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Handwriting PracticeBlackline Masters

Grade 1 (English)

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Manuscript Alphabet


GOOD POSTURE

GOOD HANDWRITING

1. Both feet on the floor2. Elbows off the edge of desk3. Sit back in chair4. Shoulders slightly forward5. Proper desk height

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PAPER POSITION

LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND

LEFT HAND Pencil Position

RIGHT HAND

First finger rests on top of pencil.

Bend thumb.

Bend thumb.

Pencil is held near large knuckle.




Left to Right Trace and write the left-to-right strokes.

Trace the left-to-right strokes in the letters below.

Circle the letters that contain left-to-right strokes.

E o B k L A i P G

T F t E L H Z A

.

..

..

.

..


Top to Bottom Trace and write the top-to-bottom strokes.

.. .

..

Circle the letters that contain top-to-bottom strokes.

E o B k L A i P G

Trace the top-to-bottom strokes in the letters below.

b h k F B p K t

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.

.

..

.

A

B

5

6.


Backward Circle (Circle Left) Trace the backward circles.

Trace the backward circles in the letters below.

Circle the letters that contain a backward circle.

O r g i d s K a

Trace and write the backward circles.

O O o o. . . . .. . . .

q O a g d Q o


Forward Circle (Circle Right) Trace the forward circles.

Trace and write the forward circles. Trace the forward circles in the letters below.

Circle the letters that contain a forward circle.

h T p k n z b y

o o . . . . . l l p p


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1

1

1

Slant Right

V K y R W X A vTrace the slant-right strokes in the letters below.

Slant Left

Trace the slant-left strokes in the letters below.

Circle the letters that contain a slant stroke.

M Z v Y W K y X

P y z d Y V i R

Trace and write the slant-right strokes.

Trace and write the slant-left strokes.

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1

1

1

1

1


B d K n a e t p j y

y t j d q n f R p t m

c A o f y h w S n k q aCircle the tall letters. Circle the short letters.

Circle the tail letters. Circle the intermediate letter.

Tall Letters Short LettersSize is the height of the letters in relation to each other and to the writing space.Size

Fill the full space Fill 1/2 the space Fills 3/4 of the spaceFill the “tail” space

Intermediate Letter Tail Letters

Matching - Circle the matching letter in each group.

e d n s e a t w f m t k

g q d g o s C N S G C


A A A

Trace and write the words.

1 2

3

Trace and write the letter.. . . . . . . 1 2

3

A AA A

A1 2

3

Alaska Anna AdamAlaska Anna Adam

Spacing between LettersThe words below show correct letter spacing. Write the words. Check your letter spacing.

book bal l am are ate

1. Slant left2. Slant right3. Slide right

Uppercase A

4CHECK-UPq Word Spacingq Size of Lettersq Letter Formsq Line Quality

Trace and write the words. Write the sentence.


Trace and write the letter.

1

2a

All animals need water.

a a aa aa a

1

2

1

2. . . . . .

apples again and aboveapples again and above

1. Circle left2. Pull down

straight

Lowercase a



AlignmentCORRECT

INCORRECT

ball

Alignment is the evenness of letters along the bottom line and along their tops. All letters of the same size should be even in height.

Write the sentence. Check your alignment.

Brian, bring your bat.

B B BTrace and write the letter.

B BB B

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2

3

. . . . . .1

2

3B1

2

3

Ben Barb Billy BrookeBen Barb Billy Brooke

1. Pull down straight2. Slide right, curve down, slide left3. Slide right, curve

down, slide left

Uppercase B




Trace and write the letter.1

2b b b bb bb b

1

2

1

2

. . . .. .

Beth saw a big brown bear.

bird boat bee boy bat bird boat bee boy bat

1. Pull down straight2. Circle right

Lowercase b


4CHECK-UPq Letter Spacingq Size of Lettersq Letter Formsq Line Quality


Caleb cleaned Cecil’s car.

