Cursive Letter Formation Resources
Name writing and pencil control worksheets - cursive
(Ref: SB8891)
Worksheets for children to practice writing their names and pencil control by tracing over the dotted lines.
Giraffe, tortoise and monkey letter posters - cursive
(Ref: SB9098)
Fun posters to remind children of which letters reach up tall (like giraffes), stay low (like tortoises) and hang below the line (like monkey tails).
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Letter formation visual aids - cursive (Ref: SB1326)
A great set of A4-size visual aids showing ‘caterpillar letters’, ‘ladder letters’, ‘one-armed robot letters’ and ‘zigzag monster letters’ all in cursive handwriting. These are fantastic for displaying as reminders in your classroom, or can be laminated for use with drywipe pens, and many other uses.
Formation worksheets a-j (cursive) (Ref: SB350)
Very simple worksheets to help children practice the formation of alphabet sounds. This set includes worksheets for sounds a-j in cursive (joined) handwriting.
Formation worksheets k-s (cursive) (Ref: SB355)
Very simple worksheets to help children practice the formation of alphabet sounds. This set includes worksheets for sounds k-s in cursive (joined) handwriting.
Formation worksheets t-z (cursive) (Ref: SB357)
Very simple worksheets to help children practice the formation of alphabet sounds. This set includes worksheets for sounds t-z in cursive (joined) handwriting.
Cursive alphabet banners (Ref: SB2755)
Simple banners to remind your class how to write each lowercase letter in cursive script.
Name writing practise dry-wipe sheets - cursive
(Ref: SB1552)
Print and laminate these two name writing sheets. Each sheet has the lowercase alphabet in cursive script with arrows to show pupils where to begin writing their letters.
Ground, grass & sky alphabet banner - cursive
(Ref: SB1394)
This printable banner spans 3 landscape A4 sheets and is a great way of displaying the alphabet in class when focusing on formation and letter positioning.
Ground, grass and sky alphabet strips - cursive
(Ref: SB749)
Print out and laminate these alphabet strips which show the lowercase letters a-z (in a cursive handwriting font) on lines above the ground, grass and sky.
100 high-frequency words on ground, grass and sky -
cursive (Ref: SB3907)
100 high-frequency words presented on ground, grass and sky writing lines.
Ground, grass and sky handwriting certificates -
cursive (Ref: SB5111)
Printable certificates to present to children when they can write letters that go into the ground, letters that stay in the grass and letters that reach to the sky.
Letter formation certificates - cursive (Ref: SB5941)
Simple certificates to present to children once they can write the ‘caterpillar letters’, ‘ladder letters’, ‘one-armed robot letters’ and ‘zigzag monster letters’.
A4 phoneme tracing sheets (cursive) - colour (Ref: SB1091)
A set of 50 A4 sheets showing the phonemes as listed in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication in cursive script. Print and laminate these sheets for your class to trace over with drywipe pens.
A4 phoneme tracing sheets (cursive) - black and white
(Ref: SB1092)
A set of 50 A4 sheets showing the phonemes as listed in the DfES ‘Letters and Sounds’ publication in cursive script. Print and laminate these sheets for your class to trace over with drywipe pens.
Alphabet playdough mats - cursive (Ref: SB433)
32 A4 sheets, one for each alphabet letter including some formation variations. Print these out and laminate to use as playdough mats. Your pupils will love forming their own playdough letters on top of the large letter on each sheet.
Large phonemes for tracing - cursive (Ref: SB9248)
A set of 50 phoneme outlines as specified in the DfES Letters and Sounds document, one per A4 sheet. Each shows the start point for writing. These are ideal for laminating for use with dry-wipe pens.
Large alphabet letters for tracing - cursive (Ref: SB1328)
A set of the 26 lowercase alphabet letter outlines in cursive script - one per A4 sheet. Each shows the start point for writing. These are ideal for laminating for use with dry-wipe pens.
‘Writing Letters’ formation worksheets - cursive
(Ref: SB7999)
A set of basic worksheets where pupils trace and write lowercase letters from a-z in cursive script.