Cƒu˚r˚s‹i˙v®Êμ W‡rƒi˚tƒi˙någ™ With a Twist! by Kama Einhorn

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Cƒu˚r˚s‹i˙v®Êμ
W‡rƒi˚tƒi˙någ™
With a Twist!
by Kama Einhorn
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Cursive Writing With a Twist © Kama Einhorn, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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Cover design by Maria Lilja
Cover illustration by Michael Moran
Copyright page art by Lucas Monaco
Interior design by Ellen Matlach Hassell
for Boultinghouse & Boultinghouse, Inc.
Interior Illustrations by Michael Moran and Manuel Rivera
ISBN 0-439-31663-4
Copyright © 2002 by Kama Einhorn. All rights reserved.
Printed in the U.S.A.
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Cçoªn˚t∂e˙n˚t˚s‹
Introduction
Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Making Handwriting Practice Fun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Other Ways to Make Handwriting Practice Fun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Better Letter Practice Pages
Mountain Climbers (Lowercase Undercurves)
i, t, u, w, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
l, b, h, k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
r , s , f, p, j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Downhill Daredevils (Lowercase Downcurves)
a, d, g, q, o, c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lumpy Letters (Lowercase Overcurves)
n, m, v, x , y, z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Backward Balloons (Uppercase Backward Oval)
A, O, D, C, E, Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lefties (Uppercase Overcurve Loop)
I, J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Curly Qs (Uppercase Loop Curve)
N, M, W, H, K, X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
U, Y, V, Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Kickstarts (Uppercase Forward Oval)
P, R, B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tabletops (Uppercase Doublecurve Loop)
T, F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Capital Mountains (Uppercase Undercurve Loop)
G, S, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Writing Practice Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Puzzles and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Additional Reproducibles
Reproducible Stationery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cursive Micro-Mini Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Reproducible Tent Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
I˙n˚tƒrço£dƒuçc˚tƒiçoªnμ
Welcome!
Practice makes perfect—and that’s especially true for children who are learning to
write cursive. Mastering this skill is often seen by children as a rite of passage—it’s the
kind of writing grown-ups do. As adults, it’s easy to forget that our writing system asks
children to learn four different forms of each of the 26 letters (upper- and lowercase
print, upper- and lowercase cursive)! When children can automatically write each
letter without having to labor over it too much, their minds are freed up for higherlevel thinking. Children will read with more fluency. They’ll also write faster, their
mental energy devoted to expressing their thoughts on paper rather than to forming
each individual letter correctly.
Making Handwriting Practice Fun
These fun, reproducible writing practice pages have many benefits:
Just like any skill, cursive handwriting requires practice and lots of fine-tuning
before letter formation and recognition become automatic. These sheets provide that
practice.
You can individualize instruction, handing out worksheets that will help each child
with particular skills or letter formation.
The more that children are engaged in playful writing activities, the more likely
they are to associate writing with pleasure—and do more of it!
Using This Book
Each reproducible page in this book can be used for whole-group instruction or
individual practice. You might keep reproducibles at the writing center and allow
children to choose from among them freely, or send them home as homework.
In Section 1, Better Letter Practice Pages,
you’ll find reproducibles that reinforce
Downhill Daredevils
individual letter formation practice. Letters
a aμ d dμ g g™ q qμ o o« c cμ
are grouped by similarity of formation. For
instance, the cursive letters a, d, g, q, o, and c
aμ aμ
aμ aμ
aμ
all begin with a backward, downward stroke
dμ dμdμ
dμ
dμ
(“Downhill Daredevils”!). The “better letter tips” g™ gg™ g™
g™
qμ qμ
qμ qμ
qμ
on each practice page help children fine-tune
o«
o«
o«
o«
o«
and self-assess their writing.
Name
Date
The letters all start with a backward
round downward stroke.
Trace and Write:
Better Letter Tip
Look at your lines. Make
sure they’re not too heavy,
too light, or all mixed up.
Turn your paper over. If you
can feel the grooves of your
pencil on the other side,
they’re probably too heavy.
cμ cμ
cμ cμ
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4
cμ
too heavy
too light
just right
Try This!
