Grade 2

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Table of Contents

UNIT 1The Manuscript alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4All kinds of lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Ll, Ii, Tt, Ff, Ee, Hh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Oo, Cc, Dd, Qq, Pp, Uu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Bb, Jj, Gg, Rr, Ss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Aa, Vv, Nn, Kk, Xx, Ww . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Mm, Yy, Zz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17A Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

UNIT 2Manuscript to Cusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20The Cursive Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Strokes that Curve Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Strokes that Curve Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29oa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30cd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Strokes that Curve Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32nm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

UNIT 3Joining Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36uw bf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38hk gq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40jp rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42yz vx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

UNIT 4Strokes for Cursive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51A O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53L D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54B R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55T F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56S G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57I J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

UNIT 5Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60N M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61H K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63V U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64W X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

UNIT 6Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Address an Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Letter Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72A Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

.74A Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75A Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78A Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

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A a Cc Dd E eK k

Qq R r S s T t UuV v W w X x yY Z z

F f Gg Hh I i jJB b

K kF f g Hh I jJ

The Manuscript AlphabetCircle the letters you use to write your first name.

AA aa BB bb CCcc DDdd EE eeF f GGg Hh I ii J j K kL lL lL l NMMMmmm NN nnn OOOooo PPP pppQQ q Rq R rr SS ss TT tt UUuuVV vv WW ww XX xx YY yy ZZ zz

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All Kinds of LinesTrace letters with straight lines. Then copy them.

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L H I i p b F E t

Trace letters with slant lines. Then copy them.

M A w v k x Y N yTrace letters with circle lines. Then copy them.

S c o B g D p a eWrite your own sentence. Circle the best letters in your sentence.

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Ll Ii TtTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

L L llII I ii iTT T tt tlit it ill Lili

till it lit I lit it.

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Ff Ee HhTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentences.

FFF F ffffEEE E eee eHHH H hhh heel feet teeth Tillie

He fell. Lili felt the eel.

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Oo Cc DdTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

OOOO ooooCCC C ccc cDDD D ddd dCoco colt feel tooth

Cloe did feel cold.

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Qq Pp UuTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

PPP P ppp pQQQ Q qqqq

UUU U uuu u

The pup quit it.

Utah soup quiet full pet

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Bb Jj GgTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

BBB B bbb bJJJ J jjj jGGG G ggg ggot jet Bobbie Jill jog

Jill got the globe.

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Rr SsTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

RRR R rrr rSSS S sss srode does best test steer

Lela goes to the store.

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Aa Vv NnTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

van Nan Vinnie rang standNN N nn nVVV V vvv vN

AAA A aaa a

Nan and Vinnie sang.

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Kk Xx WwTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

KKK K kkk kX xX xX xX x

kite rock fox Willie Xenia

Wanda packed a box.

WWWW www w

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Mm Yy ZzTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

YYY Y yyy yZZZ Z zzz z

MMMM mmmm

yard yolk Maria zebra many

Zach scored a goal.

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NumeralsTrace and write the numerals.

12345

678910

Write your own addition sentence.

1 1 + = 2Write your own subtraction sentence.

2 1 – = 1

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Punctuation Marks

? ! ? !! ? ? ! ? ?

Trace the punctuation marks and repeat the patterns.

Write the sentences.

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Are the spaces between letters

and words correct?

Please, John, fix that now!

Do you want to visit the gym?

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Letter and Word Spacing

I like to write. Writing is fun.The letters are not too close.

The letters are not too far apart.There is a pencil space between words.

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These words are just right.

Write each word and the sentence.

great brother some yard

You can write a story.

Circle each word with the correct letter spacing.

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A FormUse your best handwriting. Fill in the form.

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School Clubs

Check one.

____________________ sports ____________________ dance

Name

Street Address

State

Zip Code

Date of Birth

City

____________________ games

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InvitationUse your best writing

to make an invitation.

Come to

Joy’s Birthday Party!

