Uppercase Formation Cards
A
Uppercase A
🍎 Apple /ă/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Slide down to grass line.
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Point to sky line. Slide down to grass line.
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Cross on the plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
B
Uppercase B
🦇 Bat /b/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to the sky line. Go down to the grass line.
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Point to sky line. Fly around to plane line, then to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
C
Uppercase C
🐱 Cat /k/
1 Stroke
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the sky line.
Fly back and curve down around to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
D
Uppercase D
🐶 Dog /d/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to the sky line. Go straight down to the grass line.
-
Point to sky line. Fly around down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
E
Uppercase E
🥚 Ed /ĕ/
4 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3 4
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to sky line. Go down to grass line.
2-4. Line across on sky line, then plane line, then grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
F
Uppercase F
🐟 Fun /f/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go straight down to grass line.
-
Line across on sky line. 3. Line on plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
G
Uppercase G
🎮 Game /g/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Fly back and curve down to grass line.
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Curve up to plane line, and make a line back straight in.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
H
Uppercase H
🏠 Hat /h/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go down to grass line.
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Point to sky line. Go down to grass. 3. Cross on plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
I
Uppercase I
🦎 Itch /ĭ/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go straight down to grass line.
-
Cross on sky line. 3. Cross on grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
J
Uppercase J
🏺 Jug /j/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go down to grass line and curve back up.
-
Cross on the sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
K
Uppercase K
🪁 Kite /k/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go down to grass line.
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Slide into plane. 3. Slide out to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
L
Uppercase L
🪵 Lamp /l/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to the sky line. Go straight down to the grass line.
-
Make a line across on the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
M
Uppercase M
🐒 Man /m/
4 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3 4
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to sky line. Go down to grass line.
2-4. Slide down, slide up, and go straight down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
N
Uppercase N
🥜 Nut /n/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go straight down to grass line.
-
Slide down to grass. 3. Go straight up to sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
O
Uppercase O
🐙 Octopus /ŏ/
1 Stroke
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the sky line.
Fly back, curve around to grass line, back up to sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
P
Uppercase P
🥞 Pan /p/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to sky line. Go down to grass line.
-
Point to sky line. Fly around to plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
Q
Uppercase Q
👑 Queen /kw/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Curve around from sky to grass and back up.
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Make a tail sliding down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
R
Uppercase R
🐀 Rat /r/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Go down to grass. 2. Fly around to plane.
-
Slide down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
S
Uppercase S
🐍 Snake /s/
1 Stroke
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to sky line. Curve to plane line, then down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
T
Uppercase T
🔝 Top /t/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to sky line. Go straight down to grass line.
-
Cross on the sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
U
Uppercase U
☂️ Up /ŭ/
1 Stroke
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to sky line. Go down to grass, curve around, and go back up to sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
V
Uppercase V
🚐 Van /v/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to sky line. Slide down to grass line.
-
Slide up to sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
W
Uppercase W
💨 Wind /w/
4 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3 4
Verbal Pathway:
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Slide down to grass line. 2-3. Slide up to plane, slide to grass.
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Slide up to sky line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
X
Uppercase X
🦊 Fox /ks/
2 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to sky line. Slide down to grass line.
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Point to other side, slide across down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
Y
Uppercase Y
🟡 Yellow /y/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Slide down to plane line. 2. Slide down to plane line.
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Go straight down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
Z
Uppercase Z
🦓 Zebra /z/
3 Strokes
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2 3
Verbal Pathway:
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Line across on sky line. 2. Slide down to grass line.
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Make a line across on grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice ☀️ Start on sky line
☀️ ✈️ 🌿 WRITE WRITE
📐
Fundations Lines
Handwriting Reference Guide
Guide
☀️
Sky Line Top Line
All uppercase letters start here!
✈️
Plane Line Middle Dashed
Crossbars and lowercase waistline.
🌿
Grass Line Base Line
All uppercase letters sit on this line.
🪱
Worm Line Underground
Used for lowercase descenders (g, j, p, q, y).
💡 Teacher & Student Tip:
Remember: uppercase letters never go below the grass line into the worm line!
✏️
Pencil Grip & Stance
Handwriting Success Checklist
Habits
👌
Pinch & Rest (Tripod Grip)
Pinch pencil with thumb and index finger, resting on middle finger.
🪑
Feet Flat & Back Tall
Sit back in your chair with feet planted on the floor.
🖐️
Helper Hand Holds Paper
Keep the card flat and steady with your other hand.
Pre-Writing Warmup Pattern:
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Lowercase Formation Cards
a
Lowercase a
🍎 Apple /ă/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the plane line.
Go back and curve around to the grass line, go up to the plane line, and trace down to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at the dot •
a • •
b
Lowercase b
🦇 Bat /b/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the sky line.