On a separate piece of
paper, see how many words
you can make with these
letters: r s f p j a d g q o c
Cursive Writing With a Twist
Scholastic Professional Books
In Section 2, Writing Practice Pages, you’ll
find engaging reproducibles that get children
O
writing. Each page emphasizes a different
o«
letter’s formation. Tongue twisters, silly
alliterative writing prompts, and more present
invitations to write that kids can’t resist!
Tongue twisters, in particular, provide
auditory learners with additional
reinforcement of letter sounds. You might also
point out that in tongue twisters, the sounds
seem to run together, and in cursive, the
letters run together (are connected)!
Section 3, Games and Puzzles, offers children fun, relaxing opportunities to
read and write cursive and play with each letter in different contexts. Word searches,
anagrams, scramblers, pangrams, acrostics, and other activities give children plenty
of playful writing practice—and make them want to write!
Name
Date
Write this tongue twister twice in cursive.
Say it twice, too!
Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos.
Try This!
On a separate piece of paper, write a newspaper story
based on the following headline. Copy the headline at the
top of your page and use as many Oo words as you can!
oh
occasion
open opening
off
odd office one olive omelet
only or
onion out other
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Name
Cursive Writing With a Twist!
Name
Number Codes
Scrambler
Look at the numbers under each line.
Decode the secret message by matching
them up with the letters.
Unscramble this grocery list. Write the words in cursive.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
1
2
3
4
5
n o p q
14
15
Cç
3
15
14
25
15
21
3
8
1
25
15
21
3
21
18
16
7
17
18
1
13
19
1
r
s
19
21
5
15
14
20
15
15
11
5
20
1
3
9
21
20
1
9
22
8
10
11
12
t u v w x
12
16
9
7
18
20
18
6
3
22
9
23
15
21
18
20
8
5
1
12
12
14
19
y z
24
25
26
!
19
9
13
22
5
!
8
5
13
7
5
!
Now, on a separate sheet of paper, make up a number code
for a friend and have him or her solve your secret message.
‡s¤t˚rço§cåa˚rμ
·tƒu∫b®Ê˚r¬tμ
c∫l∂eåa˚r∂eμ
‡rço∞fƒu∫lμ
‡sælåa˚p≥e˚p›
©„rƒu˚s…aμ
aƒi˙n˚r˚s÷i˚s‹
a˙nçcço∞bÅ
c∫lƒu∂e˚t˚t∂eμ
©‰e˚tƒi˚t∫h˚p…aå©˛s‹
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Answer: Congratulations! You’re a cursive champion! You took the cursive challenge!
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Answers: 1. carrots; 2. butter; 3. cereal; 4. flour; 5. apples; 6. sugar; 7. raisins; 8. bacon; 9. lettuce; 10. spaghetti
56
In addition, reproducible stationery
(pages 60–61) gives children a chance to
show off their new skills. You’ll also find a
make-your-own mini-book (page 62) and a
“tent strip” (page 63) that your students
can assemble and use for reference.
Ddμ
E
Tfih∂eμ
Aμ B
C
Cμ Bƒu˚r˚s÷i˙v®Êμ
o§o∞kμ
Aμa
1
Aμaμ BfibÅ Cμcμ Ddμ Eμfleμ Ffifμ Gg™
H˘ fihμ I‡iμ J™‡j™ Kμfikμ Lfilμ Mμ°mμ
Nμ°nμ Oo« P·p› Qqμ Rμ‡rμ S‡s› T·tμ
Uμ‡uμ V°vÅ W‡wÅ X °xμ Y±°y™ Z™°z™
5
Other Ways to Make Handwriting Practice Fun
• Let children practice writing with a variety of utensils, not just pencils: colored
pencils, metallic and glow-in-the-dark markers, fluorescent highlighters, glitter
pens—anything that writes!
• Have children practice writing on various surfaces: They can use chalk on the
sidewalk, trace letters into a flat “clay tablet,” paint large letters onto sheets of
newspaper, and use their fingers to form letters in a thin layer of shaving cream,
sand, pudding, or finger-paint.
