GRADE 3 HANDWRITING WORKBOOKFROM McGRAW-HILL

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Table of Contents

UNIT 1The Manuscript Alphabet Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Lines in Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Numerals and Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Writing Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Signing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Manuscript to Cursive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12The Cursive Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

UNIT 2Strokes that Curve Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Letters i t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Letters e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Words to Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Strokes that Curve Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Letters o a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Letters c d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Strokes that Curve Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Letters n m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

UNIT 3Connectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Letters u w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Letters b f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Letters h k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Letters g q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Letters j p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Letters r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Letters y z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Letters v x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

UNIT 4Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Letters A O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Letters C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Letters L D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Letters B R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Letters T F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Letters S G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Letters I J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

UNIT 5Spacing Letters and Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Letters M N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Letters H K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Letters P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Letters V U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Letters W X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Letters Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

UNIT 6Alignment and Margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Numerals and Math Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68A Short Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69A News Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Theme Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Transition to Two Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Practice with Small Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Practice with Tall Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74A Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75A Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77A Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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A a B b C c D d E eF f G g H h I i J j K kL l M m N n O o P pQ q R r S s T t U uV v W w X x Y y Z z

A a B b C c D d E eF f G g H h I i J j K kL l M m N n O o P pQ q R r S s T t U uV v W w X x Y y Z z

A a B b C c D d E eF f G g H h I i J j K kL l M m N n O o P pQ q R r S s T t U uV v W w X x Y y Z z

The Manuscript Alphabet ReviewCircle the letters that spell the name of your state.

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Lines in LettersWrite these letters with straight lines. Then use them to write a word.

Write these letters with slant lines.

Write these letters with circle lines.

Complete the sentence.

E t H F i L I

A y W v k M x

S b D Q o a e

My favorite color is .Circle the letters with slant lines.

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Letter and Word SpacingSpace Between Letters Space Between Words• not too close • not too close• not too far apart • space of a pencil between words• space of a pencil point between letters

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too close

not like this

t o o fa rjust right

like this

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Numerals and Punctuation MarksTrace and write the words and numerals.

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1 one 6 six2 two 7 seven3 three 8 eight4 four 9 nine5 five 10 ten

? ! ? ! ? ! ? ? ! ? ? !Trace the punctuation marks.

My cat has 5 kittens!Write this sentence:

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Writing SentencesWrite the sentences. Remember to include the correct punctuation.

The world has many endangered

animals. The Asian tiger is one.

The California condor is another.

What can be done to help?

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Sports Club Membership Form

Name:

Address:

Grade and Class:

Interests:

Signing UpFill out the form. Write as neatly as you can.

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Left-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position

Sit tall. Place both arms on the table.Keep your feet flat on the floor.

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with your first two fingers and your thumb.

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Right-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position

Sit tall. Place both arms on the table.Keep your feet flat on the floor.

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with your first two fingersand your thumb.

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Manuscript to CursiveCircle the cursive letters that are in your first name.

Look at the word in manuscript. Circle the matching word in cursive.

apply d¢o≥g≤gÖy aäpìpûl¬y o≥d≠dól¬ymuch n≠a√côh¢o n≠a√côh¢o mãu√côhblack bòl≠a√côk fõl≠afisüh d≠afirók

a a b b c c d d e e f f g g

n n o o p p q q r r s s t th h i i j j k k l l m m

u u v v w w x x y y z z

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Circle the cursive letters that begin the names of your favorite characters.

Write the beginning letters of the months of the year in manuscript and in cursive.

AA BB CC DD EE FF GG

TT UU VV WW XX YY ZZ

HH II JJ KK LL MMNN OO PP QQ RR SS

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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

A B C D E F GH I J K L M NO P Q R S T UV W X Y Z

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

A B C D E F GH I J K L M NO P Q R S T UV W X Y Z

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

A B C D E GH I J K L M NO P Q R S T UV W X Y Z

Ff

The Cursive Alphabet

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a ghw dxe

po mfbN

Size and ShapeTall letters touch the top line

Short letters touch the middle line.

These letters go below the bottom line.

Make your writing easy to read.