Place:

123 Maple Avenue

Time:

3:00 PM, Sunday

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Manuscript to CursiveCircle the cursive letters that are in your teacher’s name.

aa b b cc dd ee ff gg h h i i jk k l l mm nn oo pp qq rr s s

Circle the words that are written in cursive.

lit lëiët feet f◊e÷eét cold c§oùl≠dquit qèuäiët pet p⁄eét globe gúl¢oùb–˘store s t o r e write w r i t e use u s eî ¢ ‰ œ fl ä ë œ fi ¤

t t uu vv ww x x yy z z

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Words in Manuscript and CursiveRead the word written in manuscript.

Circle the matching word in cursive.

brown b£oÜnœe d¢oíwÅn bflr¢oíwÅnfox f¶oˆx b£oÜy l¢o…côkfisover oÜv–Én oÜv–·r w£o‰rœelazy l≠aızây aólfis™o l≠a≠dÄydog b£o≥g d¢o≥g a≠gßoquick qèuäi√côk qèuäiœeét gßo≥aóljumped p¥a≠gÿe∞d j≤a≠dœe jêuÄmãp⁄e∞dthe tëiœe tóhœe h¢oít

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Manuscript to CursiveCircle the letters that begin the names of your friends.

Read the name written in manuscript. Circle the matching word in cursive.

Charles Côh≠afirólœeÎs AólœeÉxïifis Eôl¬våifisMandy N≠aÄn√cÇy M≠aÄn≠dÄy WaÄn≠d≠aAlice Hõoùlólëifis Iräifis Aólëi√c—e

VV WW XX YY ZZOO PP QQ RR SS TT UUHH II JJ KK LL MM NNAA BB CC DD EE FF GG

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The Cursive AlphabetCircle the letters that are in your last name.

AAAaaa B cB cB cbbb C dC dC dDDD EEE eeeFFF fff GGG ggg HHH hhh III iii JJJ jjjKKK kkk LLL lll MMM mmm NNN nnnOOO ooo PPPppp QQQ qqq RRR rrr SSS sssTTT ttt UUU uuu VVV vvv WWW wwXXX xxx YYY yyy ZZZ zzz

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Left-Handed Writers

Sit tall.

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with the tip of your

thumb and the first two fingers.

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Right-Handed Writers

Look at the picture.

Sit tall.

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with your thumb and

first two fingers.

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Strokes that Curve UpLook for strokes that curve up in the pictures. Trace the strokes that curve up.

Circle the letters where the first stroke curves up.

i i o l xx d r z sfff gg hh nn pp ttt ww jj

Trace and write the strokes that curve up.

i o l x d r z s

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e lTrace and write the letters and the word.

e e e e e e e e e e

l l l l l l l l l

e÷eöl e÷eöl eölól

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i tTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

i i i i i i i i i

t t t t t t t t

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i l l l i e t i e l e t l i t t l eó ó ë œ ë œ œ é ë ë ë ó œ

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Strokes that Curve DownFind strokes that curve down in the pictures. Trace strokes that curve down.

Circle each letter where the first stroke curves down.

a b c d e g ja b c d e g ja b c d e g jk l m o p q rk l m o p q rk l m o p q rt u v w x y zt u v w x y zt u v w x y z

Trace and write strokes that curve down.

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o aTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

o o o o o o o o o

a a a a a a a a aa

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oíiól t¢oŸ˘ aätœe e∞aät l¢oít t¢oùlól

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c dTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

c c c c c c c c c

d d d d d d d d dd

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cØaät l≠a√c—e d≠a≠d c§o≥aät däiÄmœe

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Strokes that Curve OverLook for strokes that curve over in the pictures. Trace the strokes that curve over.

Circle the letters where the first stroke curves over.

o m v u g z ax q r d e y cx q r d e y cn p k s b i wn p k s b i w

Trace and write strokes that curve over.

o m v u g z a

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n mTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

nn n n n n n n n

mm m m m m m m m

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iÄnãt¢o n≠aäiól mãiÄnãt n≠aÄmœe mœe

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ReviewWrite the words.

Do your letters have the correct shape?