Trace and write the letter.1C C C C

C CC C

. . . . ..1 1

Canada Cora Chad CindyCanada Cora Chad Cindy

1. Circle left

Uppercase C




Can a raccoon climb trees?

c1


c cc c

c c c. . . . ..1 1

clock chin cows cup callclock chin cows cup call


1. Circle left

Lowercase c


Statue of LibertyWrite the sentence.

France gave the Statue of

Liberty to the U. S. in 1886.

Write thesentences.

The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island. She is 152 feet tall from feet to torch.

Write the sentences.



The bald eagle is

the United States

national bird. It is a

symbol of freedom and strength.

4CHECK-UP q Word Spacing q Size of Letters q Letter Forms q Line Quality q Letter Spacing

The Bald Eagle


Allow enough space between words for one lowercase o. Write the sentence. Check your word spacing.


D1

2 D D DD DD D

1

2

1

2

. . . . . ..

Ducks swim on our pond.

Word Spacing

Delaware December Dad DrewDelaware December Dad Drew


1. Pull down straight2. Slide right,

curve down,slide left

Uppercase D




b1

2

Did Daddy drop the dishes?


1

2

1

2

d d d. . . . . .

d dd d


duck dime day dear dinner duck dime day dear dinner


straight

Lowercase d


Trace andwrite the words.

Evan Ellen Erma ElvisEvan Ellen Erma Elvis

Eleven plus seven equals eighteen.Write the sentence. Use a period at the end of the sentence.


E E EE EE E

1

2

4

3 1

2

4

3

.PeriodTrace and write the period.

. . .

1

2

4

3

E.. . . . ..

1. Pull down straight2. Slide right3. Slide right4. Slide right

Uppercase E


e 21

CORRECT TOO LIGHT

VARYINGTOO HEAVY

Line Quality Line quality refers to the smoothness, color, or thickness of the pencil line.

This sentence shows correct line quality.

Write the sentence. Check your line quality.

Elias writes well.

Trace and write the letter. Trace and write the words.

. . . . .

e ee e

12

12e e e.

Elsa

earth east eight event eye earth east eight event eye

1. Slide right2. Circle left

Lowercase e




Trace and write the letter.1 2

3F F F FF FF F

. . . . . ..1 2

3

1 2

3

Flo’s friend flew to Florida.

Father February FridayFather February Friday

1. Pull down straight2. Slide right3. Slide right4. Slide right

Uppercase E




1

2f

friends family frog foot friends family frog foot

Jeff found four feathers.


f ff f

1

2

1

2f f f. . . .. .

1. Slide right2. Circle left

Lowercase e


Trace and write the numbers.

4

1Writing Numbers

1 1 11 1

. . . . .. .. ..1 1

1

2

1

2

3

3 3 3 3 3

. . . . .. ..

4 4 4 4 4

. . . . .. ..

5 5 5 5 5

1 3

2

. . . . .. .. 1 3

2

1

2

3

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

21 2

1

312

51 3

2

2 2 2 2 2

1

2

. . . . .. ..

1. Pull downstraight

1. Curve right,slant left

2. Slide right

1. Circle right2. Circle right


2. Circle right3. Slide right


2. Slide right3. Pull down

straight


7

8

9

10

Writing Numbers Trace and write the numbers.

6 6 6 6 6

. . . . .. ..

7 7 7 7 7

. . . . .. ..

8 8 8 8 8

. . . . .. ..

9 9 9 9 9

. . . . .. ..

10 10 1010 10

..

1

21

1

1

2

1

2

1

21

21

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

21

2

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61

1. Slide right2. Slant left

1. Curve left,curve down,curve left,slant right


straight


2. Circle left

1. Curve down,curve right,curve left(close)




Gary grew up in Germany.


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1

2

1

2

1G G G G


G GG G

Georgia Greg GingerGeorgia Greg Ginger

. . . . ..

1. Circle left2. Slide left

Uppercase G




The grasshopper is green.

great goose girls goat great goose girls goat


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2

1

2

1g1

2 g g g. . . . . .

g gg g


straight,curve left

Lowercase g




His horse is named Harley.

