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Lowercase Letter FormationSay the directions as you and your students practice writing lowercase letters. The Letter Pictures activities on the ABCs and Such DVD demonstrate these directions.
a: Over, around, up, down. Lowercase a.
b: Down, up, curve around. Lowercase b.
c: Up, over, around, up. Lowercase c.
d: Over, around, up high, down. Lowercase d.
e: Across, up, around, up. Lowercase e.
f: Up, over, down, lift, cross. Lowercase f.
g: Over, around, up, down below, curve up. Lowercase g.
h: Down, up, curve over, down. Lowercase h.
i: Down, lift, dot. Lowercase i.
j: Down below, curve up, lift, dot. Lowercase j.
k: Down, lift, slant in, slant out. Lowercase k.
l: Down. Lowercase l.
m: Down, up, curve over, down, up, curve over, down. Lowercase m.
n: Down, up, curve over, down. Lowercase n.
o: Over, around, close. Lowercase o.
p: Down below, up, curve around. Lowercase p.
q: Over, around, up, down below, curve up. Lowercase q.
r: Down, up, curve over. Lowercase r.
s: Up, over, curve around, curve around. Lowercase s.
t: Down, lift, cross. Lowercase t.
u: Down, curve up, down. Lowercase u.
v: Slant down, slant up. Lowercase v.
w: Slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up. Lowercase w.
x: Slant down, slant down. Lowercase x.
y: Slant down, slant down below. Lowercase y.
z: Across, slant down, across. Lowercase z.
Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
Waterford Early LearningKindergarten
English Language Arts
Capital Letter FormationSay the directions as you and your students practice writing capital letters. The Letter Pictures activities on the ABCs and Such DVD demonstrate these directions.
A: Slant down, slant down, across. Capital A.
B: Down, up, curve around, curve around. Capital B.
C: Curve around. Capital C.
D: Down, up, curve around. Capital D.
E: Across, down, across, across. Capital E.
F: Across, down, across. Capital F.
G: Curve around, in. Capital G.
H: Down, down, across. Capital H.
I: Down, across, across. Capital I.
J: Down, curve up. Capital J.
K: Down, slant down, slant down. Capital K.
L: Down, across. Capital L.
M: Down, lift, slant down, slant up, down. Capital M.
N: Down, lift, slant down, up. Capital N.
O: Curve around. Capital O.
P: Down, up, curve around. Capital P.
Q: Curve around, lift, slant down. Capital Q.
R: Down, up, curve around, slant down. Capital R.
S: Curve around, curve around. Capital S.
T: Down, lift, across. Capital T.
U: Down, curve up. Capital U.
V: Slant down, slant up. Capital V.
W: Slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up. Capital W.
X: Slant down, slant down. Capital X.
Y: Slant down, slant down, down. Capital Y.
Z: Across, slant down, across. Capital Z.
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Block Letter Chart: Capital
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Block Letter Chart: Lowercase
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Capital Block Letters
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Lowercase Block Letters
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Letter Picture Handwriting Worksheets: Capital
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A: “Slant down, slant down, across. Capital A.”
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B: “Down, up, curve around, curve around. Capital B.”
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C: “Curve around. Capital C.”
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D: “Down, up, curve around. Capital D.”
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E: “Across, down, across, across. Capital E.”
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F: “Across, down, across. Capital F.”
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G: “Curve around, in. Capital G.”
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H: “Down, down, across. Capital H.”
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I: “Down, across, across. Capital I.”
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J: “Down, curve up. Capital J.”
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K: “Down, slant down, slant down. Capital K.”
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L: “Down, across. Capital L.”
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M: “Down, lift, slant down, slant up, down. Capital M.”
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N: “Down, lift, slant down, up. Capital N.”
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O: “Curve around. Capital O.”
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P: “Down, up, curve around. Capital P.”
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Q: “Curve around, lift, slant down. Capital Q.”
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R: “Down, up, curve around, slant down. Capital R.”
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S: “Up, over, curve around, curve around. Capital S.”
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T: “Down, lift, across. Capital T.”
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U: “Down, curve up. Capital U.”
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V: “Slant down, slant up. Capital V.”
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W: “Slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up. Capital W.”
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X: “Slant down, slant down. Capital X.”
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Y: “Slant down, slant down, down. Capital Y.”
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Z: “Across, slant down, across. Capital Z.”
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Letter Picture Handwriting Worksheets: Lowercase
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a: “Over, around, up, down. Lowercase a.”
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b: “Down, up, curve around. Lowercase b.”
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c: “Up, over, around, up. Lowercase c.”
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d: “Over, around, up high, down. Lowercase d.”
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e: “Across, up, around, up. Lowercase e.”
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f: “Up, over, down, lift, cross. Lowercase f.”
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g: “Over, around, up, down below, curve up. Lowercase g.”
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h: “Down, up, curve over, down. Lowercase h.”
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i: “Down, lift, dot. Lowercase i.”
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j: “Down below, curve up, lift, dot. Lowercase j.”
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k: “Down, lift, slant in, slant out. Lowercase k.”
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l: “Down. Lowercase l.”
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m: “Down, up, curve over, down, up, curve over, down. Lowercase m.”
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n: “Down, up, curve over, down. Lowercase n.”
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o: “Over, around, close. Lowercase o.”
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p: “Down below, up, curve around. Lowercase p.”
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q: “Over, around, up, down below, curve up. Lowercase q.”
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r: “Down, up, curve over. Lowercase r.”
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s: “Up, over, curve around, curve around. Lowercase s.”
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t: “Down, lift, cross. Lowercase t.”
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u: “Down, curve up, down. Lowercase u.”
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v: “Slant down, slant up. Lowercase v.”
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w: “Slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up. Lowercase w.”
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x: “Slant down, slant down. Lowercase x.”
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y: “Slant down, slant down below. Lowercase y.”
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z: “Across, slant down, across. Lowercase z.”
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a: “O
ver, around, up, down. Low
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own, up, curve around. Low
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B: “Dow
n, up, curve around, curve around. Capital B.”
A: “Slant down, slant dow
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c: “Up, over, around, up. Low
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L: “Dow
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Letter Dictation Sheets: Capital and Lowercase
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Name _____________________________ Date _____________
Capital Letters1. 4.2. 3.
5. 8.6. 7.
9. 12.10. 11.
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17. 20.18. 19.
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Lowercase Letters1. 4.2. 3.
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