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Handwriting Chants

For CKLA Kinder by Unit Lowercase and Uppercase Printed Letters

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Unit 3 - Lowercase

m - Short line down, add a hump

a - Circle to the Left, add a short line to me

t - Long Line down, add a line across

d - Circle to the left, add a long line

o - Circle to the left

c - Circle to the left, leave it open

g - Circle to the left, add a fishhook below

i - Short line down, add a dot above

Name

Unit 3 1

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1.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter.

Th e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. sho

rt li

ne d

own,

2. h

ump;

, 3.)

hum

p.

Stud

ent s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2 3

2 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

m’ u

nder

the p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /m

/ sou

nd.

Name

Unit 3 3

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2.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter.

Th e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. circ

le to

the l

eft, 2

. sho

rt li

ne d

own.

St

uden

t sho

uld

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

4 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

a’ un

der t

he p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /a/

soun

d.

Name

Unit 3 5

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3.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter.

Th e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. lon

g lin

e dow

n (li

ft),

2. sh

ort l

ine a

cros

s. St

uden

t sho

uld

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

6 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

t’ un

der t

he p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /t/

soun

d.

Name

Unit 3 7

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irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter.

Th e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. circ

le to

the l

eft, 2

. lon

g lin

e dow

n.

Stud

ent s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

8 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

d’ u

nder

the p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /d/

soun

d.

14 Unit 3

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1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2 3

1

2

1

2

1

2 3

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs. S

tude

nts s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

ds a

s he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ters.

Name

Unit 3 15

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6.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter ‘

o’. Th

e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. circ

le to

the l

eft.

Stud

ent s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

16 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

o’ un

der t

he p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /o/

soun

d.

Name

Unit 3 19

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7.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter ‘

c’. Th

e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. mos

t of a

circ

le to

the l

eft.

Stud

ent s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

20 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

c’ un

der t

he p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /k/

soun

d.

Name

Unit 3 25

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8.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ter ‘

g’. Th

e m

otio

n ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. circ

le to

the l

eft, 2

. fi sh

hoo

k en

ding

be

low

the b

otto

m li

ne. S

tude

nt sh

ould

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

26 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

g’ u

nder

the p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /g/

soun

d.

Name

Unit 3 27

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1

2

1

2

1

2

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs an

d w

ords

. Th e

mot

ion

for ‘

i’ ca

n be

desc

ribed

as

1. sh

ort l

ine d

own

(lift)

, 2. d

ot o

n to

p. S

tude

nt sh

ould

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

28 Unit 3

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Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts w

rite ‘

i’ un

der t

he p

ictur

es of

item

s beg

inni

ng w

ith th

e /i/

soun

d.

Name

Unit 3 65

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PP3

12

1

2

12

1

2

1

2

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs. E

ncou

rage

stud

ents

to sa

y the

soun

ds w

hile

writ

ing

the l

ette

rs.

1

2

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1

1

2

12

1

2

12

1

2

1

2

1

Name

Unit 3 67

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irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters.

Enc

oura

ge st

uden

ts to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

1

2

1

2

1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2

1

2

68 Unit 3

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1

2 3

1

2 3

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

Unit 4 – Lowercase

n - Short line down, add a hump to me

h - Long line down, add a hump to me

s - Half circle to the left, half circle to the right for me

f - Candy cane, add a short line across

v - Diagonal right, add a diagonal left

z - Short line across, diagonal left, add across again for me; then a little /z/ is what you will see.

p - Line down below, add a circle to the right for me

e - Short line across, add most of a circle to the left for me

Unit 4 1

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1.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘n’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. s

hort

line

dow

n,2.

hum

p. Th

e st

uden

t sho

uld

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.1

2

1

2

1

21

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

21

1

2

Unit 4 7

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2.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘h’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. l

ong

line d

own,

2.

hum

p. Th

e st

uden

t sho

uld

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2 3

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

1

2 3

Unit 4 11

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3.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘s’ c

an b

e desc

ribed

as 1

. hal

f circ

le to

the l

eft,

half

circle

to th

e rig

ht. Th

e st

uden

t sho

uld

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

Unit 4 13

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4.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

trac

e and

copy

the l

ette

r and

wor

d. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘f’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. c

andy

cane

(lift

), 2.

shor

t lin

e acr

oss.

Th e s

tude

nt sh

ould

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

1

2

1

2

1

2 1

21

2

1

1

1

1

2 1

21

2

2

2

2

Unit 4 19

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6.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘v’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. d

iago

nal r

ight

,2.

dia

gona

l up.

Th e

stud

ent s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

1

2

1

2

1

2 1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2 1

2

1

2

Unit 4 27

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7.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘z’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. s

hort

line

acr

oss,

2. d

iago

nal l

eft, 3

. sho

rt li

ne a

cros

s. Th

e stu

dent

shou

ld sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

12

3

12

3

1

12

3

1

1

1

12

3

2

3

2

3

12

3

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1

2

1

2

12

Unit 4 37

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irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘p’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. l

ine d

own

endi

ng

belo

w b

otto

m li

ne, 2

. circ

le to

the r

ight

. Th e

stud

ent s

houl

d sa

y the

soun

d as

he o

r she

writ

es th

e let

ter.