Circle the letters that are the right sizeand shape and sit on the bottom line.

b d l t

o a n m c u wg f z j p y

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ReviewWrite the cursive words in manuscript.

jßoíufirÄnœeÉy oÜv–·r t¢oíw–·räiÄn≠g vÆaÄn

sÃcØaätëtœe·rœe∞d eÉxïiët qèuäi√côk zñiëp

J®aÄnãu≠afirÄy Feªbflräu≠afirÄy M≠afir√côh

Write a word you can write in cursive.

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Taking TestsWrite True or False to answer each question.

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1. Manuscript and cursive letters all look alike.

2. In cursive handwriting, letters are connected.

3. In manuscript handwriting, letters should not be too close.

4. Names of people begin with lowercase letters.

Trace and write each letter. Circle your best cursive and manuscript letter.

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Taking TestsComplete each sentence. Choose a word from the word bank.

Word Bank

circle top straight uppercase slant middle

1. The manuscript letters t, E, H, L, F, and I have lines.

2. Tall cursive letters touch the line.

3. The manuscript letters Q, D, o, a, and e have lines.

4. Short cursive letters touch the line.

5. The manuscript letters A, M, w, v, and Y have lines.

6. Your first and last names begin with letters.

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e e i i j j p p r r s s u uw w b b f f h h k k l l t t

a c e o r s I j gq p u w l b d f h k

Strokes that Curve UpCircle each letter whose beginning stroke curves up.

Trace and write the strokes that curve up.

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. Then write words using the letters.

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i tTrace and write the letters. Then trace and write the word.

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t

‡ i

‡ t

‡ i

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i i i i i i i

t t t t t t t

iët iët iët iët iët

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e lTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

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l l l l l l l

e e e e e e ee

l

e

l

e

l

iólól lëiët tëiœe lœeét tëiólœe

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Words to WriteWrite the words.

Circle your best words.

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Write a silly title for a book. Use some of the words above.

tell title tie it

tœeölól tëiëtólœe tëiœe iët

lœeét tëiólët lëiœe lëiëtëtólœe

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Strokes that Curve DownCircle each letter whose beginning stroke curves down.

Trace and write strokes that curve down.

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.

Use three of the letters to name an animal. Write the name.

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a a c c d d g g o o q q

a c e o r s u w Ig p q j d b f l t h k

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oo aTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

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t¢oŸ˘ t¢oùlól t¢oíiól t≠aäiól aätœe

t¢oítœe l≠aätœe oíiól o≥aät l¢oít

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d d d d d d d

c dTrace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases.

c§o≥aät dœe÷e∞d l¢o≥a≠d c§o≥dœe

m¢o®oÜn d≠aÄn√c—e n¢oítœe tëiÄmœe

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Strokes that Curve OverCircle each letter whose beginning stroke curves over.

Trace and write strokes that curve over.

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.

Write words that begin with strokes that curve over.

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m m m n n n v v vx x x y y y z z z

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p w v x y z

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n mTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

n≠aÄmœe n¢oítœe m¢o≥aät mãiëtëtœeÉn

t≠aÄmœe m≠aäiól mœeölët nãiÄnœe

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ReviewWrite the strokes that curve up.

Write strokes that curve down.

Write strokes that curve over.

Write slant strokes.

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ReviewWrite the words.Do your tall letters touch the top line? Do your letters slant correctly?

däiÄmœe nœe÷e∞dólœe mœe∞aól uÄnãiëtœe

b–÷eétólœe w£oÜm∏bÆaät b£oùbƒcØaät

w£o®o≥dœeÉn uÄn≠däi≠d f◊eÉn√c—e

b£oíw-w£oíw mœe•oíw l≠a≠dólœe

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Taking TestsWrite phrases in cursive to answer each question.Choose a phrase from the answer box.

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Answer Box

a stroke that curves down all the letters the top linewith strokes that curve up the letters m and n

1. How do the lowercase letters i and t begin?

2. What kind of stroke is at the beginning of lowercase letter a?

3. Which letters in the word moon begin with a stroke that curves over?

4. Which letters in the word list begin with a stroke that curves up?

5. What line do all tall letters touch?

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ConnectivesTrace the connectives.

