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Copywork Worksheets

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Type a passage of up to 600 characters. Each line is written once as a model, in print or cursive, with a line under it to copy it on.

Make

Up to 600 characters. A new line here starts a new line on the sheet.

Lines
Size
Options
Letter style

US school print is upright ball-and-stick print. Sloped print is an Australian school hand.

Each line
Rows
Page
Show stroke arrows

On the solid letters, a numbered dot shows where each stroke starts and an arrow shows which way it goes. US school print and cursive only: sloped print has no arrows.

Paper
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  • US Letter or A4

The name is never saved on this site's server. This browser remembers the first name and size so the sheet is ready next time.

Class set

One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.

Class lists are used only to draw the pages and are never saved.

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This is the sheet as it prints. Change any option and it updates.

How the copywork sheet is laid out

The passage is broken into lines that fit the row. Each line gets a solid model on handwriting lines, then an empty row to copy it on; choose Model, trace, then write under Options to add a light copy to trace in between. A new line in the box starts a new line on the sheet, so a poem keeps its lines. Cursive is under Options, Letter style.

Three examples

  • A copywork sheet: three printed lines, each with an empty handwriting row under it.
    A short passage in US school print at the Ages 5-6 size: a model line, then a line to copy it on.
  • A cursive copywork sheet: model lines in cursive with stroke arrows and empty rows under them.
    The same passage in cursive, with numbered stroke arrows on the model lines.
  • A copywork sheet on A4 paper: each line printed, then dotted to trace, then an empty row.
    Model, trace, then write, at the Ages 7+ size on A4 paper.

Questions and answers

What is copywork?

Copying a short passage by hand, line by line, from a model. This sheet writes each line of the passage once and leaves a line under it to copy it on.

How long can the passage be?

Up to 600 characters. A long passage runs onto more pages, up to 10.

Can I make cursive copywork?

Yes. Under Options, choose Cursive under Letter style. The model lines are drawn in cursive with numbered stroke arrows (they start off at Ages 7+), and the copies to trace are light gray.

Is the passage I type saved?

No. It is used only to draw the sheet and is not saved or logged on this site's server. It never goes into the page address.

Can I make the same copywork sheet for a whole class?

Yes. Under Class set, type up to 30 first names to get one PDF with the same passage for each student, each with that student's name on the Name line.

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