Free Handwriting Practice Activity

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Free Printables from Laura Candler

Grades 3 - 5

Penmanship is seldom taught in school anymore, but that doesn’t mean it’s not

important. Whether students write in print or cursive, they need to develop

neat, legible writing in order to communicate effectively in writing. If we can’t

read their writing, how can we access the content of their work?

This packet consists of several variations of a basic handwriting practice

paragraph. I composed the paragraph with two purposes in mind:

• to give information about the qualities of good handwriting

• to include all the letters of the alphabet for sufficient practice

Please note that this set of printables was not designed for

handwriting instruction; instead, this simple paragraph isfor handwriting practice. The first time you introduce it

to students, share your expectations with them and

provide an appropriate model. Are they expected to

write in cursive? Is it okay to write in print as long as they

write neatly? When I used this with my students, my main

focus was to encourage neat, legible handwriting and I

allowed them to write in either print or cursive.

Teaching Suggestions:• Assign students to copy the paragraph once a week for a “bell work” assignment in the

morning, during a literacy center, or for homework. You may want to require students tomeet a designated standard using a pass/fail system. If the quality of a students’ work is not

up to par, allow them to redo the assignment and resubmit it.

• Duplicate copies of the appropriate lined paper for each student or ask them to copy the

paragraph onto their own paper. You can choose from portrait or landscape orientation

and several line widths.

• Model proper handwriting techniques the first time you use the assignment. If you don’t

think that the samples included are close enough to the handwriting techniques you teach,

create your own sample using one of the plain handwriting lined pages.

• You can give students the half-sheet copy of the paragraph or one of the full-page print or

cursive handwriting samples. If you plan to repeat the activity each week, laminate your

copies of the assignment and reuse them to save paper.

• If you have good parent support, send home the variation on page 3 and ask parents toreview and sign their child’s work.

For more free printables and time-saving lessons, take a look at the

teaching materials available in my www.teacherspayteachers.com

store. You can also find ebooks, lessons, and teaching strategies on

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Writing is a form of expression, and neat handwriting is

important because we are often judged by the quality of our work.Good handwriting involves forming letters properly and spacing the

letters carefully within words. Letters should not be squeezed too

closely together or spaced too far apart. Capital letters should be

taller than lower-case letters. Words need to be separated so they

don’t run together. Developing good handwriting is a skill that

improves with practice.

Handwriting Practice Paragraph

Write the above paragraph neatly on a sheet of paper. Be

sure to write your name and the date at the top of your paper.


important because we are often judged by the quality of our work.

Good handwriting involves forming letters properly and spacing the


closely together or spaced too far apart. Capital letters should betaller than lower-case letters. Words need to be separated so they




Write the above paragraph neatly on a sheet of paper. Be

sure to write your name and the date at the top of your paper.

© 2011 ~ Created by Laura Candler ~ Teaching Resources ~ www.lauracandler.com




important because we are often judged by the quality of our work.Good handwriting involves forming letters properly and spacing the







Write the above paragraph neatly on a sheet of paper. Staple this page

to your paper and have a parent review your work and sign below.

Name ___________________________________ Parent Signature _________________________________


important because we are often judged by the quality of our work.

Good handwriting involves forming letters properly and spacing the







Write the above paragraph neatly on a sheet of paper. Staple this page

to your paper and have a parent review your work and sign below.

Name ___________________________________ Parent Signature _________________________________

© 2011 ~ Created by Laura Candler ~ Teaching Resources ~ www.lauracandler.com



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