Letter formation skills

What worksheets are here?

In this category you will be finding multiple handwriting worksheets of varying styles. Everyone is designed to help your child write the individual letters of the alphabet.

There is three handwriting styles: printed, joined up and cursive.

Sometimes the joined up style cane known as ‘pre-cursive’. Making things even more confusing. Cursive handwriting can also be called ‘continuous cursive’. In this instance, I will be referring to it only as ‘cursive’ handwriting.

What style is your child using?

To begin with, looking at the writing below, try to find the one your child is using. Your child’s school may already have told you its name. Once that handwriting style has been found. Next, choose the worksheets for your child matching this style.

The three main styles look like this:

These activities are suitable for kids who can control their pencil, are trying to learn how to write individual letters. Alternatively they can write words, sentences and paragraphs but are needing a refresher on how to form certain letters.

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Letter joins – Cowgirls

joined up handwriting worksheets cover image letter joins cowgirl

Learn how to join two letters together successfully. Letter joins – Cowgirls (un,um,ig,id,ed,eg,an,or,in) workbook is designed to help your child develop the essential skill of letter joins. It is part of my cowboy series. Suitable for 5 to 8 year olds. View preview

Spring Birds – write and say

joined up handwriting worksheet cover image Alphabet sequence – write and say

Wish to learn more about birds and their habitat? Use these 5 alphabet worksheets to improve writing the alphabet in joined up letters. Every page has the opportunity to learn about a different bird and to complete an alphabet maze. Suitable for 5 to 7 years. View preview

Write tongue twisters – cursive style

cursive handwriting worksheet cover image Tongue twisters

Ready to try out these tongue twisters? Challenge not just your tongue but also your handwriting. There are 26 worksheets, each one contains 3 tongue twisters to write and then your child is asked to make up their own. Suitable for 6 to 10 years. View preview

Write cursive letters & solve puzzles

Cursive handwriting worksheet cover image Write letters solve puzzles

26 cursive alphabet worksheets to help your child improve their letter writing skills. Cursive, also called continuous cursive, has a lead in and out stroke. Every page has writing practice, mazes to complete and a letter puzzle to solve. Suitable for 6 to 8 year olds. View preview

A to Z Superhero – cursive handwriting

We all love superheroes don’t we? Here you can practice your capital and lower case letters. But with an extra difference. Here you’ll also be learning the A to Z of superheroes. Moving from Animal Man to Zoom. Suitable for 6 to 8 years. View preview

Alphabet letters monsters

A child should master the large letters before trying to write the smaller ones. This workbook will help them achieve this. The joined up style can also be called ‘modern cursive’. It has lead out letter strokes. Discover 26 pages. Suitable for 4 to 6 years. View preview

Monster alphabet letters – printed style

printed style handwriting worksheet cover image monster alphabet letters

Learning how to write and form letters? Use these 26 monster worksheets to practice writing individual lower case letters. A printed style has no lead in or out letter strokes. Improve writing by drawing over different sized letters. Suitable for 4 to 5 years. View preview

Letter joins – Bulls head

Joining letters is a skill that needs to be mastered. Keeping letters n and m clearly formed can be tricky. These 4 worksheets concentrate on a helping a child write the letter joins re, ve, od, oon, oom. It is part of my cowboy series. Suitable for 5 to 8 years. View preview

Letter joins worksheets – Cowboys

joined up handwriting worksheet cover image letter joins cowboy

Learn where and how to join two and three letters correctly. Letter joins – Cowboys (wl, of, ff, fl, flo) is the 4th in the cowboy series. These 5 worksheets will help your child develop the skills needed to join letters together with ease whilst still being fun. Suitable for 5 to 8 years. View preview

Letter joins – Horses head

Practice joining letters by learning their specific groups. Letter joins – Horses head (ch, sh, th, tl, ll, ill, sli, slu, ck, ack, st, sti, ink, unk) is part of my cowboy series. Here there are 14 letter joins. Each sheet helps master this skill in a fun way. Suitable for 5 to 8 years. View preview

A to Z alphabet letters and visual puzzles

Cover image - A to Z alphabet letters with visual puzzle

Is your child needing to practice writing their letters? These worksheets will help keep their learning fun. Moving from drawing handwriting patterns. To tracing letters. To writing individual letters. And lastly, a fun puzzle to do. Suitable for 4 to 7 years. View preview