Magic c Cursive Letters

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1 Cursive Letters Bump the line Bump the line Up like a helicopter Back down bump travel away Up like a helicopter Up higher Back down bump travel away Up like a helicopter Back down, turn Aim for corner travel away T he first group of letters is familiar from printing and these letters use the basic c to c connection. Children can easily identify these letters. In both print and cursive, these letters start on the mid line with the stroke.

2 Letters Without Loops that Connect at the Bottom like a helicopter bump Climb back up and over And down bump like a helicopter bump Cross Climb back up And over and around Bump the pole T hese letters are also familiar from printing. T he h and p have been de-looped for simplicity. Letters h, t, and p end on the baseline. T hey are easy to connect to letters that start on the baseline.

3 Letters with Loops that Connect at the Bottom Travel then up Stay on your side Bump, travel away Travel then up Stay on your side Bump, travel away Travel then up U turn Aim for corner elf T his group doesn t look like the printed letters. Letter e is the most frequently used letter. All three use similar stroke patterns and strategies. We keep the loops on e, l, and f because making a loop helps the pencil move in the right direction to connect to the next letter.

4 Familiar from Print, travel, up Back down bump, travel, up Back down, turn Aim for corner Back down bump Dot Back down, turn Aim for corner Dot Most children recognize these letters from printing. T hey are fairly easy to learn. T he letters u and y begin with similar strokes, and letters i and j begin with similar strokes.

5 Not Familiar from Print like a helicopter Climb back up and over and around Kick! Slide away Smile bump Straight jet take-off Bump, make a J turn Touch, travel away T hese three letters are not familiar from printing. T hey can be challenging, but if taught using the step-by-step directions, they will not present any difficulty. T he letter k has been de-looped to keep it clear and simple.

6 Tow Truck Letters Keep on going Circle around with tow and up and up with tow Start with an Travel and up with tow And up with tow T his group has a special name - the Tow Truck Letters. T hese four letters are the only lowercase cursive letters that do not end on the baseline. T he ending sticks out like a tow, and it never bends down to pick up another letter.

7 Tricky Letters Travel, up and over Again Again Travel, up and over Again Special Situation fro After Tow Truck Letter, use printed m After Tow Truck Letter, use printed n T he number of bumps in these letters is important and tricky. When a Tow Truck Letter comes before m or n, use the printed style of these letters. Children should know the difference between the printed and cursive letters.

8 Infrequently Used Climb up Side down Cross Up like a helicopter Back down U turn Aim for corner, Make your half Make another half Aim for corner, T hese letters are used infrequently and can be challenging, so we wait until the end to introduce them. Although q uses a stroke, it is taught here to avoid confusion with g.

9 Lowercase Partners Up Back down Around Back down Up Again Cross down Back down Small J turn Half heart Up, over, down Small J turn T hese letters are taught first because they are easy. T hey look just like their lowercase partners, only bigger! T he fancy strokes and extras have been eliminated, making them clean, clear, and easy to learn.

10 Familiar from Print Capitals Up around Up around Around again Up around Up over down Up over down One more Up over Kick T hese letters are familiar from printing. T hey use a common introductory stroke pattern: ready, down. It s like picking up a hammer (ready) and hitting a nail (down).

11 Not Familiar from Print Capitals t f i j d Cross Curve up Big J turn Curve up Straight down Small J turn small turn Flip over Curve up end l g s e q Start like in the air small turn Flip over Curve up Top like + big J turn Jet takes off Print s c in the air c again Half heart Small turn Flip over T hese letters are new and require special attention to consistent modeling and practice. T here are Letter Stories in the Teacher s Guide for G and S. E is unfamiliar but easy. We give children the option to use a printed or a cursive Q.