This easy sheet introduces beginning cursive concepts through three short activities. In Fix the Sentence, third graders correct three statements about lifting the pencil, tall letter heights, and starting strokes. Fill in the Blank covers connected letters, the top line, and descender tails on g, j, and y. True or False finishes with three quick questions about the letter e's undercurve, consistent slant, and which letters belong to the overcurve stroke group.
Style:
Cursive Handwriting
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
In cursive, you lift your pencil after every letter in a word.
Rewrite: In cursive, you keep your pencil on the paper to connect letters in a word.
2. Fix the sentence:
Cursive letters like b, d, and l are short letters that sit on the baseline.
Rewrite: Cursive letters like b, d, and l are tall letters that reach the top line.
3. Fix the sentence:
All cursive letters start with an overcurve stroke at the bottom.
Rewrite: Some cursive letters start with an undercurve and some start with an overcurve.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In cursive writing, letters within a word are connected together.
2. Tall cursive letters like b, h, and k reach up to the top line.
3. The letters g, j, and y have tails called descenders that go below the baseline.
4. Good cursive writing keeps a consistent slant so all letters lean the same way.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. In cursive, the letter e starts with an undercurve stroke.
True False
2. Cursive letters should lean in different directions within the same word.
True False
3. The lowercase cursive letters a, c, and d belong to the overcurve group.
True False
Cursive Handwriting
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
In cursive, you lift your pencil after every letter in a word.
Rewrite: In cursive, you keep your pencil on the paper to connect letters in a word.
2) Fix the sentence:
Cursive letters like b, d, and l are short letters that sit on the baseline.
Rewrite: Cursive letters like b, d, and l are tall letters that reach the top line.
3) Fix the sentence:
All cursive letters start with an overcurve stroke at the bottom.
Rewrite: Some cursive letters start with an undercurve and some start with an overcurve.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) In cursive writing, letters within a word are connected together.
2) Tall cursive letters like b, h, and k reach up to the top line.
3) The letters g, j, and y have tails called descenders that go below the baseline.
4) Good cursive writing keeps a consistent slant so all letters lean the same way.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) In cursive, the letter e starts with an undercurve stroke.
True
False
2) Cursive letters should lean in different directions within the same word.
True
False
3) The lowercase cursive letters a, c, and d belong to the overcurve group.
True
False
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