1

2

1

2

121

2

1

2

1

1

1

121

2

1

2

2

2

2

Unit 4 41

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12

12

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs an

d w

ords

. Th e

mot

ion

for ‘

e’ ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. sho

rt li

ne a

cros

s,2.

mos

t of a

circ

le to

the l

eft. Th

e st

uden

t sho

uld

say t

he so

und

as h

e or s

he w

rites

the l

ette

r.

1

12

1

2

2

1

2

12

1

2

12

1

2

12

Unit 5 - Lowercase

b - Long line down, circle to the right

I - Long line down

r - Short line down, half a hump

u - Cup, short line down

w - Diagonal right, diagonal up, diagonal right, diagonal up

j - Fish hook ending below the line, dot on top

y - Diagonal right, diagonal left ending below the line

x - Diagonal right, diagonal left

k - Long line down, diagonal left, diagonal right

Name

Unit 5 1

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1.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘b’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. l

ong

line d

own,

2.

circ

le to

the r

ight

. Enc

oura

ge st

uden

ts to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

1

2

1

2

121

2

1

2

121

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

Name

Unit 5 5

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2.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘l’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. l

ong

line d

own.

Enco

urag

e stu

dent

s to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

12

1

2

1

1

1

1

12

1

2

1

1

1

Unit 5 9

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Name 3.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘r’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. s

hort

line

dow

n,2.

hal

f a h

ump.

Enc

oura

ge st

uden

ts to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

1

2 1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2 1

2

1

2

Unit 5 13

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1

2 31

21 2

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs an

d w

ords

. Th e

mot

ion

for ‘

u’ ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. cup

, 2. s

hort

line

do

wn.

Enc

oura

ge st

uden

ts to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1

2 31

21 2

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1

2

1

2

1

23

4

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs an

d w

ords

. Th e

mot

ion

for ‘

w’ ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. dia

gona

l rig

ht,

2. d

iago

nal u

p, 3

. dia

gona

l rig

ht, 4

. dia

gona

l up.

Enc

oura

ge st

uden

ts to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

1

23

4

1

23

4

1

2

1

2

1

23

4

1

23

4

1

23

4

1

23

4

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irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘j’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. fi

sh h

ook

endi

ng

belo

w b

otto

m li

ne, 2

. dot

on

top.

Enc

oura

ge st

uden

ts to

say t

he so

unds

whi

le w

ritin

g th

e let

ters.

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

Name

Unit 5 33

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8.1D

irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘y’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. d

iago

nal r

ight

,2.

dia

gona

l left

endi

ng b

elow

the b

otto

m li

ne. E

ncou

rage

stud

ents

to sa

y the

soun

ds w

hile

writ

ing

the l

ette

rs.1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

12

1 2 1

12

1 2 1

Unit 5 41

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1 21

2

1

2 3

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs an

d w

ords

. Th e

mot

ion

for ‘

x’ ca

n be

desc

ribed

as 1

. dia

gona

l rig

ht,

2. d

iago

nal l

eft. E

ncou

rage

stud

ents

to sa

y the

soun

ds w

hile

writ

ing

the l

ette

rs.

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 21

2

1

2 3

1 2

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irecti

ons:

Hav

e stu

dent

s tra

ce a

nd co

py th

e let

ters

and

wor

ds. Th

e m

otio

n fo

r ‘k’

can

be d

escrib

ed a

s 1. l

ong

line d

own,

2. d

iago

nal l

eft, 3

. dia

gona

l rig

ht. E

ncou

rage

stud

ents

to sa

y the

soun

ds w

hile

writ

ing

the l

ette

rs.1

23

1

231

21 2

1

23

1

231

21 2

1

23

1

23

1

23

Name

Unit 5 111

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1

2

1

23

1

2

1

2

1

23

1

2

1

2

1

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs. E

ncou

rage

stud

ents

to sa

y the

soun

ds w

hile

writ

ing

the l

ette

rs.

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1

2

1

2

1

2

1

23

1

23

1

2

1

1

2

Name

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1 2

1

23

4

1 2

1 2

1 2

1

23

4

1 2

1 2

Dire

ction

s: H

ave s

tude

nts t

race

and

copy

the l

ette

rs. E

ncou

rage

stud

ents

to sa

y the

soun

ds w

hile

writ

ing

each

lette

r.

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1

23

4

1 2

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Uppercase Letter Chants A- Diagonal left, diagonal right, add a line across to me

B- Long line down, add two half circles to the right to me

C- Start just below the top line, make most of the circle

D- Long Line down, add a big half circle to the right

E- Long line down, add three lines across to me

F- Long line down, add three lines across

G- Start just below the top line make most of a circle and add a line to me

H- Long line down, again and add a line across to me

I- Long line down, add a line across at top and bottom to me

J- Line down and add a Fish hook

K- Long line down, add a diagonal left and a diagonal right

L- Long line down, add a line across down low

M- Long line down, add diagonal right, back up and back down

N- Long line down, add a diagonal right and back up

O- Start just below the top line, circle to the left

P- Long line down, add a half circle to the right

Q- Start just below, Top line, circle left, and a little diagonal

R- Long line down, add a half circle and diagonal to the right of me

S- Start just below the top line, make a half circle left and back right for me

T- Long Line Down, Add a line across up top

U- Line down and cup back up

V- Diagonal right, add a diagonal back up for me

W- Diagonal right, and up, add another one for me

X- Diagonal right, add a diagonal left to cross for me

Y- Little diagonal right and left add a short line down to me

Z- Top line across, diagonal left and bottom line across