Trace and write the letter.1 2

3HH HH H

1 2

3

1 2

3

Hawaii Henry HillaryHawaii Henry Hillary

H H H. . . . . ..


1. Pull down straight2. Pull down straight3. Slide right

Uppercase H




1

2

1

2


Hali has three new shirts.

1

2h h h h h h h h

. . . .. .

hand hot happy helphand hot happy help

1. Pull down straight2. Push up, curve

right, pull downstraight

Lowercase h


5 15 20 30 40

45 55 65 70Write the number for each number word below.

Writing Numbers

twelve

sixteen

seven

fourteen

nine

twenty

Counting by Fives Fill in the missing numbers.

Write the correct word for each number below.

4 8

2 5

161 1

four eleven twofive sixteen eight


Today’s Weather Draw a picture of what your weather is like today.

Write what you would like to do on a day like today.



Is Irene living in Illinois?

QuestionMark ?

Trace and write the question mark. Write the sentence.


I II I

1

2

3I

1

2

3

1

2

3I I I

. . . . .. .


Iowa Idaho Ireland IndiaIowa Idaho Ireland IndiaIRELAND

? ? ?

1. Slide right2. Pull down straight3. Slide right

Uppercase I




12i

Is ice liquid or solid?


i ii i

12

12

igloo inch icicles itch igloo inch icicles itch

i i i. . . . . .


1. Pull down straight2. Dot

Lowercase i




1

J

James Jackie JanuaryJames Jackie January


J JJ J

1 1

J J J. . . . . ..

Jill camps in June or July.

1. Pull down straight, curve left

Uppercase J




12j

joy jet jump jar jogjoy jet jump jar jog


j j jj jj j

. . . . . .12

12

Mount Fuji is in Japan.

1. Pull down straight, curve left

2. Dot

Lowercase j




Kentucky Kyra Kirk Kate Kentucky Kyra Kirk Kate

Kyle went to Kansas City.


K KK K

1 2

3

1 2

3

1 2

3K K K K. . . . ..

Kentucky

1. Pull down straight 2. Slant left3. Slant right

Uppercase K




Kay kicked the ball to Jack.

Trace and write the letter.. . . . .1

2

3

1

2

3k k k.

k kk k

kick knee keep kittenskick knee keep kittens

k1

2

3

1. Pull down straight2. Slant left3. Slant right

Lowercase k


leavesflowerstemroots

Use the words in the box to label the parts of

the plant.

Write the sentence.

A plant’s roots hold it to the

ground and give the plant water.

Plant Parts


Where Do They Live?Where does each animal live? What helps them survive? Write your answers below.

Polar Bear

Camel




1

2L

Lucy Lloyd Leann LouLucy Lloyd Leann Lou

Lamar and Lisa grow lilies.


L LL L

1

2

1

2L L L. . . . . ..


1. Pull down straight2. Slide right

Uppercase L


Trace and write the letter.1

l


l l ll ll l

. . . . . .1 1

leg lunch lucky left leavesleg lunch lucky left leaves

PAPER POSITION

LEFT HAND

RIGHT HAND


Lowercase l




1 23 4

M

Maine Monday MichiganMaine Monday Michigan

Memorial Day is in May.


M MM M

1 23 4 1 23 4

M M M. . . . .

1. Pull down straight2. Pull down straight3. Slant right4. Slant left

Uppercase M





m2 3

1

morning minute moneymorning minute money

Mother made me mittens.

m mm m

m m m. . . . . 1

2 3

1

2 3


1. Pull down straight2. Push up, curve

right, pull down3. Push up, curve

right, pull down

Lowercase m


Write the sentence.

ContractionsWrite each contraction as two words.

isn’t

she’ll

he’d

won’t

we’ll

it’s

Write the words as contractions.

he will

are not

I would

we are

can not

she is

Don’t touch the stove, it’s hot!


Telling Time

What time does school start? What time do you go to lunch? What time do you go to bed?