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aäifir tëiœe hœe·r mœeét lëiókœe

aÄn aÄn≠d eÉn≠d iÄn sµaÄn≠d

gúl≠a≠d jêufisît yÿeölól z›ªbflr≠a g≤aÄmœeÎs

yßoíu zây y≤afirÄn g≤aäp l≠aızây j≤aÄm

fèiÄv–˘ pìi√côk f◊e÷eöl qèuäiëtœe pûl≠aÄn

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u wTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

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‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u

‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w

‡ u

‡ w

‡ u

‡ w

‡ u

‡ w

wÆaäiët wåiët c§oíuól≠d w£oíuól≠d

uÄmÄm uÄn≠d¢o uÄn√côlœe lëuätœe

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b fTrace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases.

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b

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b

f

b b b b b b b b

f f f f f f f

b£o≥aät f±aólól båuóbòbòlœe oùfõf

fèiÄnœe f¶o®o≥d bÆaät aÄn≠d bÆaólól

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h h h h h h h

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h kTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

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côhãi√côk h≠aät√côh këi√côk∏bÆaólól

h¢o®oùk këiólët lëu√côk këiëtœe

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g qTrace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

qèu≠a√côkœe∞d gßo®o≥d aÄn≠d l¢oíu≠d

qèuäiëtœe a f¶o≥g

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‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j

‡ p ‡ p ‡ p ‡ p ‡ p ‡ p ‡ p

j pTrace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

p©oíuÄn≠d a b–∞aät pìuólól uäp

t¢o pìuät oÜn aÄn a√cçt

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r sTrace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r

s s s s s s s

‡ r

s

‡ r

s

‡ r

s

pÂräi≠dœe aÄn≠d jßoÜy s¤eét sµaäiól

r¢oÓ¤e bòl¢oÓs™oÜm räiÄn≠gÌs a b–ölól

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y y y y y y yy zTrace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

zñiëp c§o≥dœe z¨o®oÜm iÄn

pÂrœeétët¬y yÿeölól¢oíw aız∑aólœe∞afis

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x x x x x x x

v

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v xTrace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

x m≠afirókfis tóhœe sîp©oít

våiÄm aÄn≠d våi≠gßo‰r

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ReviewTrace and write the phrases. Most of the 26 letters are included.

Circle your best letter.

v–·rÄy hãu≠gÿe sîi≠gÖnfis oÜn båufis

pìuäpìpáy aät tóhœe eÉn≠d z¨oÜnœe

qèuäi√côkól¬y aät s¤e∆c§oÜn≠d eÉxïiët

afirœe gßoíiÄn≠g h¢oÜmœe wåiëtóh j≤aÄm

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PracticeTrace these connectives. Then write the words.

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Circle your best joining.

bÆaólól o≥aätfis vÆaÄn wÆaäiët b£o≥aät

båifir≠d oÜn√c—e v–·rÄy wòhœeÉn

cçuät iëtfis d≠aÄy nãuät cØaÄn

jßoíiÄn y≤afir≠d fõl≠afisüh pìi√côk

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Taking TestsWrite a sentence to answer each question.

1. How do you begin a sentence?

2. What kind of cursive letters begin the months of the year?

3. What is the difference between the cursive uppercase letters T and F?

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Size and ShapeAll uppercase letters are tall letters.Tall letters should touch the top line.

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A B H D E F ILetters with descenders go below the bottom line.

Look at the letters below. Circle the letters that are the correct size and shape.

You can make your writing easy to read.

J YZ

G Q S VM

R

XZ LA DF HI

N TK Q V

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O O O O O O O

A OTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

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Aólëi√c—e lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Aól≠afisük≠a.

Olólëiœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Orœe∞gßoÜn.

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C ETrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

C—e∆cçiól¬y wÆaÄnãtfis t¢o våifisîiët CôhãiÄn≠a.

EØdäwÆafir≠d w–Énãt t¢o EÇn≠gúl≠aÄn≠d.

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L L L L L L L

L DTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

Da≠d afisükœe∞d DiÄn≠a t¢o d≠aÄn√c—e.

L∫e•o däiÄnœe∞d aät DiÄn≠afis h¢oíufis¤e.,

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B RTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

B B B B B B B

R R R R R R R

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BeÎss b£oíu≠gúhãt a Br≠aızñiólëi≠aÄn båifir≠d.

Räi√côk cØaÄn rœe∞a≠d s™oÜmœe Räufissîi≠aÄn.

