Letter book: part 1: A to H

Year 2

PR115

Open Access Unit Education Queensland

Part of 'QCursive: a Queensland handwriting resource for lower primary', TIPS 03097, Curriculum Exchange. Education Queensland.

Letter book: part 1: A to H

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EDUCATION) 1996

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Part of 'QCursive: a Queensland handwriting resource for lower primary', TIPS 03097, Curriculum Exchange. Education Queensland.

Letter book: part 1: A to H

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General
Use this book to work out how to write each of the letters in Beginners Alphabet or Cursive Script. On the Alphabet Model pages the cursive lower case letter appears in white. The upper case letter does not change in the cursive script. Do the practice activities after youve been introduced to the cursive letter in Handwriting.
02 LAC LR

Part of 'QCursive: a Queensland handwriting resource for lower primary', TIPS 03097, Curriculum Exchange. Education Queensland.

Letter book: part 1: A to H

Alphabet Model for aA

Top to bottom ...

Top to bottom ...

Straight to the left ... ... smooth turn down ... ... top to bottom ... ... smooth turn down ...

Straight to the left ...

3
Left to right ...

 ... stop.

... top to bottom ... ... exit.

... quick turn and up to the start ...

2

 ... stop.

... quick turn and up to the start ...

... quick turn up ...

 stop. ...

 ... stop.

02 LAC LR

Part of 'QCursive: a Queensland handwriting resource for lower primary', TIPS 03097, Curriculum Exchange. Education Queensland.

Practice for cursive a

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters

a a a a a a a a a a a a
Trace over then copy the letter.

a a a a
Trace over the grey letters.

panda
02 LAC LR

table

gate

banana
3

Alphabet Model for bB

Top to bottom ...

Top to bottom ...

1
Top to bottom ...

2 ... straight to the right ...

... smooth turn ...

... smooth turn ... ... quick turn ... ... drop down ... ... quick turn ... ... drop down ... ... retrace ...

... smooth turn ...

 ... retrace up and round ...

4

... smooth turn and stop.

 ... retrace up and round ...

... smooth turn and stop.

 ... stop.

1 2

... smooth turn ...

02 LAC LR

Practice for cursive b

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

b b b b b b b b b b b b
Trace over then copy the letter.

b b b b
Trace over the grey letters.

bubbles
02 LAC LR

baby

book

tub
5

Alphabet Model for c C

Straight to the left ... ... drop down ...

Straight to the left ... ... smooth turn down ... ... stop.  ... smooth turn down ...

Straight to the left ...

... exit.

... stop. 

... quick turn up ...

6

... quick turn up ...

... quick turn up ...

02 LAC LR

Practice for cursive c

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

c c c c c c c c c c c c
Trace over then copy the letter.

c c c c
Trace over the grey letters.

c andle
02 LAC LR

buc ket

c ar

c ircle
7

Alphabet Model for d D

... retrace down ...

... retrace down ...

2
Top to bottom ...

Straight to the right ... ... smooth turn down ...

... smooth turn down ...

Straight to the left ...

... smooth turn down ...

Straight to the left ...

... stop. 

... exit.

... smooth turn ...  ... stop.

... quick turn and up to top ...

8

... quick turn up ...

... quick turn and up to top ...

... quick turn up ...

1 2
02 LAC LR

Practice for cursive d

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

d d d d d d d d d d d d
Trace over then copy the letter.

d d d d
Trace over the grey letters.

dinosaur
02 LAC LR

puddle

dog

hand
9

Alphabet Model for eE

Top to bottom ...

Left to right ...  ... stop. 2

... smooth, quick turn down ... ... up and round ... Start ... ... stop. 

... smooth, quick turn down ... ... up and round ... Start ... ... exit.

Left to right ...  ... stop.

4 Left to right ...

 ... stop.

 ... stop. 4

... quick turn up ...

10

... quick turn up ...

1
02 LAC LR

Practice for cursive e

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

e e e e e e e e e e e e
Trace over then copy the letter.

e e e e
Trace over the grey letters.

e gg
02 LAC LR

bee

t e l evision

env e lop e
11

Alphabet Model for fF

Straight to the left ... 1 ... smooth turn to bottom ... ... smooth turn to bottom ... Straight to the left ... 1

1
Top to bottom ...

Left to right ...  ... stop.

2 Left ...

... to right... ... stop. 

2
... exit.

3 2

Left to right ...  ... stop.

Left to right...

... and up ...

 ... stop.

 ... stop.

 ... stop.

12

02 LAC LR

Practice for cursive f

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

f f f f f f f f f f f f
Trace over then copy the letter.

f f f f
Trace over the grey letters.

fish
02 LAC LR

fe ath er

c offee

roof
13

Alphabet Model for g G

Straight to the left ... ... smooth turn down ...

... smooth turn down ...

Straight to the left ... ... down ...

... smooth turn down ...

Straight to the left ... ... down ...

... top to bottom ...

... quick turn and up to the start ...

... quick turn and up to the start ...

... quick turn and up ...

 ... stop.

... smooth turn to the left ...  ... stop.

14

... smooth turn to the left ...  ... stop.

02 LAC LR

Practice for cursive g

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

g g g g g g g g g g g g
Trace over then copy the letter.

g g g g
Trace over the grey letters.

goat
02 LAC LR

giggl e

girl

giant
15

Alphabet Model for h H

Top to bottom ...

Top to bottom ...

Top to bottom ...

Top to bottom ...

... quick turn down ...

... quick turn down ...

Left to right...  ... stop.

... exit. ... retrace up and round ... ... retrace up and round ...

 ... stop.

... quick turn up ...

 ... stop.

 ... stop.

2
02 LAC LR

16

Practice for cursive h

Trace over then copy the pattern. Trace over the letters.

h h h h h h h h h h h
Trace over then copy the letter.

h h h h
Trace over the grey letters.

helicopter house telephone shoe

02 LAC LR

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