Handwriting is becoming a lost art. Many schools in the United States don't teach it anymore. And maybe you've noticed your handwriting getting sloppy over the years.
Kids aren't the only ones who should learn and practice good handwriting---adults should too. Free handwriting worksheets could help you do just that.
Here are some awesome websites where you can download free worksheets for cursive handwriting practice.
1. WorksheetWorks.com
WorksheetWorks.com allows you to create a custom worksheet for cursive handwriting practice.
Customize your practice worksheet with the Handwriting Options and custom text will be rendered using traditional cursive lettering.
The website is in Public Beta Preview, so there may be some quirks and many parts are not available yet. You may notice some features and resources may move or be removed for a while.
They provide this service for free, but not all materials are available for free. They encourage you to sign up for an annual membership for $14.95. Membership supports the site and gives you access to all the materials on the site.
2. HandwritingPractice.net
HandwritingPractice.net provides many ways to customize cursive handwriting practice worksheets. You can create the letters from dots for tracing or make hollow, outlined letters to trace inside.
Add a title and the text you want for tracing and watch it appear on the worksheet. Change the letter style and size or the color of the text, lines, and arrows.
3. HandwritingWorksheets.com
Visit Handwritingworksheets.com to create custom, perfectly connected, cursive handwriting worksheets. No matter what you type, the cursive letters are correctly connected. Their program analyzes each letter you type and perfectly connects it to the previous letter. And each letter appears on the worksheet in real time.
You have control over your worksheet's appearance. Customize the letter size and color, line color, and whether you want to show arrows on your letters or starting dots to show where to start.
Add a single word, a name and a sentence, several different words, or a paragraph to your worksheet. Then, send the worksheet to your printer, or print it to PDF.
4. Studenthandouts.com
If you're looking for a quick solution for a cursive handwriting practice worksheet, Studenthandouts.com have a few ready-made ones available. They have a large list of worksheets you can print, some for practicing printed handwriting and some for cursive handwriting.
These worksheets cannot be customized.
You can print the PDF files in your browser or download them (right-click on the link and select the option to save it).
5. Softschools.com
SoftSchools.com offers many types of free worksheets, including math worksheets, math games, grammar quizzes, and handwriting worksheets.
The handwriting worksheets are not customizable. Scroll through the list and click the one you want. It displays in a box on the current tab where you can either download or print it.
6. Kidzone.ws
Kidzone.ws provides ready-to-use printable cursive handwriting practice worksheets. You can't customize these worksheets, but they are organized in groups that are formed in a similar manner, like round letters, loopy letters, and lumpy letters.
If you're teaching, use the worksheets in the order listed on the site. Each worksheet builds on the previous ones, which is important when learning cursive, so your students correctly learn to connect the cursive letters.
7. K12reader.com
The cursive practice worksheets at k12reader.com provide practice writing each cursive letter in capital and lowercase form multiple times on one line each. Then the letter is combined as letter pairs and as words.
You can download or print a worksheet for each letter in PDF format.
8. Education.com
The cursive handwriting practice worksheets on Education.com provide practice writing each letter of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase and a sentence featuring the letter.
You can have your students apply their new cursive handwriting skills with their writing sentences worksheets.
9. Allkidsnetwork.com
Like k12reader.com and Education.com, Allkidsnetwork.com provides free cursive handwriting practice worksheets for each letter of the alphabet. But they also offer several that allow students to practice writing sentences using the cursive letters they learned.
You can preview, download, and print each worksheet.
10. CursiveLogic.com [No Longer Available]
CursiveLogic.com works differently than the other websites we've listed here. You sign up for free and receive cursive handwriting practice worksheets in your email inbox on a regular basis.
The CursiveLogic program teaches the essential structure of the cursive alphabet, rather than having students memorize the cursive alphabet. They teach similarly shaped letters together, having students connect the letters as they write them. Students never write letters on their own, disconnected from other letters. Letters are always written as a connected string.
Learn more about how the CursiveLogic teaching method works.
Don't Let the Art of Handwriting Die Out
Handwriting is important and cursive handwriting should be taught to kids. It keeps them connected to family members, like parents and grandparents, through their notes, letters, and journals.
If you are looking for a more structured course, then Udemy offers a handwriting course called Improve Your Handwriting: Improve Your Life, which can be enrolled in for as little as $9.99 when it's on sale.
Do you handwrite faster than you can type on your phone? You can handwrite notes on paper and then convert your handwriting to text using optical character recognition (OCR).
Handwriting training can improve your creativity and we've covered more fantastic resources for improving your handwriting. Shock a friend or family member and send them a handwritten letter!