Letter Path Slides
Kindergarten Handwriting
Fundations® Style
Letter Formation Chart
Learn the 4 Writing Lines and how to guide every letter from top to bottom!
☁️ Sky Line
✈️ Plane Line
🌱 Grass Line
🪱 Worm Line
Get your magic writing pointer fingers ready!
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Meet the 4 Writing Lines
Line Landmarks
☁️ Sky Line
Top solid line
✈️ Plane Line
Middle dashed line
🌱 Grass Line
Bottom base line
🪱 Worm Line
Underground line
Every letter sits comfortably on the Grass Line!
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Sky Line Letters (Tall Letters)
☁️ Start at the Sky Line!
Example Pathways Tall & Proud
☁️ Sky Line ⬇️ Start here
✈️ Plane Line
🌱 Grass Line 🛑 Stop here
🪱 Worm Line
Point to the sky line ☁️ and pull straight down to grass 🌱!
b bat /b/
d dog /d/
f fun /f/
h hat /h/
k kite /k/
l lamp /l/
t top /t/
Cross on the Plane Line ✈️!
Verbal Cue: "Start at the Sky Line, pull straight down to the Grass Line!"
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Plane Line Round Letters (Curved Letters)
✈️ Fly Back & Curve!
The "c" Foundation
Many lowercase letters start by making the letter c!
1 Point to Plane Line ✈️
2 Fly backward and curve down
3 Touch the Grass Line 🌱 & curve up
Letters in this family: c, o, a, d, g, q, s
c cat /k/
o octopus /ŏ/
a apple /ă/
d dog /d/
g game /g/
q queen /kw/
Verbal Cue: "Fly back on the plane line, round down to the grass!"
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Plane Line Down Letters (Bounce Letters)
🌱 Down & Bounce Up!
r rat /r/
n nut /n/
m man /m/
p pan /p/
j jug /j/
u up /ŭ/
Down and Trace Back Up
Do not lift your pencil! Go down to the grass line, then trace right back up to make your hump.
1️⃣ Start at plane line ✈️
2️⃣ Pull straight down to grass 🌱
3️⃣ Trace up & make hump(s)
💡 Keep your pencil on the paper!
Verbal Cue: "Start on plane line, pull down to grass, trace back up to make a hump!"
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Worm Line Diggers (Tail Letters)
🪱 Dig Under to the Worm Line!
Underground Diggers!
Only 5 lowercase letters have tails that dig all the way down into the warm soil of the Worm Line!
🌱 Cross through the Grass Line
🪱 Stop at the Worm Line
↩️ Add a curve or tail!
Can you spot all 5 tail letters below?
g game /g/
j jug /j/
p pan /p/
q queen /kw/
y yellow /y/
⭐ 5 Diggers
Uppercase letters NEVER go to the worm line!
Verbal Cue: "Pull down past the grass, dig deep to the worm line!"
Daily Sky Writing Routine
3 Steps to Success
1
Lock Your Arm
Hold two fingers out straight. Lock your elbow and point high into the air!
👉
2
Name the Line
Say the starting line out loud: "Sky Line" or "Plane Line"!
🗣️
3
Chant the Steps
Say the verbal pathway as your fingers write the letter in the sky!
✨
"Top to Bottom, Left to Right, Keep your letters neat and bright!"
Letter Desk Strips
Alphabet Desk Reference Strips
Cut along dashed lines and laminate to attach to student desks or writing folders.
Fundations® Kindergarten Style
Desk Reference 1 Name:
☁️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌱 Grass 🪱 Worm
☁️ ✈️ 🌱 🪱
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
Desk Reference 2 Name:
☁️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌱 Grass 🪱 Worm
☁️ ✈️ 🌱 🪱
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
Desk Reference 3 Name:
☁️ Sky ✈️ Plane 🌱 Grass 🪱 Worm
☁️ ✈️ 🌱 🪱
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
Tip: Encourage students to touch the icons with their pointer finger before writing.
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Letter Family Helper Cards
Mini desk prompts categorized by formation starting points and movement pathways.
Verbal Pathway Cues
☁️
Sky Line Letters
Tall Letters
b d f h k l t
Verbal Pathway:
"Start on the Sky Line ☁️, pull straight down to the Grass Line 🌱!"
✈️
Plane Line Round
"Magic c"
c o a d g q s
Verbal Pathway:
"Start on Plane Line ✈️, fly backward, curve down to Grass 🌱!"
🌱
Down & Bounce
Hump Letters
r n m p j u
Verbal Pathway:
"Start on Plane Line ✈️, pull down, trace back up without lifting pencil!"
🪱
Worm Line Diggers
Tail Letters
g j p q y
Verbal Pathway:
"Cross past Grass Line 🌱, dig straight into the Worm Line 🪱!"
Implementation: Tape family cards to small group intervention tables for targeted practice.
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