Look at each clock and write the time on the lines below.

What is your favorite time of day? Why?




Nathan lives in Nevada.

Trace and write the letter.1 23 1 23

N1 23

November Nadia Nicholas November Nadia Nicholas

N N N. . . . ..

N NN N

1. Pull down straight2. Pull down straight3. Slant right

Uppercase N




n n nTrace and write the letter.

1

2n

Daniel Boone was a pioneer.

1

2

1

2

. . . . . .

n nn n

nest night nickel name nest night nickel name


1. Pull down straight2. Push up,

curve right,pull down straight

Lowercase n


Write the answer to the problem. Then write the problem in words, as shown below.

Thirteen minus six equals seven.13 - 6 = 7

5 + 10 =

4 + 7 =

18 - 10 =

Words to Know

plus minus equals

Writing Numbers


cat pailbook napWrite one word that rhymes with each of the words below.

Write the word next to each picture. Then draw a line to the words that rhyme.

Words That Rhyme

bat

frog

balloon

moon

hat

dog





Oranges grow in Orlando.

O OO O

1 1

October Ohio OklahomaOctober Ohio Oklahoma

1O O O O. . . . ..

1. Circle left

Uppercase O




People need food to grow.


o o oo oo o

. . . . . .1 1

ocean octopus owl orderocean octopus owl order

o1

1. Circle left

Lowercase o




Please call Pam for Paula.


P PP P

1

2

1

2

1

2

P

Priscilla Phillip Panama Priscilla Phillip Panama

P P P. . . . . ..

1. Pull down straight2. Slide right,

curve down,slide left

Uppercase P




Please pass the potatoes.


p p pp pp p

. . . . . .1

2

1

2p1 2

pine plant pond pennypine plant pond penny

1. Pull down straight2. Circle right

Lowercase p


Write the words.

Quinton QuincyQuebec Quinn


1

2QQ QQ Q

1

2

1

2

LEFT HAND

Pencil PositionRIGHT HAND

Bend thumb. Bend thumb.



Q Q Q. . . . ..

1. Circle left2. Slant right

Uppercase Q




q q q

The queen was very quiet.


1

2

1

2

quit quick quiet queenquit quick quiet queen

1

2q . . . .. .

q qq q

1. Circle left2. Pull down straight,

curve right

Lowercase q


Days of the Week Write the days of the week in order.

Thursday Sunday Wednesday Tuesday Saturday Monday Friday

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

What is your favorite day of the week? Why?

Unscramble the day: uadSrtay

birthyour


Compound Words

cowrainafterlady

butterfoot

Trace the words. Then combine each word with a word from the box to create a compound word. Write the new word.

Original Word New Word (Compound Word)

bug

day

fly

bow

ball

noon

boy

self

birthyour




Is Ron from Rhode Island?


R R RR RR R

. . . . . .1

2

3

1

2

3

Rome Rebecca RichardRome Rebecca Richard

1

2

3R


1. Pull down straight2. Slide right, curve

down, slide left3. Slant right

Uppercase R




Terri rested after running.


r rr r

1

2r

rabbit river right read rabbit river right read

r r r. . . . . .1

2

1

2

1. Pull down straight2. Push up,

curve right

Lowercase r




Steven can speak Spanish.

Trace and write the letter.1S S S S

S SS S

. . . . . ..11

Susanne Sam Santa Fe Susanne Sam Santa Fe

1. Curve left, curve down,curve left

Uppercase S




Susan saw seven silly seals.


s ss s

1 1

1

seals sister shoes seven seals sister shoes seven

s s s. . . . . .

1. Curve left,curve down,curve left

Lowercase s




Tom lives in Temple, Texas.

T T T1

2

1

2. . . . ..Trace and write the letter.

1

2

T T T T T

Theresa Thomas TanyaTheresa Thomas Tanya

1. Slide right2. Pull down

straight

Uppercase T




Tate and Rita are twins.


t tt t

1

2

1

2

1

2t

tree truth thanks timetree truth thanks time

t t t. . . . . .

