Handwriting

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Handwriting Practice Books

In Nursery children all enjoy painting with large paint brushes, their fingers, sponges and other materials. This is the start of the development of their fine motor skills necessary for the progression to the formation of the letters. Children at an early age may use either hand to paint and as the control is developing they may gradually select either their left or right hand.

‘Handwriting patterns’ and ‘The start of handwriting’ are useful papers to be used to help children with their control before they begin actual letters. The patterns in these pages are large and allow the children to obtain the motor skills for the formation of letters.

The child has to learn the correct letter formation, proper proportion, and how to space. Manuscript, Italic and Cursive writing may be taught in Primary schools. It is always wise to check with the school which form of handwriting they have adopted for the children. The National Curriculum states that “all pupils should be able to write fluently and legibly in printed and joined writing” by the time they reach secondary school. Children also need to learn to write their numbers so you will find pages which may be useful for this.

We have also included on this page suggestions which may be used to help left-handed children.

Colouring helps your child with early pencil control.
See also under Creative Activities - Colouring in the Worksheet Finder.

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Have fun together with colouring

Use your crayons

Dinosaur colouring pages

My own book

Teaching handwriting

1. Gross Motor Activities which should last for 5 minutes

• jumping activities
• walk like a crab
• do push ups on floor
• Use a chair for push-ups
• Balance on one leg. See if child can do this with closed eyes
• Walk toe-to-heel on a tape line on the floor

• Rub hands together
• Squeeze foam balls
• Rub hands in circles on each other
• Build a tower with small Lego blocks……have a race to see who can do this first!
• String small beads

• Illustrate the letter while talking with the child how each step is done
• Child repeats this using their finger and writing in the air. Make sure that they use large arm movements and talk through the steps out loud.
• Using a finger the child says the steps while writing on the table

• Buy a chalk board with some chalk. Using board on a table write letter on board.
• Try writing on child’s back so they have to guess the letter and then the child does this to you.
• Write with a variety of pencils and pens i.e. coloured markers, finger paint, pens etc.

Teach your child to write

The start of handwriting

Colouring pictures

Left handed writing	Handwriting patterns	Lined page	Handwriting practice
An insect alphabet	Animals reading and writing practice	Write the beginning letter	Little Jack Horner
Letters abcde	Letters fghij	Letters klmno	Letters pqrst
Letters uvwxyz	Shapes and writing patterns	Handwriting a to z	Writing numbers
Animal alphabet handwriting	Handwriting High Frequency Words R1	Handwriting High Frequency Words R2	Write and colour Jack and Jill
Write and colour Hey Diddle Diddle	Write and colour Little Miss Muffet	Write and colour Jack be Nimble Free Download	Write and colour Mary Mary
Handwriting A to Z 2	Alphabet writing practice
Writing a	Writing b	Writing c	Writing d
Writing e	Writing f	Writing g	Writing h
Writing i	Writing j	Writing k	Writing l
Writing m	Writing n	Writing o	Writing p
Writing q	Writing r	Writing s	writing t
Writing u	Writing v	Writing w	Writing x
Writing y	Writing z	Writing-complete alphabet	Writing-complete alphabet

Write over numbers; colour pictures	Learn how to write your numbers	Number outlines	Numbers
Practise letters and numbers	Write numbers 1 - 4 Free Download	Writing numbers	Writing numbers 1-10
Hollow letters abcde	Hollow letters fghij	Hollow letters klmno	Hollow letters pqrst
Hollow letters uvwxyz	Number sheets
The right write	Handwriting book	Magical skills - handwriting

	Days of the week handwriting practice	Handwriting A to M	Handwriting N to Z
Improve your handwriting	Practise this sentence 1	Practise this sentence 2	Practise this sentence-handwriting
Practise this sentence 4	Practise this sentence 5

Cursive writing

Starting cursive writng	Cursive writing practice	Cursive writing practice 2	Animal alphabet cursive handwriting
Cursive handwriting 1	Cursive handwriting 2	Cursive handwriting a to z Free Download	Cursive handwriting A to Z 2
Cursive handwriting practice 1	Cursive handwriting practice 2	Cursive handwriting practice 3	Cursive handwriting practice 4
Cursive joined writing	Cursive writing	Cursive writing	Cursive writing 2
Handwriting for kids	Handwriting practice-cursive writing	Best handwriting for ages 10 to 11	Sample handwriting & presentation policy
Spelling activity sheet before football	Letter for Christmas	Handwriting sheet to help cursive writing Free Download

Handwriting Practice Books