Handwriting

Boy at desk doing work

Listed below are the hand writing strokes for kindergarten.  We ask students to start at the top when they are writing and hold the pencil with a tri-pod grasp, between the thumb and pointer finger and resting on the middle finger.

A  slant down, slant down, across

B  down, up around, around

C  over, around and open

D  down, up, around

E  down, across, across, across

F  down, across, across

G  over, around, across

H  down, down, across

I  down, across, across

J  down, curve

K  down, slant in, slant out

L  down, across

M Down, up, slant down, slant up, down

N  down, slant down, up

O over, around, close

P  down, up, around

Q  over, around, close, slant out

R  down, up, around, slant out

S  over, around, curve

T  down, across

U  down, curve up

V  slant down, slant up

W  slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up

X  slant down, slant across

Y  slant down, slant up, down

Z  across, slant down, across

a  over, around and down

b  dow…n, up and around

c  over, around and open

d  over, around, u…p and down

e  across, over, around and open

f  over, dow…n, across

g  over, around, dow…n and curve

h  dow…n, up and over

i  down, dot

j  down, curve, dot

k  dow…n, slant in, slant out

l  dow…n

m  down, up, over, up, over

n  down, up, over

o  over, around, close

p  dow…n, up, around

q  over, around, down

r  down, up, curve

s  over, around and curve

t  down, across

u  down, curve up, down

v  slant down, slant up

w  slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up

x  slant down, slant across

y  slant down, slant dow…n

z  across, slant down, across