Handwriting Hero Practice Sheet
Primary Writing Skills
Handwriting Hero Practice Sheet
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Hero Target: Sit tall, keep letters inside their guidelines, and leave a 1-finger space between words!
1 Letter Sizing Zones: Know Your Lines
Notice where each letter starts and sits
☁️ Sky Letters (Tall) Top to Base
Touch top line down to baseline.
b d f h k l t + All Capitals
🌿 Grass Letters (Small) Midline Down
Fit under midline, sit on baseline.
a c e i m n o r s u v w x z Stay under midline
🌱 Tail Letters (Fall) Dips Below
Sit on baseline, hang tail below.
g j p q y Tails hang down
2 Letter Formation: Trace and Write
Trace the guide letters, then write 3 more
☁️ Sky Letter Practice: Start high at the sky line and pull down Models: B b • D d • T t
Sky ☁️
Mid 🌿
Base 🪨
Bb Dd Tt •
🌿 Grass Letter Practice: Stay under the dashed line, touch the baseline Models: a • c • m • r • s
Sky ☁️
Mid 🌿
Base 🪨
a c m r s •
🌱 Tail Letter Practice: Start at midline, dive tails down below baseline Models: g • j • p • y
Sky ☁️
Mid 🌿
Base 🪨
Tail 🐛
g j p y •
3 Word Spacing Lab: The 1-Finger Space Rule
Words need room to breathe!
✕
Too Squished (No Spaces) thecatranfast
✓
Hero Spacing (1-Finger Space) the 👉 cat 👉 ran
Spacing Fix-It: Rewrite this squished phrase with neat 1-finger spaces: my big dog
Page 1: Formation & Sizing Basics Turn over for Sentence Copying Challenge ➔
Accuracy & Stamina
Sentence Copying Challenge
Page 2 of 2
Take your time • Write neatly
1️⃣ Capital Start Tall sky letter
2️⃣ Sit on the Line No floating letters
3️⃣ Finger Spaces Leave room
4️⃣ Punctuation Period at end
1 Sentence Level 1 (Short & Crisp) 5 Words
The sun is warm today.
Read first, then copy ✍️
2 Sentence Level 2 (Sky & Tail Mix) 6 Words
A quick fox jumps very high.
Watch tail letters q, y, g
3 Sentence Level 3 (Stamina Master) 7 Words + Exclamation
We can play together in the park!
Check word spacing!
Handwriting Detective: Self-Check
Check off each item after looking closely at your writing:
Tall letters touch sky line Tail letters dip below 1-finger spaces used Capital start, period end
Teacher Stamp
Hero Score:
🌟 Ready to Roll!