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T T T T T T T

T FTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

Thœe•o≥d¢o‰rœe R¢o®oÓ¤eÉv–ölët w£oÜn.

Fr≠aÄnókólëiÄn D. R¢o®oÓ¤eÉv–ölët w£oÜn, t¢o®o.

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S S S S S S S

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S GTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

Suœe s¤e÷eÎs GlœeÉn oÜn Saätëufir≠d≠aÄy.

SeÉñ¢o‰r≠a GoÜmœeÉz ifis tóhœe gêuœeÎsît.

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J J J J J J J

I JTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

Id≠a ifis c§o®oùkëiÄn≠g In≠däi≠aÄn f¶o®o≥d.

J®a√côk c§o®oùkfis a J®aÄm≠aäi√cØaÄn däifisüh.

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ReviewCopy the sentences.

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Remember to space letters and words evenly.

Do yßoíu k¬n¢oíw tóhœe cØaäpìiët≠aólfis?

Taólól≠aóh≠afiss¤e÷e, Fl¢o‰räi≠d≠a

Aätól≠aÄnãt≠a, Ge•o‰r≠gêi≠a

Saólët L∏aókœe C¡iët¬y, Uät≠aóh

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PracticeCopy the poster. Write in manuscript. Which writing works best?

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***** *****

C§oÜmœe Onœe, C§oÜmœe AólólGyÖmÄn≠afisîtëi√cÍs TrÄyßoíuätfis EÇv–·rÄyßoÜnœe Weöl√c§oÜmœe

TuœeÎsµd≠aÄy aät 3:00 iÄn tóhœe gÖyÖmTr≠aÄm∏p£oùlëiÄnœe, tëuÄm∏bòlëiÄn≠g, bÆafirfis, räiÄn≠gÌs

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Taking TestsUse your best cursive handwriting to fill in the short paragraph thatanswers the test question. Choose words from the Word Bank.

Test Question: Why is it important to write cursive letters correctly?

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Word Bankread send

cursive words

C§o‰rfirœe∆cçtól¬y wflräiëtëtœeÉnlœeétëtœe·rfis afirœe e∞afisày t¢o .ThœeÉy cØaÄn m≠aókœe aÄn≠ds¤eÉnãtœeÉn√c—eÎs côlœe∞afir. UÄn√côlœe∞afirw£o‰r≠dfis mãi≠gúhãt tóhœewflr¢oÜn≠g mœeÎssµa≠gÿe.

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Test Question: Which writing works best when you write a note to a friend? Explain your answer.

Copy the explanation in the box or write your own.

I think writing in cursive works best when I write a note because I can write it faster. Cursive writing also makes the note very personal.

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Spacing Letters and WordsYou can make your writing easy to read.Letters should not be too close or too far apart.

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Draw a slanted line between these words to checkthat the spacing is as wide as a small o.

Then copy the sentences.

ThœeÎs¤e lœeétëtœe·rfis afirœe sîp¥a√c—e∞djêufisît räi≠gúhãt.

Thœe fõl¢oíw–·rfis afirœe iÄn bòl¢o®oÜm.

CØaÄn yßoíu sàmœeölól tóhœe fõl¢oíw–·rfis?

o o o o

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N NN N N N N N

M NTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

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MäiÄnÄnœeÎs™oít≠a, N¢o‰rätóh Daók¢oít≠a, aÄn≠d

M¢oÜnãt≠aÄn≠a afirœe iÄn tóhœe mãi≠däw–Îsît.

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H KTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

HîaÄnók aÄn≠d Käiëtët¬y lëiókœe HîaÄn¢oÜv–·r.

KÄyúlœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn KœeÉnãtëu√côk¬y.

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P P P P P P P P P

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

P QTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

Quœeªb–∆c QuäiÄn Quäiët¢o

Phãiól≠a≠dœeölëpûhãi≠a, PeÉnÄnfisàyúl¬vÆaÄnãi≠a

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V UTrace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

U U U U U U U U U

V V V V V V V V V

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AäuÄnãt Vi¢oùlœeét lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Ve·rÄm¢oÜnãt.

UÄn√côlœe Uätœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Uät≠aóh.

