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Up to 200 characters. The words are used only to draw the sheet and are not kept.

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Letter style

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

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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.

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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.

Handwriting practiceNameTrace the dotted words, starting at the top. Write the last row on your own.Free at nametracing.app12311212123412121212

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Printed handwriting practice from single letters to short words and sentences, on a top line, dashed midline and baseline. Choose the wide lines for beginners and the narrower lines for older writers.

Print handwriting in four stages, at two line sizes

Each PDF climbs through four stages in order: the lowercase alphabet, then the capitals, then sixteen short words such as cat, jump and milk, and last six simple sentences to trace and then copy on the empty row beneath. Every row starts with a solid model to copy from, followed by dotted letters to go over.

The two files hold the same content at two sizes. The wide-line file draws tall letters over 12 pages; the narrow-line file uses smaller letters, so the same practice fits on 10. The generator at the top makes a handwriting sheet from your own words instead. This page is print only; joined letters have their own page, Cursive Writing Worksheets.

Three examples

  • A handwriting practice page with wide lines: lowercase letters, each row a model and dotted copies.
    The first page of the wide-line file: lowercase letters, one per row.
  • A handwriting practice page with narrow lines: capital letters in many rows.
    A capitals page from the narrow-line file, with more rows to the page.
  • A handwriting practice page with short sentences to trace and blank rows to copy them.
    A sentences page: each sentence traced, then copied on the row below.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between the wide and narrow lines?

Letter height. The wide file draws capitals 38 points tall and the narrow file 24 points, so the narrow rows sit closer together and more of them fit on a page. The words and sentences are the same in both.

What sentences are on the last pages?

Six short ones, such as The sun is hot, My dog is big and The cat sat on a mat. Each is traced once on dotted letters and then written once on an empty row.

Does it follow a particular school's handwriting style?

No. The letters are this site's US school print, the same as the generators. Schools teach slightly different shapes for a few letters, so compare them with your child's school sheets before printing a stack.

Can I print just the sentences?

Yes. In the wide-line file they are pages 11 and 12; in the narrow-line file, pages 9 and 10. Type those numbers into the printer settings.

Make one with your child's name

Want this personalized with your child's name? Use the generator, and their name goes on the sheet you print. Free, no sign-up.

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