lines printed on the page (and the imaginary ones that aren’t) work with the letters
• How to write across the page
• How a script builds on  fundamental strokes  and repeats those strokes throughout the alphabet

If you want a taste of how important the fundamentals are, I suggest you watch the video below titled “The Cursive Grid,” which is from my  free online cursive course .

What Do You Want Your Handwriting to Look Like?

When you study American Cursive or any other script, you will learn to write in that style, but that doesn’t mean your personal handwriting needs to look exactly like the script you are studying.

That said, traditional scripts like American Cursive were successful for a reason.

They evolved out of the culture in which they were created and have stood the test of time as legible, visually pleasing scripts.

You cannot go wrong by trying to emulate a traditional script, and no matter how hard you try, your script will always have personal quirks that are unique to you.

The great thing about studying a traditional script is that you have a very clear and defined vision to work towards.

Every traditional script has an exemplar, which is the ideal letterforms that comprise the script.

With an exemplar in hand, you know exactly what your goal is, and you can always compare your handwriting to the exemplar to see where you are falling short.

If you want your handwriting to have its own unique flavor, I suggest you at least find a traditional script to use as a base.

That way, you can take the exemplar from a traditional script and modify it to make it your own, which is much easier than creating an exemplar from scratch.

Of course, you can create one from scratch too, but it takes a lot of time to do it right, and the result won’t be as good unless you understand handwriting at a high level.

Let’s be clear, you need an exemplar. Without an image of the ideal letters, you will wander aimlessly and waste a lot of time while making little improvement.

Whether you are studying from the exemplar of a traditional script or your own unique creation, you will be armed with everything you need to improve your handwriting.

You’ve Done the Work, Now Apply It

I know, I know.

You’ve already done a lot of work.

Learning the fundamentals of handwriting is no small task and creating your own exemplar takes time too.

The good news is that your handwriting will already look much better by this point.

That’s because your understanding of handwriting is naturally solving the problems with your handwriting without you having to do anything except pay attention while you write.

Of course, there are more active things you can do to improve your handwriting at this stage.

When you understand the fundamentals, improving your handwriting is a straightforward process –

• identify errors,
• and figure out why you are making the errors.

If you can see an error in your writing and then understand exactly why you are making that error, resolving the error is pretty easy.

Here’s an example.

As you can see, our friend’s handwriting here is very cramped in the horizontal direction.

Fixing this is pretty easy because he’s done the work and understands the basics of handwriting.

Our friend was able to fix this problem because he understands that spacing is controlled by the movement of the hand and that movement is limited by the hand’s range of motion.

He is trying to write too many letters without picking up his hand and moving it to the right.

The problem was easily solved by pausing more often to move the hand and continue writing with proper spacing.

This is just one example of how improving your handwriting works when you have an understanding of the fundamentals.

You have all the tools to identify, analyze, and resolve issues with your handwriting.

How much you want to improve your handwriting is up to you.

As you improve your handwriting, the errors in your writing will become less noticeable to the average person.

However, you will see more and more errors in your writing.

This is because when you are studying handwriting, you are training your eye to see errors, which allows you to see the more subtle errors that previously escaped your eye.

The only way to end this process is to become satisfied with your handwriting or keep working on it for the rest of your life.

Should you become satisfied with your handwriting, writing regularly will maintain it.

Download free handwriting PDF worksheets

In my free online course, Consistent Cursive, you’ll learn all the needed fundamentals to improve your handwriting. In the download section you’ll also be able to download free handwriting worksheets, which include –

• Lowercase letters + variations
• Capital letters + variations
• Numbers & Symbols
• Various blank grids for practice

You can check them out on my site by clicking the button below.

Quick recap + final words on improving your handwriting

There you have it, friends.

If you’re genuinely looking to improve your handwriting, this is the best approach you can take. 

Little tips and tricks may marginally improve the look of your handwriting.

However, learning the fundamentals will allow you to take your handwriting to a new level. 

Here is a quick recap of the whole article – 

• Understand the basics of handwriting
• Pick and study a proven handwriting system, e.g., American Cursive
• Always practice using an existing exemplar
• It’s easier to use an existing exemplar than to create one from scratch
• You’ll be able to apply the knowledge to other writing styles as well (even create your own)
• Once you understand the fundamentals, you’ll be able to correct your mistakes
• The improvement of your handwriting will depend on how much time and effort you put into it

Once again, be sure to check out my free online course that will teach you everything you need to know about American Cursive. 