• Incorporate all modalities: For kinesthetic learners, have children form letter
shapes with their bodies or trace letters onto one another’s backs. For auditory
learners, “talk through” each letter’s formation. For tactile learners, involve the
sense of touch (see above).
• Ask children to help you make signs and labels in cursive to display around the
room.
• Eat some letters! Cook spaghetti and use it in class to form letters and words. You
can also try cheese or honey (the kinds that come in squeeze-top containers) or
licorice.
• Use the chalkboard. Let children practice their letters on the board so that they can
see them at eye level. You might make permanent guiding lines with masking tape.
In addition, you can wet sponges and “write” with them—a great way to clean the
board! Children can watch their letters disappear as the water dries.
• Take it outside. Use sidewalk chalk on the playground surface, form letters with
jump ropes, or have the children form giant letters with their bodies.
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Bfle˚t˚t∂e˚rμ L
fle˚t˚t∂e˚rμ
a˙nådμ W‡rƒi˚tƒi˙någ™
P‡råaçc˚tƒiçc∂eμ Paå©‰e¬s›
7
Date
The first stroke in all these letters goes uphill.
8
Make your small letters small
and your tall letters tall.
Better Letter Tip
‡iμ ‡iμ
ƒiå ‡iμ
·tμ ·tμ
t ·tμ
‡uμ ‡uμ
u ‡uμ
‡wÅ ‡wÅ
w ‡wÅ
fleμ fleμ
e fleμ
Trace and Write:
Try This!
‡iμ
·tμ
‡uμ
‡wÅ
fleμ
On a separate piece of paper,
practice writing it, we, wet, and tie.
i ‡iμ t ·tμ u ‡uμ w ‡wÅ e fleμ
Mountain Climbers
Name
Date
9
My letters are
behaving
misbehaving
Check to see that all your letters are “behaving”! Are
they sitting nicely on the lines? Are they all slanted in
the same direction?
Better Letter Tip
filμ filfilμμ filμ
fibÅ fibÅ
fibÅ fibÅ
fihμ fihμ
fihμ fihμ
fikμ fikμ
fikμ fikμ
Trace and Write:
l filμ b fibÅ h fihμ k fikμ
More Mountain Climbers
On a separate piece of paper, see
how many words you can make with
these letters: i t u w e u l b h k
Try This!
filμ
fibÅ
fihμ
fikμ
Name
Date
10
yes
no
Try This!
‡rμ
‡s›
fifμ
‡p›
‡j™
On a separate piece of paper, draw your ultimate pair
of pj’s (pajamas!) and decorate them with ps and js.
Are your letters closed up where they should be?
Better Letter Tip
‡rμ ‡r
‡rμ ‡rμ
‡s› ‡s›
‡s ‡s›
fifμ fiffifμμ fifμ
‡p› ‡p›
‡p ‡p›
‡j™ ‡j™
‡j™ ‡j™
Trace and Write:
r ‡rμ s ‡s› f fifμ p ‡p› j ‡j™
More Mountain Climbers
Name
Date
The letters all start with a backward
round downward stroke.
11
aμ aμ
aμ aμ
dμ dμdμ
dμ
g™ gg™ g™
qμ qμ
qμ qμ
o« o«o« o«
cμ cμ
cμ cμ
Trace and Write:
aμ
dμ
g™
qμ
o«
cμ
paper, see how many words
you can make with these
letters: r s f p j a d g o c
Try This!
just right
too light
too heavy
Are your lines too heavy,
too light, or all mixed up?
Turn your paper over. If
you can feel the grooves
of your pencil on the other
side, your lines are
probably too heavy.
Better Letter Tip
a aμ d dμ g g™ q qμ o o« c cμ
Downhill Daredevils
Name
Date
These letters all have lumps and bumps!
They go uphill and curve over.
12
°nμ °nμ
°n °nμ
°mμ °mμ
°m °mμ
°vÅ °vÅ
°vÅ °v
°xμ °xμ
x °xμ
°y™ °y™
y °y™
°z™ °z™
z °z™
Trace and Write:
°nμ
°mμ
°vÅ
°xμ
°y™
°z™
straight up
backward
forward
Look back at all your
cursive letter practice
and notice your style
of handwriting. Do your
letters usually slant
forward, backward, or
point straight up?
