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Trace and Write.

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Table of Contents
How to write properly............. 2-3
Focus on Size.............................4-5
Basic Strokes.............................6-11
The Manuscript Alphabet..........12
The Letter m…….......................….... 14
Uppercase M……..................15
The Letter t…………..........................16
Uppercase T…........................17
The Letter a…….......................…..... 18
Uppercase A……...................19
The Letter s…………......................... 20
Uppercase S……................... 21
Review Letters Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss, -22,23
The Letter d………............................ 24
Uppercase D.......................... 25
The Letter i………............................. 26
Uppercase I…........................ 27
The Letter f….……............................ 28
Uppercase F............................ 29
The Letter r………............................. 30
Uppercase R…....................... 31
Review Letters Dd, Ii, Ff, Rr,-32,33
The Letter l………............................. 34
Uppercase L…....................... 35
The Letter o……..........................….. 36
Uppercase O......................... 37
The Letter n..……............................. 38
Uppercase N........................ 39
The Letter p………........................... 40
Uppercase P........................... 41
Review Letters Ll, Oo, Nn, Pp, -42,43
The Letter e………........................... 44
Uppercase E…...................... 45
The Letter h………........................... 46
Uppercase H…...................... 47
The Letter v……................................ 48
Uppercase V....................…... 49
The Letter u…….......................…..... 50
Uppercase U…...................... 51
Review Letters Ee, Hh, Vv, Uu -52,53
The Letter b.........................................54
Uppercase B…...................... 55
The Letter k………........................…56
Uppercase K……..................57
The Letter c…………........................ 58
Uppercase C…...................... 59
The Letter g………............................ 60
Uppercase G.......................... 61
Review Letters Bb, Kk, Cc, Gg-62,63
The Letter j………............................ 64
Uppercase J…....................... 65
The Letter w………........................... 66
Uppercase W...................….. 67
The Letter x………........................... 68
Uppercase X…...................... 69
The Letter z………............................ 70
Uppercase Z….......................71
Review Letters Jj, Ww, Xx, Zz -72,73
The Letter q………............................ 74
Uppercase Q…...................... 75
The Letter y……..........................….. 76
Uppercase Y........................... 77
Review Letters Qq, Yy-78,79
Numbers............................................. 80
Colors.................................................. 81
Months of the year- 1........................ 82
Months of the year- 2........................ 83
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 Letters and numerals come in three sizes.
Tall letters touch the top guideline, or the skyline. All of the capital letters and numerals are tall.

A B
___ C 1 2 _3
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Write three tall letters and three numerals on the line below.

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Small letters sit on the baseline. They are only as tall as the dotted middle line, or midline.

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n __
s r x _z
Write six small letters on the line below.

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Below-the-line letters are as tall as the midline, but they hang below the baseline.

q y
___ __p g j_
Write the five below-the-line letters on the line below.

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You can write every letter and number with just four strokes.
Vertical lines are straight up and down. Trace the vertical lines.

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Horizontal lines are straight from side to side. Trace the horizontal lines.

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Circle lines can be backward circles and forward circles. Trace the circles.

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Slanted lines lean backward or forward. Trace the slanted lines.

k M_
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Vertical Lines
We use vertical lines to make letters.

Trace the vertical letters.

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l l__l l l_ _l
i__ i__i i i_ _i
Write Vertical Lines.
Start at the green dot.

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 Horizontal Lines
We use Horizontal lines to make letters.

Trace the Horizontal letters.

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Add Horizontal stripes to the ball.

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Circle Lines
We use circle lines to make letters.

Trace the circle letters.

O O__
__ O O O _O _
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o o __
o o o o_o o_
Trace the circle dotted lines.

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 Slanted Lines
We use Slanted lines to make letters.

Trace the slanted letters.

_ __ __ __
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Write slanted lines.
Start at the green dot.

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 Trace and Write.

1 A a __B b
___ C_c
2 Dd
____ Ee Ff
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3 Gg
___ H h ___ Ii
4 Jj
__ K k ____Ll
5 Mm
_ N _____
n Oo
6 Pp
_ Q _____
q Rr
7 Ss
_ T _____
Uu Vv
8 Ww Xx _____
_ Yy Zz 12
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 _m
Trace and Write. monkey

1 m m __m m _m
___ 1

2 ____
m m m m__m 2

3 ___ ___ 3

4 __ ____ 4

5 _ _____ 5
Und
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be

6 _ _____ 6

7 _ _____ 7

8 _ onkey _____
oney 14
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 _M
Trace and Write. money

___M__ M M _
m M
1

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m M
2 M M M__
3___ ___
4__ ____
5_ _____
Underline
your
best M.

6_ _____
7_ _____
8_ Mm _____
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 _ telephone

Trace and Write.

1 ___ __ _ 1

2 ____ __ 2

3 ___ ___ 3

4 __ ____ 4

5 _ _____ 5

6 _ _____ 6

7 _ _____ 7

8 _ elephone _____
axi 16
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 _T
Trace and Write.
taxi

1 T___T __T T _T
2 ____ __
3 ___ ___
4 __ ____
5 _ _____
Ask
a friend to circle
your best R.

6 _ _____
7 _ _____
8 _ T
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