Now let me ask you something – What has been your biggest struggle with improving your handwriting?

Let me know by dropping a comment below 👇

Thanks for reading!

About the author

David has been studying traditional American penmanship since 2016. He has created over 100 videos about penmanship on  YouTube  and his exemplar for business penmanship was featured in the 25th edition of the Speedball Textbook. You can take his free cursive course online at  consistentcursive.com .

8 thoughts on “How To Improve Your Handwriting (+FREE Worksheets)”

Hi, David. I am left handed, and my great niece (10 years old) has asked me to help her with her penmanship since she is also left handed. We will work together this summer. Do you have any tips for us?

Hi! Would you be so kind to point me in the good direction to find a similar set of tools/courses but for PRINT handwriting?

Maybe youtube? Not sure to be honest.

Finally a true web 🕸 All others are like goat at handwriting themselves

I can’t thank you enough; and it’s free! I’ve been struggling with this for some time now and I think you have provided an answer for me.

Sometimes “thank you” is simply too inadequate but right now it’s all I have.

Thank you Jerry

Thank you for the nice comment, Jerry. Super glad to hear you like the article 🙂

I am really happy with the online tutorials and very interesting to see more,learn more.Thanks

Thank you so much for the feedback, Stanley 🙂

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Hi there, Thank you for your note and question. We have a few products you may like in our TPT store… Here is a link to our TPT store:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-Reading-Made-Easy

Here are a few products I recommend in terms of handwriting: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Handwriting-Worksheet-Bundle-3055744 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-SoundAlphabet-Letter-Fluency-Mini-books-for-each-letter-3026802 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-of-the-Week-BUNDLE-Beginning-Letter-Sound-Worksheets-Activities-2791584

If you are looking or a physical product, I don’t have that yet, but I was actually thinking of making some. I am happy to discuss further what you are looking for and I can tailor it to what you would want (because I am sure others would want something similar). We do have physical books on amazon, just not ones geared to writing. Anyway, hope this helps. Feel free to send me an email to [email protected] and I am happy to help answer any more questions. Thanks!

I love this, thank you! Is there a version of this for uppercase with one line showing how and one line with dotted trace? All I can find is all tracing or no tracing. Thank you!

Hi there, unfortunately I just looked and I don’t seem to have what you are describing I will have to add it to the list I have a few different handwriting sheets I want to add, so I will have to add this one now as well. Sorry I don’t have one for you now! I will try to remember to update here when I do make them/post them.

I would like the practice sheets for the whole alphabet with arrows please.

Hi there, I think you were looking for some free resources on my site but were having some trouble. I just entered your email so you should get the download. 1) Check Spam – sometimes things go there. 2) Subject is “Here is your free download” – there is a link inside. Sometimes that link is not hyperlinked…you may have to… 3) copy/paste the hyperlink for the download. It should open or download into your download folder 4) If you have trouble, write me at [email protected] (forward me the freebie email because I don’t know which freebie you wanted).

Thanks! Have fun! Meeghan

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I’ve been wanting to make this beginners handwriting book for a while. Having finished the Prewriting Series, learning how to write the letters was the next logical step.

Teaching Handwriting to Preschoolers 

I like to catch my kids at that age when coloring and drawing are second nature. Because when they are in create mode they are so eager to learn how to write words. 

They want to be able  to write ‘to’ and ‘from’, write an ‘I love you’ note, or proudly scribble their name on the top of their Sunday school paper.

These are great teaching moments, and if they have the basic letter formation down you can really capitalize on those opportunities. 

Beginners Handwriting Book Contents:

This printable handwriting book for kids is very straightforward and simple. For each letter there is a correct example of how to properly form the letter, a tracing opportunity, and then practice space. (Also, the learned letters are repeated throughout the book, so they are constantly being refreshed.)

This is a 64 page download that introduces beginning letter formation for letters A-Z (uppercase and lowercase). Through various activities and repetition, students will begin building the fine motor skills needed to establish a strong foundation for writing, as well as, be introduced to basic letter formation.

Other elements included in the book:

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• letter recognition
• differentiation

Note: There is a full description plus lots of pictures on the product page .

How to Use the Beginners Printable Handwriting Book

Go over each page together. Teach them the proper strokes for the letter they are learning. If they need extra practice or a bigger writing space, have them use a white board or extra piece of paper to try it on as well. The emphasis is not on mastery, at this point, but of developing fine motor skills and basic letter formation,

Tips for handwriting success:

• Consistency encourage proper pencil grip
• Teach them to form the letters correctly (yes, this matters)
• Keep the handwriting experience fun and light
• Do short lessons

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Whether you’re using this as a preschool handwriting resource or a kindergarten writing activity, you can easily adapt it to your needs. Here are the two assembly options.