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t¢o t≠aólól o≥aät nãiÄnœe n¢o®oÜn

m¢oÜm i√c—e däi≠d n¢o≥d aÄn≠d

däi√c—e mãi√c—e nãi√c—e c§o®oùl m≠aäiól

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Taking TestsAnswer each question. Write yes or no.

1. Do you slant your paper when you write?

2. Do all small letters touch the middle line?

3. Do all small letters go below the bottom line?

4. Do the letters b and d touch the top line?

Write true or false.

5. All short letters touch the middle line.

6. The letters t and d go below the bottom line.

7. The letters a and g begin with the same stroke.

8. You should sit tall when you write.

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Joining LettersTrace the strokes that curve up in these letters. Write the words.

ifis iët lœeét aólól côlëuœeTrace the strokes that curve down in these letters. Write the words.

d≠a≠d t≠a≠g cØaät l≠aätœe t≠aäiól

Trace the connectives from the bottom line. Write the words.

qèuäiœeét pûl≠aÄy rœe∞a≠d qèuäiólët

Write your own words. Circle your best words.

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Joining LettersTrace the strokes that connect at the middle. Write the words.

bÆaólól oùl≠d wÆaätœe·r m¢o®oÜn vÆaÄnTrace the long strokes that curve up in these letters. Write the words.

gúl≠a≠d yÿeéjêu gêuäi≠dœe gÿeétTrace the long strokes that curve over in these letters. Write the words.

gßo g≤aólœe a≠gßo e∞g≤g j≤aÄm

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u wTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

u u u u u uu

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b fTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

b b b b b b b

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b–ölët aóbòlœe fèuólól oùfõf

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h kTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

h h h h h h h

k k k k k k k

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h≠a≠d wòh¢o këiëtœe l≠aókœe

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g qTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

g g g g g g g gg

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q q q q q q q q q

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l¢o≥g cØa≠gÿe g≤aÄmœe e∞qèu≠aól

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j pTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

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jßoùkœe j≤aÄm pìi≠g jêuÄmãp

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r sTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

r r r r r r rr

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räuÄn bflr≠a≠g r¢oÓ¤eÎs

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y zTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

y y y y y y y

z z z z z z zz

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yÿeÎs p¥aÄy z¨o®o l≠aızây

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v v v v v v vv

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v

x

v

x x x x x x x x

v–·rÄy h≠aÄv–˘ l¢oÜv–˘ oˆx‹eÉn

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ReviewWrite the phrases. Then write one of your own.

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oÜn a j≤a≠g≤gÿe∞d m¢oíuÄnãt≠aäiÄn

mÄy f±aÄv£o‰räiëtœe tfirœe÷eÎs

sîiıx w£o®o≥dœeÉn båufis¤eÎs aät

Circle your best word.

tóhœe p⁄eétëtëiÄn≠g z¨o®o

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Letter and Word SpacingThese words are just right.

I cØaÄn rœe∞a≠d tóhãifis.

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Write these words.

fõl≠a≠g eÉxïiët m≠aókœe pÂr¢oÜv–˘

Write the sentence.

I sîp¥a√c—e mÄy w£o‰r≠dfis w–ölól.Is your sentence easy to read?

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over up down middle bottom below

1. Begin i and t with a stroke that curves .

2. Begin c and a with a stroke that curves .

3. Begin n and m with a stroke that curves .

4. The letters u and w rest on the line.

5. The letters b and w connect to other letters at the line.

6. The letter z goes the bottom line.

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Answer Box

a d¢oít b–öl¢oíw tóhœe mãi≠d≠dólœe lëiÄnœeaät tóhœe mãi≠d≠dólœe lëiÄnœe t≠aólól

1. How do you sit when you write?

2. What is above the letter i?

3. Where does the letter o start?

4. Where do all the small letters end?

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Strokes for Cursive WritingTrace and write the strokes that curve up.

Trace and write strokes that curve down.

Trace and write strokes that curve over.

Trace and write slant strokes.