Try This!
Remember that n has
two lumps and m has
three.
Better Letter Tip
n °nμ m °mμ v °vÅ x °xμ y °y™ z °z™
Lumpy Letters
Name
Date
These capital letters look like big, round balloons.
The first stroke moves backward.
13
Aμ Aμ
A Aμ
OO
OO
DD
DD
Cμ CCμ Cμ
Eμ Eμ
E Eμ
QQ
QQ
Trace and Write:
Aμ
O
D
Cμ
Eμ
Q
paper, draw a bunch of
balloons, each one formed
by a different cursive letter
from this page. Color them!
Try This!
When you write in cursive,
remember the three Ps:
pencil, posture, and paper.
Hold your pencil properly,
keep your feet on the floor,
and slant your paper with
the left bottom corner
pointing toward your belly
button. Lefties should point
the right bottom corner
toward their belly buttons.
Better Letter Tip
A Aμ O O DD C Cμ E Eμ Q Q
Backward Balloons
Name
Date
14
Make sure your capital
letters come all the way
up to the top line.
Better Letter Tip
II
II
I
J™ JJ™ J™
J™
Trace and Write:
Try This!
Find out how many left-handed
kids are in your class. Invite
them to practice these letters
on the board. Lefties only!
The first stroke of these letters moves backward, to the left.
I I J J™
Lefties
I
I
J™
J™
Name
Date
These letters have a fancy loop.
15
Nμ Nμ
N Nμ
Mμ M
Mμ Mμ
WW
WW
H˘ HH˘ H˘
Kμ Kμ
K Kμ
XX
XX
Trace and Write:
Kμ
X
We use capital
letters in book
titles. Make a real
book cover and write
the title in cursive.
Use capitals for the
first letter of each
Capital Fun
Nμ
Mμ
W
H˘
N Nμ M Mμ W W H H˘ K Kμ X X
Curly Qs
Name
Date
16
Uμ UUμ Uμ
Y± YY± Y±
VV
VV
Z™ ZZ™ Z™
Trace and Write:
We use capital letters in proper names. Write your
name in cursive, capitalizing the first letter of both your
first and last names. Practice all different ways of
signing your name! Try the same with a friend’s name.
Capital Fun
U Uμ Y Y± V V Z Z™
More Curly Qs
Uμ
Y±
V
Z™
Name
Date
17
R Rμ B B
These start out with a little “kick”!
PP
PP
P
Rμ Rμ
R Rμ
Rμ
BB
BB
B
Trace and Write:
PP
Kickstarts
B
B
We use capital letters
in proper nouns, like
people’s names,
addresses, and place
names. Write a letter to a
friend or family member
and address it in cursive.
Capital Fun
P
P
Rμ
Rμ
Name
Date
18
TT
TT
T
FF
FF
F
Trace and Write:
Make a “Tabletop Feast”! Write cursive capital
T and F on a large sheet of white paper. Then,
on the “tops” of the letters, draw as many
foods beginning with T or F as you can think of.
Capital Fun
T and F have their own fancy tabletops.
TT FF
Tabletops
T
T
F
F
Name
Date
19
GG
GG
G
SS
SS
S
LL
LL
L
Trace and Write:
S
L
L
These are like mountain climbers, but bigger.
GG SS LL
Capital Mountains
Mr., Ms., Mrs., and Dr.
are sometimes put in
front of adults’ names.
Make a list of all the
teachers you’ve had,
including the prefix!
Then, write and mail
a letter to one of
them, addressing the
envelope in cursive.
Capital Fun
G
G
S
Name
Date
20
Aμ
aμ
a
advice
able
against
about
age
acorn
alike
address
all
adult
ant
above
air
On a separate piece of paper, write a newspaper story based
on this headline. Copy the headline at the top of your page and
use as many Aa words as you can!
Try This!
Ann and Andy’s anniversary is in April.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
21
B
fibÅ
Betty and Bob brought back blue
balloons from the big bazaar.
The bluebird blinks.