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X X X X X X X X X

W XTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

Wiólólëi≠aÄm WafisühãiÄn≠gêt¢oÜn WaólœeÎs

X-r≠aÄy XaÄvåiœe·r X eÉnãi≠a X-aıxïifis

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Y ZTrace and write the letters. Then write the words.

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Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

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YØoùl≠aÄn≠d≠a Y≠uók¢oÜn YØo‰rókët¢oíwÅn

ZøÉn≠a ZøÉn Zºa√côh≠afirÄy Z¡iÄm∏bÆaóbåw–˘

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ReviewCopy the sentences. Circle your best uppercase letter.

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Is there space for a between words?o

Thœe LºiÄn√c§oùl¬n Pafirók Z√o®o ifis iÄnCôhãi√cØa≠gßo, IlólëiÄn¢oíifis.

Thœe Whãiëtœe Hõoíufis¤e ifisoÜn PeÉnÄnfisàyúl¬vÆaÄnãi≠a AÄv–Énãuœe.

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Taking TestsIn a writing test, you are sometimes given a prompt. Here is an example.

Prompt: The letters A and O are alike, but also different. Write a paragraphabout how the letters A and O are alike and different.

Complete the paragraph that responds to the writing prompt.

Thœe b–∞gêiÄnÄnãiÄn≠g sîtfir¢oùkœe iÄnb£oítóh lœeétëtœe·rfis cçufirÄv–Îs .Thœe lœeétëtœe·r O, lëiókœe A, ifis côl¢oÓ¤e∞d aättóhœe lëiÄnœe. A, uÄnólëiókœe O,ifis n¢oít a r¢oíuÄn≠d . O d¢oŸÎsn¢oít c§oÜnÄnœe∆cçt t¢o oítóhœe·r lœeétëtœe·rfis lëiókœe Ad¢oŸÎs f‚r¢oÜm tóhœe lëiÄnœe.

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Taking TestsUse your best cursive handwriting to write a paragraph that respondsto the writing prompt.

Prompt: The letters P and R are alike, but also different. Write aparagraph about how the letters P and R are alike and different.

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Alignment and MarginsAll letters should sit on the baseline and stay within the margins.

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Copy as much of the sentence as you can within the margins.

Make sure your writing stays within the margins of the paper.

Foíufir sÃc§o‰rœe aÄn≠d s¤eÉv–Én yÿe∞afirfisa≠gßo oíufir f±aätóhœe·rfis bflr¢oíu≠gúhãtf¶o‰rätóh oÜn tóhãifis c§oÜnãtëiÄnœeÉnãt anœeéw n≠aätëi¢oÜn.

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NumeralsTrace and write the numerals. Write the words.

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oÜnœe tëw£o tóhfirœe÷e f¶oíufir fèiÄv–˘

sîiıx s¤eÉv–Én eéi≠gúhãt nãiÄnœe tœeÉn

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Numerals and Math SymbolsTrace and write the math symbols.

Complete the problems.

d¢oùlól≠afirfis

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? ? ? ! ! ? ? ? ! ! ?! ? ! ! ? ! ? ! ! ?

PunctuationRepeat the patterns in lines 1 and 2.Then write the sentences with correct punctuation.

Di≠d yßoíu fèiÄnãifisüh tóhœe pìuız˜z°lœeÎs

Wh≠aät a g„rœe∞aät i≠dœe∞a tóh≠aät ifis

Y´Îs, räuÄn afis f±afisît afis yßoíu cØaÄn

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A Short StoryCopy the story and punctuate it correctly.

FafirÄmœe·r Frœe∞d w£o‰rókœe∞d aólólaól¢oÜnœe Onœe d≠aÄy a p⁄e∞d≠dólœe·r cØaÄmœebÅy Læo®oùk aät tóhãifis hœe sµaäi≠d Woíwwòh≠aät aÄn iÄnÄv–Énãtëi¢oÜn Wh≠aät c§oíuól≠dtóhœe f±afirÄmœe·r d¢o

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A News ArticleCopy the article on lined paper. Add correct punctuation,including quotation marks.