1. Pull down straight2. Slide right

Lowercase t


Write the sentence.

The letters U.S.A. stand for

United States of America.


U U UU UU U

. . . . ..1 11

U

PAPERPOSITION

LEFTHAND

RIGHTHAND


1. Pull down straight,

curve right, push up

straight

Uppercase U




Lucy is under the umbrella.


u uu u

1 21 2

1 2u

upon under use uncle upon under use uncle

u u u. . . . . .

1. Pull down straight, curve right, push up straight2. Pull down straight

Lowercase u


Number PracticeWrite the numbers in order from smallest to largest.

83 17 56 29 43 70

Write the answers to the following questions.

What is your favorite number? Why?

How many people are in your class?

In what year wereyou born?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

How many states arein the United States?

ABCDEFGHIJKLM

NOPQRSTUVWXYZ


Words to Know

plus minus equals

8 - 6 =

Writing Numbers

12 + 3 = 15

Write the answer to the problem. Then write the problem in words, as shown below.

Twelve plus three equals fifteen.

16 - 9 =

10 + 4 =




Veronica lives in Vermont.


V V VV VV V

. . . . . .1 2 1 21 2

V


Valerie Vincent Virginia VictorValerie Vincent Virginia Victor

1. Slant right2. Slant left

Uppercase V




v v v

Eva visited Steve today.

Trace and write the letter.. . . . . .

v vv v

1 21 2

vine vase vote veryvine vase vote very

1 2v1. Slant right2. Slant left

Lowercase v




Will Wes sing with Wade?


W W WW WW W

. . .. 1 2 3 41 2 3 41 2 3 4

W

Walter Wendy Wyoming Will Walter Wendy Wyoming Will


1. Slant right2. Slant left3. Slant right4. Slant left

Uppercase W




Wow! Wayne won a watch.


w ww w

3 41 2 3 41 2w3 41 2

water who white wouldwater who white would

w w w. . . . ..

1. Slant right2. Slant left3. Slant right4. Slant left

Lowercase w


Write the words.

Xavier Xena


X X X X X X X

. . . . .. 1 21 21 2

X

Write the sentence.

Xander went to Mexico. 4CHECK-UPq Letter Spacingq Size of Lettersq Letter Formsq Line Quality

LEFT HAND

Pencil Position

RIGHT HAND

Bend thumb. Bend thumb.




Uppercase X


Write the words.

Texas exit fox


x x xx xx x

. . . . . . 1 21 2

1 2x

Texas

X

Find the correct path.


Lowercase x


Write the sentence.

You can go to New York.

Write the words.

Yvette Yolanda


Y Y YY YY Y

. . . . .. 1 2

3

1 2

3

1 2

3Y


PENCIL POSITION

LEFT HANDED

RIGHT HANDED

LEFT HAND

PAPER POSITION

RIGHT HAND

Uppercase Y

1. Slant right2. Slant left3. Pull down

straight




Maya saw Jay yesterday.


y yy y

1 21 2

yarn your yam yellowyarn your yam yellow

y y y. . . . . .1 2y


Lowercase y


Write the sentences. Be sure your word spacing is correct.

Zita lives in New Zealand.

Zain and Zoe went out for pizza.


Z Z ZZ ZZ Z

1 2

3Z. . . . ..1 2

3

1 2

3


Zelda will sing on Sunday

Allow enough space between words for one lowercase o.Study the example below.

Spacing between Words

1. Slide right2. Slant left3. Slide right

Uppercase Z




Zoe saw zebras at the zoo.


z z zz zz z

. . . . . .1 2

3

1 2

3

1 2

3z

zero zipper zoom zigzagzero zipper zoom zigzag

ZEBRA

1. Slide right2. Slant left3. Slide right

Lowercase z


My Picture and StoryDraw a picture. On the next page, write a story about your picture.


Post Test


Stop, look, and listenbefore you cross the street.

Use your eyes and use your earsbefore you use your feet.


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