Busy buzzing bumblebees.
copy and illustrate one of these
tongue twisters and challenge a
friend to read it:
Try This!
Betty Botter bought some butter
to make her batter better.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
22
Cμ
cμ
Clean clams crammed in clean cans.
On a separate piece of paper, copy
this tongue twister and illustrate it!
Then challenge a friend to read it.
Try This!
How many cookies could a good cook cook
if a good cook could cook cookies?
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
23
D
dμ
daisy
daydream
dance
deep
dandelion
dog
daddy
dark
On a separate piece of paper, make up a
story using some or all of these Dd words:
Try This!
Diddle diddle dee, diddle diddle dum.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
24
Eμ
fleμ
egg
ear
eclipse
elbow
eat
English
exit
equal
elephant
earthquake
edge
end
based on this headline. Copy the headline at the top
of the page and use as many Ee words as you can!
Try This!
Every elephant, especially Eleanor, needs extra eggs.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
25
F
fifμ
Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes.
Fresh, french-fried fly fritters.
Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.
On a separate piece of paper, copy and illustrate one of these tongue twisters:
Try This!
Four furious friends fought for the phone.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
26
G
g™
George grabs a great green glob.
Gobbling gorillas gobbled goblins.
On a separate piece of paper, copy and
illustrate one of these tongue twisters:
Try This!
A gazillion gigantic grapes gushed gradually.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
27
H˘
fihμ
Huge Hurricane Hits, Helping Hands Help
On a separate piece of paper, write a
newspaper story based on the following
headline:
Try This!
Happy Harry hears a helicopter.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
28
I
‡iμ
I
important
ice
in
idea
inside
icicle
instant
if
intelligent
ice cream
inch
based on this headline. Copy the headline at the top of
your page and use as many Ii words as you can!
Try This!
Inchworms inching, inch by inch.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
29
J™
‡j™
joy
jungle
jellyfish
jolly
June
job
jackpot
jump
jam
jiffy
On a separate piece of paper, write a news story for
this headline. Copy the headline at the top of your
page and use as many Jj words as you can!
Try This!
Jackie loves jumping jacks.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
30
Kμ
fikμ
karate
kid
kangaroo
kind
keep
knee
key
kitten
kick
kooky
knife
On a separate piece of paper, write a story for this
headline! Copy the headline at the top of your page
and use as many Kk words as you can:
Try This!
Kooky Kookaburra thinks he’s king!
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
31
L
filμ
lady
ladybug
learn
lemon
laugh
leave
lollipop
large
little
lovely
lamb
leap
On a separate piece of paper, write a story
using as many of these Ll words as you can!
Try This!
Laura the ladybug licked luscious lollipops.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
32
marshmallows
mineral water
mincemeat pie
maple syrup
milk
mystery meat
marble cake
marinara sauce
Design and make a menu for a
new restaurant called Mmmmm!
This restaurant serves only food
that begins with Mm! Use these
words or any other Mm words
you can think of:
milkshake
meatballs
minestrone
marmalade
Mommy made me eat my M&M’s.
Try This!
Mμ
°mμ
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
33
Nμ
°nμ
A noisy noise annoys an oyster.
and illustrate this tongue twister:
Try This!
Nate the newt never eats his noodles!
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
34
O
o«
oh
occasion
open opening
off
odd office one olive omelet
only or
onion out other
based on this headline. Copy the headline at the top of
your page and use as many Oo words as you can!
Try This!
Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
35
P
·p›
Pete the Pirate is peeved! Help him
tell people to stay off his property.
On a separate piece of paper, create
a sign that he can hang on his tree.
Remember to say “Please!”
Try This!
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
36
Q
qμ
quilt
quick
quilting
quickly
quiet
queen
quarter
quest
quilted
question
On a separate piece of paper, design and write an
advertisement for a new quilt store opened by
Aunt Quinn. Use as may Qq words as you can!
Try This!
Quick Kit, kick it quick!
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
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Rμ
‡rμ
raisin
raspberry
relish
rock candy
rhubarb
ravioli
roast beef
rye bread
On a separate piece of paper, design
and make a menu for a new restaurant
called Really Rad Restaurant. This
restaurant serves only food that begins
with Rr. Use these words or any other
Rr words you can think of!