Go down to the grass line. Trace back up to the plane line, and curve around to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at the dot •
b • •
c
Lowercase c
🐱 Cat /k/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the plane line.
Fly back and curve down around to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at the dot •
c • •
d
Lowercase d
🐶 Dog /d/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go back and around to grass line.
Go all the way up to the sky line, and trace back down to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at the dot •
d • •
e
Lowercase e
🥚 Ed /ĕ/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point between plane line and grass line.
Fly straight forward, curve up to the plane line, and curve around to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start between lines •
e • •
f
Lowercase f
🐟 Fun /f/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Point below sky line. Curve up and go straight down to grass line.
-
Cross on the plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start below sky •
f • •
g
Lowercase g
🎮 Game /g/
Tail Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go around to grass line, up to plane line.
Trace straight down past grass to worm line and curve back!
✏️ Trace & Practice Goes to worm line 🪱
g • •
h
Lowercase h
🏠 Hat /h/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the sky line. Go down to grass line.
Trace up to plane line, make a hump and go down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at sky •
h • •
i
Lowercase i
🦎 Itch /ĭ/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to the plane line. Go down to grass line.
-
Add a dot above the plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
i • •
j
Lowercase j
🏺 Jug /j/
Tail Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
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Point to plane line. Go down past grass line to worm line and curve back.
-
Add a dot above the plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Goes to worm line 🪱
j • •
k
Lowercase k
🪁 Kite /k/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to sky line. Go straight down to grass line.
-
Point to plane line, slide into the line, slide out to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at sky •
k • •
l
Lowercase l
🪵 Lamp /l/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the sky line.
Go straight down to the grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at sky •
l • •
m
Lowercase m
🐒 Man /m/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go down to grass line.
Trace up, make a hump to grass, trace up, make a hump and go down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
m • •
n
Lowercase n
🥜 Nut /n/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go down to grass line.
Trace up to plane line, make a hump and go down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
n • •
o
Lowercase o
🐙 Octopus /ŏ/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the plane line.
Fly back, curve down to the grass line, and curve back up to the plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
o • •
p
Lowercase p
🥞 Pan /p/
Tail Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go down past grass to worm line.
Trace up to plane line, and curve around to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Goes to worm line 🪱
p • •
q
Lowercase q
👑 Queen /kw/
Tail Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go around to grass line, back up to plane.
Trace straight down to worm line and point back up.
✏️ Trace & Practice Goes to worm line 🪱
q • •
r
Lowercase r
🐀 Rat /r/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go down to grass line.
Trace up to plane line, and make a little curve.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
r • •
s
Lowercase s
🐍 Snake /s/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to the plane line.
Fly back and curve to middle, then curve forward down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
s • •
t
Lowercase t
🔝 Top /t/
Tall Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to sky line. Go straight down to grass line.
-
Cross on the plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at sky •
t • •
u
Lowercase u
☂️ Up /ŭ/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Go down to grass line, curve up to plane line.
Trace straight down to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
u • •
v
Lowercase v
🚐 Van /v/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to plane line. Slide down to grass line.
-
Slide up to plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
v • •
w
Lowercase w
💨 Wind /w/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Slide down to grass line.
Slide up to plane, slide down to grass, and slide up to plane line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
w • •
x
Lowercase x
🦊 Fox /ks/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to plane line. Slide down to grass line.
-
Point to plane line, slide down across to grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
x • •
y
Lowercase y
🟡 Yellow /y/
Tail Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1 2
Verbal Pathway:
-
Point to plane line. Slide down to grass line.
-
Point to plane line, slide down across to worm line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Goes to worm line 🪱
y • •
z
Lowercase z
🦓 Zebra /z/
Small Letter
☀️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌿 Grass 🪱 Worm
1
Verbal Pathway:
- Point to plane line. Make a line across on plane line.
Slide down to grass line, and make a line across on grass line.
✏️ Trace & Practice Start at plane •
z • •
📏
Lowercase Groups
Line Placement Anchor Chart
Guide
🦒 Tall Letters (Sky to Grass) 7 letters
b, d, f, h, k, l, t
🐢 Small Letters (Plane to Grass) 14 letters
a, c, e, i, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x, z
🐒 Tail Letters (Plane to Worm) 5 letters
g, j, p, q, y
💡 Kindergarten Memory Clue:
Tall letters touch the sky! Small letters stay in the grass! Tail letters dig underground to the worm!
✨
Magic "c" Letters
Wilson Fundations Secret
Secret
6 lowercase letters all start with the exact same Magic "c" curve at the plane line:
c
The Starter
a
c + down
d
c + up tall
o
c + close up
g
c + tail hook
q
c + point
🪄 Teacher Chant:
"If you can make a Magic c, you can make a, d, o, g, and q easily!"
