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Welcome to Your Kindergarten Handwriting Practice Pack It’s so important for young learners to know how to form letters and numbers early! With just a little practice, all students can learn the basics for writing fluently in print (manuscript). Here are some resources for learning and writing letters. WHAT’S INCLUDED Get to know letters and numbers. • Use the Picture and Letter Cards to learn letters and their shapes. • Try the Mazes to foster fine motor skills and learn basic shapes. Start writing with the four strokes! • Use the Basic Strokes pages to work on the fundamentals. Move on to practice. Hidden Letters is a fun way to practice forming letters. Color in the picture for more fine motor practice! We hope that these resources help to enrich your student(s)’ learning experience. We understand this is a really hard time, but hope we’ve provided something worthwhile! Sincerely, Zaner-Bloser P.S. Did you notice the links in the e-mails to our Paper Templates? Grade level-specific pag- es include writing lines so students can learn where to begin and end letters. Download the pages and print them out for free-writing opportunities. All resources are from Zaner-Bloser Handwriting. zaner-bloser.com/handwriting2020

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Welcome to Your Kindergarten Handwriting Practice Pack

It’s so important for young learners to know how to form letters and numbers early! With just a little practice, all students can learn the basics for writing fluently in print (manuscript).

Here are some resources for learning and writing letters.

WHAT’S INCLUDEDGet to know letters and numbers.• Use the Picture and Letter Cards to learn letters and their shapes.

• Try the Mazes to foster fine motor skills and learn basic shapes.

Start writing with the four strokes!• Use the Basic Strokes pages to work on the fundamentals.

Move on to practice.• Hidden Letters is a fun way to practice forming letters. Color in the picture for more fine

motor practice!

We hope that these resources help to enrich your student(s)’ learning experience. We understand this is a really hard time, but hope we’ve provided something worthwhile!

Sincerely,

Zaner-Bloser

P.S. Did you notice the links in the e-mails to our Paper Templates? Grade level-specific pag-es include writing lines so students can learn where to begin and end letters. Download the pages and print them out for free-writing opportunities.

All resources are from Zaner-Bloser Handwriting. zaner-bloser.com/handwriting2020

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This page may be duplicated for classroom use. © Zaner-Bloser, Inc.Picture Cards A–M

Directions: Cut the cards apart. Say the name of each picture. Pair it with an uppercase letter card or lowercase letter card that matches the beginning sound.

apple bell cow dinosaur elephant

goat hammer inch juice

koala ladder moose

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Picture Cards N–Z

Directions: Cut the cards apart. Say the name of each picture. Pair it with an uppercase letter card or a lowercase letter card that matches the beginning sound. Note: Match a letter to the ending sound of box.

nail octopus pig quarter ring

sock turtle umbrella vest walrus

box yo-yo zebra

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Uppercase Letter Cards A–M

A B C D EF G H I JK L M

Directions: Cut the cards apart. Name each letter. Sort letters by shape (for r match

their sounds to the picture cards.

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Uppercase Letter N–Z

N O P Q RS T U V WX Y Z

Directions: Cut the cards apart. Name each letter. Sort letters by shape (for r match

their sounds to the picture cards.

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Lowercase Letter Cards a–m

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Directions: Cut the cards apart. Name each letter. Sort letters by shape (for r match

their sounds to the picture cards.

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Lowercase Letter Cards n–z

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Directions: Cut the cards apart. Name each letter. Sort letters by shape (for r match

their sounds to the picture cards.

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Pull Down/Slide Maze (Easy)

STOP

Tiger

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Pull Down/Slide Maze (Easy)

STOP

Koala

Teacher/Parent: Tell children to help Koala deliver the mail by drawing a line from the arrow to the stop sign.

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Circle Maze (Easy)

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Goat

Teacher/Parent: Tell children to help Goat decorate the birthday cake by drawing a line from the arrow to the stop sign.

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Slant Maze (Easy)

STOP

Worm

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Pull Down/Slide Maze (Intermediate)

Teacher/Parent: Tell children to help Alligator and Ox win the wheelbarrow race by drawing a line from the arrow to the stop sign.

STOP

Alligator and Ox

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Combination Maze (Intermediate)

STOP

Pirate Parrot

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Circle Maze (Intermediate)

STOP

Raccoon

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Slant Maze (Intermediate)

STOP

WalrusTeacher/Parent: Tell children to ride the roller coaster with Walrus by drawing a line from the arrow to the stop sign.

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Pull Down/Slide Maze (Challenging)

STOP

PigTeacher/Parent: Tell children to help Pig paint a picture by drawing a line from the arrow to the stop sign.

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Curve Maze (Challenging)¾

STOP

Octopusstop sign.

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Circle Maze (Challenging)¾¾

STOP

Turtle

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Curve Maze (Challenging)¾¾

STOP

Gorilla

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Manuscript Basic Strokes: Vertical LinesTrace the vertical lines in these letters and numerals.

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IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

Write the push up straight lines.

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Manuscript Basic Strokes: Horizontal LinesTrace the horizontal lines in these letters and numerals.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLA F H E G e f t z 4 7 2 5Write the slide right lines. Start at the dot.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

Write the slide left lines.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

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Manuscript Basic Strokes: Circle LinesTrace a circle or part of a circle in these letters and numerals.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLO G R B g p 6 9Write the circle back lines. Start at the dot.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

Write the circle forward lines.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

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Manuscript Basic Strokes: Diagonal LinesTrace the diagonal lines in these letters and numerals.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLA Z X y k 2 7Write the slant right lines. Start at the dot.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

Write the slant left lines.

IJKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL

Write the slant up lines.

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Trace the shaded lowercase letters in the picture.Color the picture.

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Trace the shaded lowercase letters in the picture.Color the picture.

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Trace the shaded uppercase letters in the picture.Color the picture. A B C D E FG H I J K L M Hidden Letters

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Trace the shaded uppercase letters in the picture.Color the picture.

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