Try This!
Red rover, red rover, let Rory run over!
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
38
S
‡s›
Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.
Six slimy snails sailed silently.
Sly Sam slurps Sally’s soup.
Shredded Swiss cheese.
copy and illustrate one of
these tongue twisters:
Try This!
Six sleek swans swim swiftly southward.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
39
T
·tμ
The thirty-three thieves thought
that they thrilled the throne
throughout Thursday.
and illustrate this tongue twister:
Try This!
Twelve twins twirled twigs.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
40
Upside-down underwater urchins
up
U-turn
ukelele underneath
until
underwater
under umbrella understand unique
ugly unusual unbelievable uncle
On a separate piece of paper, write a story for the following
headline. Copy the headline at the top of your page and use
as many Uu words as you can!
Try This!
Uμ
‡uμ
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
41
V
°vÅ
very
vine
vacation
vanilla
valley
view
volcano
visit
vegetables
video games
On a separate piece of paper, design a brochure
for a fabulous adventure vacation! Use as many
Vv words as you can:
Try This!
Villagers visit with violets in vases.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
42
W
‡wÅ
Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
Why do you cry, Willy? Why do you cry?
Why, Willy? Why, Willy? Why, Willy, why?
On a separate piece of paper, copy and
illustrate one of these tongue twisters:
Try This!
Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses.
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
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X
°xμ
X
X
x
play “Exclusively X” tic-tac-toe
with a friend! One player is
lowercase x, the other is
uppercase X.
Try This!
Extremely excellent, extremely excellent!
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
44
Y±
°y™
yellow
yo-yo
yardstick
yourself
year
you
yell
you’ll
yes
young
yet
yippee
yarn
yoke
On a separate piece of paper, design and create a newspaper
advertisement for The Yellow Store—everything they sell is
yellow! Try to use the following words:
Try This!
Yippee yippee yip, yippee yippee yap!
Say it twice, too!
Name
Date
45
Z™
°z™
Zany Zebra Zooms Through Zoo.
write a newspaper story based
on the following headline:
Try This!
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
Say it twice, too!
Name
P‡u˙z◊Ω˜l∂e¬s›Ł
a˙nådμ Ga˙m∂e¬s›
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Name
Date
First copy these sentences.
Then try to figure out what
makes them special!
Too bad—I hid a boot.
Don’t nod.
Never odd or even.
Madam, I’m Adam.
A man, a plan, a canal—Panama.
Answer: They all read the same backward! This is called a palindrome.
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Name
Date
First copy these sentences.
Then try to figure out what
makes them special!
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Sixty zippers were quickly picked from the woven jute bag.
We promptly judged antique ivory buckles for the next prize.
Answer: Each uses every letter of the alphabet. This is called a pangram.
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Name
Date
Capital Letter Fun
Say each letter out loud!
Then write out what they say
in cursive letters.
ICDB
MT
ICU
IV
R U O K?
Answers: I see the bee; empty; I see you; ivy; are you okay?
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Name
Date
Number Codes
Look at the numbers under each line.
Decode the secret message by matching
them up with the letters.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
1
2
3
4
n o p q
14
15
Cç
3
15
14
25
15
21
3
8
1
25
15
21
3
21
18
16
7
17
18
1
1
13
19
5
6
r
s
18
19
20
18
21
5
15
14
20
15
15
11
5
20
1
3
9
21
20
1
9
22
8
10
11
12
t u v w x
12
16
9
7
3
22
9
23
15
21
18
20
8
5
1
12
12
14
19
y z
24
19
!
9
22
13
25
26
5
!
8
5
14
7
5
!
Now, on a separate sheet of paper, make up a number code.
Have a friend solve your secret message.
Answer: Congratulations! You’re a cursive champion! You took the cursive challenge!
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Name
Date
Cursive Consonant Collection
Write your own cursive alphabet list! Choose a category: animals, food,
places, or names. Then write a word from that category that starts with
each consonant. For instance: bear, cat, or Bobby, Carl.
