Magic c Cursive Letters
Magic c Cursive Letters Magic c Bump the line Magic c Bump the line Up like a helicopter Bump! Back down bump travel away Magic c Up like a helicopter Up higher Back down bump travel away Magic c Up like a helicopter Bump! 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 Magic c stroke. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Letters Without Loops that Connect at the Bottom Travel up like a helicopter Slide down bump Climb back up and over And down bump Travel away Travel up like a helicopter Slide down bump Travel away Cross Travel up Bump! Slide down Climb back up And over and around Bump the pole Travel away 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Letters with Loops that Connect at the Bottom Travel then up Turn Down Stay on your side Bump, travel away elf Travel then up Turn Down Stay on your side Bump, travel away Travel then up Turn Down U turn Aim for corner Travel away 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Familiar from Print Down, travel, up Bump! Back down bump Travel away Down, travel, up Bump! Back down, turn Aim for corner Travel away Travel up Bump! Back down bump Travel away Dot Travel up Bump! Back down, turn Aim for corner Travel away 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Not Familiar from Print Travel up like a helicopter Slide down Bump! Climb back up and over and around Kick! Slide away Travel up Bump! Smile Down bump Travel away Straight jet take-off Bump Down, 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Tow Truck Letters Magic c Keep on going Circle around End with tow Down and up Down and up End with tow Start with an Travel and up End with tow Slide down Bump! And up End 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Tricky Letters Travel, up and over Down Again Again Special Situation fro After Tow Truck Letter, use printed m Travel, up and over Down Again 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Infrequently Used Climb up Side down Cross Magic c Up like a helicopter Bump! Back down U turn Aim for corner, Travel away Make your half Make another half Turn Aim for corner, Travel away T hese letters are used infrequently and can be challenging, so we wait until the end to introduce them. Although q uses a Magic c stroke, it is taught here to avoid confusion with g. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Lowercase Partners Magic c Magic c Up Back down Slide down Up End Down Travel up Again End Down Travel up Back down Magic c Around End Slide down Cross down Down Travel up Back down Small J turn End Half heart Up, over, down Small J turn End 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Familiar from Print Capitals Ready down Up around Ready down Up over down Ready down Up over down One more Ready down Up around Around again Ready down Up around Slide down Ready down Down Up over End Ready down Kick Slide down 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). © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears® Not Familiar from Print Capitals t f Ready down Turn Cross Ready down Turn l Start like in the air Down small turn Flip over i Curve up Top like + Down big J turn End Curve up Straight down Small J turn End Curve up Down Big J turn End g j s Jet takes off Print s End d Down small turn Flip over Curve up end e c in the air c again q 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. © 2011 Handwriting Without Tears®
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