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1st Grade Handwriting Curriculum, Year-Long

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1st Grade Handwriting Curriculum cover, 30 weeks, showing sample letter, number, sight word and seasonal word practice
Overview of the weekly packet pages before printing
How to Use This Resource: print a weekly packet, hand pages out daily, staple them or hole punch them into a notebook
Teacher note on packet assembly and binder use
2nd Grade Sight Words list: 30 Dolch words such as after, every, from, know, once, thank and when
Reference list for the sight word practice pages
Pre-writing strokes: students trace dotted diagonal lines from each start dot, with an airplane picture by the name
Fine motor warm-up before letter formation
Curved strokes: students trace dotted arcs, circles and S-curves from start dots, with a ladybug picture by the name line
Morning handwriting warm-up on rounded strokes
Wavy curves: students trace five dotted wave lines from each start dot, with a dolphin picture by the name line
Second curved-line page for extra stroke practice
Zigzag strokes: students trace dotted zigzag lines from each start dot, practising sharp turns, with a van picture
Quick practice on changing direction mid-stroke
Bumps and jumps: students trace dotted hopping arcs from each start dot, with a frog picture by the name line
Pencil-control practice on bouncing strokes
Scoops and loops: students trace dotted cup shapes and joined loops from each start dot, with a duck picture by the name
Daily packet page for loop and scoop strokes
Up, across and down: students trace dotted slanted shapes with sharp corners from each start dot, with a truck picture
Practice on stopping cleanly at corners
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Writing, Handwriting

Grades

Grade 1

Types

Worksheets & Printables

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Simply Schoolgirl
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About This Product

This resource is a full-year handwriting curriculum designed for first-grade students! This resource is easy to print and ready for use right away.

Handwriting at this age is essential to set students up for success in first grade and beyond!

Each week includes a set of five structured practice pages to reinforce letter and number formation, sight words, and seasonal vocabulary.

The pages are arranged horizontally, making them easy to staple or clip into a binder for organized storage and completion.

With over 190 pages covering 30 weeks, this curriculum provides an easy way to help students grow handwriting skills all year long.

Weekly Outline:

  • Weekly Cover Page (30 total)

  • Day 1: Tracing and rewriting both uppercase and lowercase letters.

  • Day 2: Practice with number tracing and rewriting.

  • Day 3: Focus on letter formation, then trace and rewrite simple letter words.

  • Day 4: Sight word tracing and rewriting (using the 1st Grade Dolch Common Noun list).

  • Day 5: Seasonal vocabulary tracing and rewriting.

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