BfibÅ
Cμcμ
Ddμ
F
fifμ
Gg™
H˘fihμ
J™‡j™
Kμfikμ
L
filμ
Mμ°mμ
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Nμ°nμ
P·p›
Qqμ
Rμ‡rμ
S‡s›
T
·tμ
V°vÅ
W‡wÅ
X°xμ
Z™°z™
Name
Date
Sign Language
Have a friend spell a secret word letter by letter as
you write it. Don’t take your pencil off the page!
A
B
N
O
C
D
P
E
Q
F
R
G
S
H
T
U
I
V
J
W
K
X
L
M
Y
Z
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Name
Date
Name Poems
Write an acrostic poem for your name or a friend’s name.
You can also use your last name and write a poem about
your family! Here’s an example for the name “Liza”:
Loves lemonade
Is good at spelling
Zoom! She’s a fast runner
Amazing friend
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Name
Date
Scribble Script
Make a scribbly, squiggly design in the box. Don’t take your pencil
off the paper! Hide some cursive letters in your design, like this:
Then trade papers with a friend. Each person uses a
highlighter pen to find the hidden cursive letters.
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Name
Date
Scrambler
Unscramble this grocery list. Write the words in cursive.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
‡s¤t˚rço§cåa˚rμ
·tƒu∫b®Ê˚r¬tμ
c∫l∂eåa˚r∂eμ
‡rço∞fƒu∫lμ
‡sælåa˚p≥e˚p›
©„rƒu˚s…aμ
aƒi˙n˚r˚s÷i˚s‹
a˙nçcço∞bÅ
c∫lƒu∂e˚t˚t∂eμ
fle˚tƒi˚t∫h˚p…aå©˛s‹
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Answers: 1. carrots; 2. butter; 3. cereal; 4. flour; 5. apples; 6. sugar; 7. raisins; 8. bacon; 9. lettuce; 10. spaghetti
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Name
Date
Scrambler
Unscramble this egg recipe! Use the letters below
each blank to complete the recipe in cursive.
A˙nμ EågÂ©˛s¤t˚råaμ-S·p≥eçcƒiåa∫lμ T
‡r∂eåa˚tμ
F
‡rçoªmμ ˚t∫h∂eμ fikƒi˚tçc∫h∂e˙nμ o∞fμ
4
lisces
6
gges
(Write your name here.)
derab
1 1/2 cƒu˚p‹s›
kilm
1
/4
upc
rhecdda
eechse
upc
wsiss
eechse
1
/4
1
/4
ponoseat
1
/2
upc
A˚r˚råa˙nå©‰eμ
stal
∫frçoªΩ‰e˙nμ ∫håa˚sæhμ ∫b∑rço•w√nμ
derab
seottaop
lisces
açc˚rço•s‹s› aμ
©„r∂eåa˚s≥eådμ ∫bºa∫kƒi˙någ™ ·p…a˙nμ. Bfleåa˚tμ ·tço£©‰e˚t∫h∂e˚rμ a∫l∫lμ ‡r∂e˙måaƒi˙nƒi˙någ™
‡i˙nå©„r∂eådƒi∂e˙n˚t˚s› a˙nådμ ·pæo•u˚rμ oªv®Ê˚rμ
derab
. R∂e∫f˚rƒiå©‰e˚råa˚t∂eμ
oªv®Ê˚r˙nƒiå©˜h˚tμ. Ba∫k∂eμ a˚tμ 350 d∂eå©„r∂e∂e˚s› fifÎo•rμ 40 ·tço« 45 °m˚i˙nƒu˚t∂e˚s›.
Answers: 4 slices bread; 6 eggs; 11⁄2 cups milk; 1⁄4 cup cheddar cheese; 1⁄4 cup swiss cheese; 1⁄4 teaspoon salt;
⁄ cup frozen hash brown potatoes; bread slices; bread
12
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Name
Date
Capital Letter Scramblers
There’s something special about these arrangements of cursive capitals. What is it?
Read these words up, down, and across! Write all the words you find in lowercase cursive.