Option #1: PRINT AND GO!

Option #2: Print, laminate covers, have bound or put into a 3-ring binder.

I printed mine front to back, laminated the covers, then had them bound at our local print shop for a couple dollars. Having this resource in book form is ideal for us, because we plan on working through it on a daily basis. 

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Finally, this resource was made with my kids in mind, however, if you would like a copy for your homeschool or classroom, you can find the download link below.

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More ways to practice handwriting for kids.

Once my kids can form the letters, then its practice, practice, practice.  I love the concept of doing copywork. This is basically copying down given words, sentences, or paragraphs for practice.

While it might sound like busy work, its not. It’s amazing handwriting practice and kids assimilate grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and vocabulary. It’s magical. My two older kids have done it and the benefits of doing copywork  have been very visible.

After the kids learn their letters, start by giving them short words to copy, then build from there.

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• Qld (syllabus) 1 MB "The Teaching of Handwriting: a Handbook" Queensland Education Department.
• Qld (resources) 31 MB Note: The QLD Education Department fonts available from this link are quite old and so may not work with current computer operating systems, especially Windows 10. The PDF resources contain detailed descriptions of letter formation.
• Tasmania   3 MB "Handwriting" Education Department, Tasmania (2020 update). Other useful resources are available from this same location, see – Handwriting Cursive Alphabet chart (PDF, 285 KB), Handwriting Beginners Alphabet chart (PDF, 421 KB), Handwriting Capital Alphabet chart (PDF, 216 KB).

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The Australian National Curriculum/The Future of Handwriting

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Article from Sydney Morning Herald site 6th March 2012 regarding declining standards of student’s handwriting in Australian schools. Go to the original article here .

• Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) The official website of Australia’s independent authority responsible for the development of a national curriculum, a national assessment program and a national data collection and reporting program that supports 21st century learning for Australian students. This is the body that will utimately make a decision about a uniform national handwriting style if there is to be one.
• The Future of Handwriting (thenextweb.com) "From the ancient scripts of Sumerian 3,000 years BC, through the dawn of the Greek alphabet and onto the ballpoint-toting, crossword-puzzling of the 20th century, handwriting has played a massive part in the development of the human race. Long before Gutenberg arrived on the scene in the fifteenth century with his fancy printing press, people were penning everything from prayers and poems to mantras and memoirs. And everything in between. Even after the proliferation of print, the humble pen continued to flourish. History owes a lot to the literates who, entirely off their own steam, chose to document the times they lived in. Without people such as Samuel Pepys, there would be huge caverns in our knowledge of major events that happened in relatively recent history. But over the past couple of decades, there has been a tangible shift away from ink and lead-based inscription, into digital representations of this thing we call language."
• ACARA – Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages (December 2015) The draft Framework is deliberately designed to cater for the 250 or more Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages of Australia, irrespective of the ecology of each language, whether it is currently used for everyday communication, or being revitalised, or one of the many creo le languages that have arisen through language contact in Australia. The draft Framework provides both important guidance and necessary flexibility for the develop ment of language-specific programs for any Aboriginal language or Torres Strait Islander language.
• Does Handwriting Have a Future? (ABC Radio National - Future Tense) Handwriting, according to some, is an anachronism. Finland has now dropped it from its national curriculum. And so many American states have also removed it as an educational requirement that it now only makes news when state officials opt to keep it. According to the detractors, writing by hand no longer has a place in an age where people type and thumb their way using smart phones and computers. But others, including many psychologists, believe cursive writing still has an important role to play in cognitive development, particularly when it comes to memory. In this episode, we hear the case for and against the retention of handwriting. And we also speak with Clive Thompson, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, who’s look beyond text and type to the next stage of communication. He calls it ‘voice writing’. (Originally broadcast on 6 September 2015).
• What does Handwriting Do for our Brain? (ABC Radio National - Life Matters) As the world becomes increasingly digitised, writing by hand can seem totally archaic. But research shows that putting pen to paper brings far more cognitive benefit than is often assumed. What might happen if handwriting becomes a lost art? Guest: Dr Deborah Pino-Pasternak, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education with an expertise in handwriting education, University of Canberra. (Originally broadcast on Thursday 3rd August 2023) .

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