Rœe∞a≠d Aólól Aób£oíuät ItBaÄyêt¢oíwÅn, M≠aÄy 6 ScçiœeÉnãtëifisîtfis

h≠aÄv–˘ f¶oíuÄn≠d a f¶oÓsîiól oùf a däiÄn¢oÓµaäufir hœe∞afirät ThœeÉy n¢oíwtóhãiÄnók tóh≠aät s™oÜmœe däiÄn¢oÓµaäufirfisw–·rœe m≠aÄmÄm≠aólfis Thãifis ifisaÄm≠aızñiÄn≠g nœeéwÈ˙ sµaäi≠d oÜnœeoùbȤe·rÄv–·r

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Theme PaperThe last four lines on this page are without the dotted control lines.Paper lined this way is called theme paper.This is the paper you will use next year.Copy the sentences.

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M≠aÄnÄy sît≠aätœeÎs h≠aÄv–˘ sît≠aätœetfirœe÷eÎs aÄn≠d fõl¢oíw–·rfis.

TeÉx∂afis h≠afis tóhœe p⁄e∆cØaÄn tfirœe÷e aÄn≠dtóhœe bòlëuœeªb£oÜnÄnœeét fõl¢oíw–·r.

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Transition to Two LinesWrite the sentences. In the last two rows, write the sentences without the guidelines.

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A r¢oùbåiÄn h≠afis m≠aÄnÄy f◊e∞aätóhœe·rfis.AÄn oÓîtfiräi√côh w–éi≠gúhfis 300 l∏bÈ˙.Pafirfir¢oítfis k¬n¢oíw aób£oíuät 20 w£o‰r≠dfis.Du√côkfis l≠aÄy e∞g≤gÌs.

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Practice with Small LettersThis is your first complete lesson without a dotted control line.Write your letters and words the same way you have been writing them all year.

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e u s r a i w m n o

s¤e÷e vÆaäiÄn oˆx räuÄn m≠aÄnœeSaÄm wÆafis a cçufiräi¢oíufis r≠a√c≈c§o®oÜn.Hó˘ cØaÄmœe a√c‡r¢oÓs a f¶oˆx.

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Practice with Tall LettersPractice writing tall letters and words with tall letters.All tall letters should reach the top line.

t d l k h b f

f±aólól t≠aólól d¢oùlól bÆaólól këi√côkTiófõf m≠aókœeÎs tóhœe b–Îsît p⁄eét.J≠iólól lëiókœeÎs t¢o p⁄eét hãiÄm.

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A ReportCopy the report on lined paper.Try to keep your letter height and spacing even without the middle line.

Thœe Pl≠aät¬yêpìufisIs tóhœe pûl≠aät¬yêpìufis a m≠aÄmÄm≠aól o‰r abåifir≠d? Thœe pûl≠aät¬yêpìufis l≠aÄyÌs e∞g≤gÌs. So d¢obåifir≠dfis. Thœe pûl≠aät¬yêpìufis h≠afis a båiólól aÄn≠dw–ªbòb–∞d f◊e÷eét. Buät iët aólfis™o h≠afis côl≠aäwÈ˙.Wh≠aät d¢o yßoíu tóhãiÄnók iët ifis?

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A LetterCopy this friendly letter on lined paper.Make sure the heading, closing, and signature line up.

264 HóÉnfirÄy Stfirœe÷eétSaÄn Fr≠aÄn√cçifisÃc§o, CA 94109M≠aÄy 3, 2003De∞afir JØo≥aÄnÄn≠a,

I cØaÄnãt wÆaäiët t¢o s¤e÷e yßoíu! We wåiólólmœe÷eét yßoíu aät tóhœe aäifiräp©o‰rät oÜnTuœeÎsµd≠aÄy. Woíuól≠d yßoíu lëiókœe t¢o gßo t¢otóhœe EÇxïpûl¢o‰räiët¢o‰räiëuÄm oÜn Thãufirfisµd≠aÄy?We cØaÄn t≠aókœe a pìi√cÇnãi√c lëuÄn√côh.YØoíufir f‚räiœeÉn≠d,M≠afiräi≠a

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PosterMake a poster to help save Earth.Write the information.

Plant a tree.Save Earth!

Join the Plant-a-Tree Club

Contact: (Write your name,address, and phone number.)

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A FormPretend you are applying for a library card. Fill in the form.

Name:

Date of Birth:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Your Parents’ Names:

Books You Like to Read:

Signature: Date:

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