G Eμ L
Eμ Y± Eμ
L Eμ G
Rμ Aμ T S
Aμ B Uμ T
T Uμ B Aμ
S T Aμ Rμ
T Rμ Aμ P
Rμ Aμ J™ Aμ
Aμ J™ Aμ Rμ
P Aμ Rμ T
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Name
Date
Cursive Word Search
Highlight all the words you find in this word search!
Remember all the cursive terms you learned.
aågŒc∫kƒiçc∫k˚s¤tåa˚r˚tƒi˚p≥e˙nçcƒi∫l˙nμ
gÂa˙mço•u˙n˚tåaƒi˙nçc∫lƒi˙m∫b®Ê˚rμ
q˝uço•s≤c˚rƒi˚p¤t˚s⁄mço§o•t∫h˙n∂e˚s‹s›
d˚p≥e˙nço∞bπlƒu˙m˚p⁄¥˜l∂e˚t˚t∂e˚r˚s÷iμ
fle˙x∫bøaçc∫kƒwøa˚råd∫bøa∫l∫lço§oªn˚s›
·p≤o•s¤tƒu˚r∂e˙¥ˇtåa∫bπl∂e˚tço•p‹s¤wÅ
‡sæl∂e∫f˝tƒi∂e˚s…açcƒu˚r˚s÷i˙v®Ê∫l˚s÷i˙Ω‰eμ
‡u˚s¤p…açcƒi˙någ◊yŒcƒu˚r∫l˙yÂq˝uço«
fif˝iådço•w√n∫hƒi∫l∫lådåa˚r∂eåd∂e˙v†i∫lμ
·tƒi˚sæhåa˚p≥e˙zÂg„p‹p…a˚p≥e˚rƒiåd˙mμ
Answer: Top to bottom, words appear in the order: kickstart, pencil, mountain climber, script, smoothness, pen, lumpy
letters, backward balloons, posture, tabletops, lefties, cursive, size, spacing, curly q, downhill daredevil, shape, paper.
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M˙y™ ‡s¤t˙¥˜l∂eμ o∞fμ ‡w∑rƒi˚tƒi˙någ™ ‡s¤u˚r∂eμ ‡i˚s› °n∂eƒwÅ—
HÚe˚r∂eμès› aμ °nço•t∂eμ fifrçoªmμ °m∂eμ ·tço« °yŒo•uμ!
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Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk L l Mm
Nn Oo Pp Q q R r
S s Tt Uu Vv Ww X x
Yy Z z
61
T
fih∂eμ Cƒu˚r˚s÷i˙v®Êμ
Aμ B Cμ Bo§o∞kμ
Aμaμ BfibÅ Cμcμ
Gg™ H˘fihμ I‡iμ
3
4
J™‡j™ Kμfikμ L
filμ
Mμ°mμ Nμ°nμ
5
6
Oo« P·p› Qqμ
Rμ‡rμ S‡s› T
·tμ
7
8
Uμ‡uμ V°vÅ W‡wÅ
X°xμ Y±°y™ Z™°z™
9
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Ddμ Eμfleμ F
fifμ
10
2
1
FOLD HERE
Aμaμ BfibÅ Cμcμ Ddμ Eμfleμ Ffifμ Gg™
H˘ fihμ I‡iμ J™‡j™ Kμfikμ Lfilμ Mμ°mμ
Nμ°nμ Oo« P·p› Qqμ Rμ‡rμ S‡s› T·tμ
Uμ‡uμ V°vÅ W‡wÅ X °xμ Y±°y™ Z™°z™
FOLD HERE
Write your full name in cursive.
TAPE TOGETHER HERE
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Name
Date
Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
Aμ aμ B fibÅ Cμ cμ
D dμ Eμ fleμ F fifμ
G g™ H˘ fihμ I ‡iμ
J™ ‡j™ Kμ fikμ L filμ
Mμ °mμ Nμ °nμ O o«
P ·p› Q qμ Rμ ‡rμ
S ‡s› T ·tμ Uμ ‡uμ
V °vÅ W ‡wÅ X °xμ
Y± °y™ Z™ °z™
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Cƒu˚r˚s‹i˙v®Êμ W‡rƒi˚tƒi˙någ™ With a Twist! by Kama Einhorn

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