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Size and ShapeLook at the models and the gray letters.

Circle the gray letters that are the correct size and shape.

A B C D EA A B B C C D D EEFF F G G G H H H I I I JJJK L M NK K L L M N M NO P Q R SO P Q R SO P Q R ST U V WT T U U V V WWXX X Y Z Y Y ZZ

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A OTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

A A A A A A

O O O O O O

A

O

A

O

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C ETrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

CCC C C C C C C C

EEE E E E E E E E

CØafiról CôhãiÄn≠a E¡tóh≠aÄn E¡ufir¢oíp⁄e

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L DTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

LL

D

L L L L L L L

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DDD D D D D D

LºiÄn≠d≠a Lºuäifis DaÄn DeÉnÄv–·r

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B RTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

BBB B B B B B B B

RRR R R R R R R R

BeÉn BoÓît¢oÜn R≠aÄy Räufissîi≠a

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T FTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

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TTT T T T T T T

FFF F F F F F F

ToÜm Tafir≠a Fräi≠d≠aÄy Feölëiıx

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S GTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

SSS S S S S S S S

GGG G G G G G G G

Suœe Sp¥aäiÄn Ge•o‰r≠gêi≠a GafirÄy

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Ga i l s c om i n g Su n d a y.ä ó fi § Ü ã Ä ≠ Ä ≠ ≠ Ä,

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I JTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

III I I I I I I I

JJJ J J J J J J J

IrœeÉnœe In≠däi≠a J®aÄm≠aäi√cØa

SaÄm, iëtfis J≠uól¬y!,

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Do your letters rest on the baseline?

Date

Review

Write the words and the sentence.

C§o‰rÄy Biólól IoíwÆa OlëiÄvåi≠a

LæoÜn≠d¢oÜn R≠a≠qèuœeöl Thãufirfisμd≠aÄy

JØoÓîiœe gßoŸÎs oÜn TuœeÎsμd≠aÄy.

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Punctuation MarksTrace the punctuation marks. Write the sentences

and the punctuation marks. Finish the last sentence.

Circle your best punctuation mark.

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. , ? !

Wh≠aät tëiÄmœe ifis iët, Mäi≠a?

Oh n¢o, I l¢oÓît mÄy h≠aät!

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N MTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

NNN N N N N N N N

MMM M M M M M M M

N≠aÄvÆaäjßo N¢o‰r≠a Näiólœe M≠afiräi≠a

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H KTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

HHH H H H H H H H

KKK K K K K K K K

HîaäwÆaäiëi Hõoípìi Hîaız›öl KœeÉn

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Hõow wa s K a n s a s?í Æ fi ≠ Ä fi μ fi

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P QTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

PPP P P P P P P P P

QQQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

Pafiräifis Pe·räu PhÄyúlólëifis

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V UTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

VVV V V V V V V V V

UUU U U U U U U U U

Ve·r≠a ViÄn√c—e Vi√cçt¢o‰r Uät≠aóh

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W XTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

WWW W W W W W W W

XXX X X X X X X X

Waólët Wiólól≠a WyßoÜmãiÄn≠g

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Y ZTrace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

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YYY Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

ZZZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

Y®aólœe Y≠uók¢oÜn Zºaäifirœe Z¡ufiräi√côh

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NumeralsTrace and write the numeral that goes with each number word.

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oÜnœe 1tëw£o 2tóhfirœe÷e 3f¶oíufir 4fèiÄv–˘ 5sîiıx 6s¤eÉv–Én 7

eéi≠gúhãt 8nãiÄnœe 9tœeÉn 10eölœeÉv–Én 11tëw–öl¬v–˘ 12tóhãifirätœe÷eÉn 13f¶oíufirätœe÷eÉn 14

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ReviewWrite the titles.

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Thœe AÄm≠aızñiÄn≠g Näi≠gúhãt Sk¬y

Aólól Aób£oíuät tóhœe Inãtœe·rÄnœeét

Thœe UÄn≠dœe·räwÆaätœe·r Hõoítœeöl

FräiœeÉn≠dól¬y Fifirœeöfèi≠gúhãtœe·rfis68

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Taking TestsWrite the sentence that answers each question.

Answer Box

Boítóh afirÄmfis afirœe oÜn tóhœe t≠aóbòlœe. I sîiët t≠aólól.I ufis¤e mÄy ( räi≠gúhãt o‰r lœeöfèt) h≠aÄn≠d.

Thœe p¥aäp⁄e·r ifis sül≠aÄnãtœe∞d. ThœeÉy rœeÎsît oÜn tóhœe b£oítët¢oÜm lëiÄnœe.

1. How do you sit when you write?

2. Where do you place your arms when you write?

3. What is your paper’s position?

4. Where do all the letters rest?

5. Which hand do you use when you write?

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M r. M r s. J∞r. Dr. M s.

St. R≠d. AÄv–˘. Mät.

fi fi fi fi

J®aÄn. Feªb. M≠afir. AäpÂr. Aäu≠g.

AZ TX NY FL ID70

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Address an EnvelopeWrite your address.

ViÄn R≠aÄvÆaól3 Eôl¬m St.KœeÉnãt, OH 01021Write your address.

USA

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Punctuation Marks in a LetterTrace the punctuation marks in the letter. Add the missing period and comma.

DeΔc. 5 200, __

De∞afir TeÎss,Wiólól yßoíu c§oÜmœe t¢o mÄy

p¥afirät¬y oÜn SuÄn≠d≠aÄy? Aólól oùfoíufir f‚räiœeÉn≠dfis wåiólól b–˘ tóhœe·rœeWe wåiólól h≠aÄv–˘ a l¢oít oùf fèuÄn!

YØoíufir f‚räiœeÉn≠dAólœeÉx

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Dear

Your friend,

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A PoemComplete the poem by writing the rhyming words.

Then write a title.

ShœeÎs a h≠aäpìpáy b–÷e,Hó·r hãiÄv–Îs iÄn a . Buız˜z! Buız˜z! sühœe sîiÄn≠gÌs,Afis sühœe fõl≠aäpÔs hœe·r .Wo‰rók lëiëtëtólœe b–÷e!M≠aókœe h¢oÜnœeÉy f¶o‰r .

,,

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A ReportComplete the report with words from the word bank. Word Bank

Bats come eat

food seedsBaätfisBaätfis afirœe tóhœe oÜnól¬y m≠aÄmÄm≠aólfis

tóh≠aät cØaÄn fõl¬y. ThœeÉyoíuät aät nãi≠gúhãt aÄn≠d ufis¤e eΔcôh¢oŸÎst¢o hãuÄnãt f¶o‰r .

Baätfis m≠aÄnÄy iÄnfis¤eΔcçtfis.Aólfis™o s™oÜmœe bÆaätfis sÃcØaätëtœe·rpûl≠aÄnãt .

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Oufir Côl≠afiss TräiëpOufir côl≠afiss våifisîiëtœe∞d Ta¢oÓ˙,

Nœeéw MœeÉxïi√c§o. We sμaäw afirätëifisîtfism≠aókëiÄn≠g p©oítëtœe·rÄy aÄn≠d w–Énãtr≠aófètëiÄn≠g. Quäi√côkól¬y, w–˘ z¨o®oÜmœe∞dd¢oíwÅn tóhœe Räi¢o Gr≠aÄn≠dœe. IlólnœeÉv–·r f¶o‰r≠gÿeét tóh≠aät w£oÜn≠dœe·rófèuóld a y.≠ Ä

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PosterMake a poster.

Write the information.

The Happy Clown

Show times: 1:00 3:30

5:00 7:30 9:00

Mapleville Theater

65th and Maple

Next to Sol’s Deli

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A FormPretend you are going to summer camp. Fill in the form. Make up a name for your tent and your

leader. Then write three activities that you would like to do. Don’t forget to sign your name!

Name

Tent

Leader

Activities

Camp Anaconda

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