Grade 2 | CURSIVE
WEEK 7 • COPYBOOK • DAYS 1–5
This week’s letters begin with an overcurve, like a small hill. Then you will practice the hardest joins and write all 26 lowercase letters. Do one short lesson a day, about 10 to 15 minutes. Print this week’s sheets and write on them with a sharpened pencil.
Printable Copybook PDF: Download Week 7 handwriting practice sheets (five full-size pages). Print at 100% on US Letter paper; do not scale to fit. Complete the lessons and Day 5 assessment by hand.
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Day 1: The Letters n and m
How to write n
- Start a little below the midline (green dot).
- Overcurve up to the midline and slant down to the baseline.
- Without lifting, trace back up the slant a little way.
- Overcurve to the midline, slant down to the baseline and curve up to finish.
How to write m
- Start a little below the midline (green dot).
- Overcurve up to the midline and slant down to the baseline.
- Without lifting, trace back up a little way. Overcurve again and slant down to the baseline.
- Trace back up a little way. Overcurve a third time, slant down and curve up to finish.
Trace and write
Trace the gray letters. Start each one on its green dot. Then write on your own after the model.
Join the letters
Trace and then write these joined words: man, name, moon. Your printed sheet has a row for each word.
Check your work. Put a check in each box you can say yes to.
- ☐ I started each letter on the green dot’s spot.
- ☐ My letters reach the right lines.
- ☐ My letters lean the same way.
- ☐ I joined the letters in each word without lifting, except to dot or cross.
Day 2: The Letters v and x
How to write v
- Start a little below the midline (green dot).
- Overcurve up to the midline and slant down.
- Curve along the baseline and swing up to the midline.
- Stop on the midline. Inside a word, the v ends with a bridge along the midline.
How to write x
- Start a little below the midline (green dot).
- Overcurve up to the midline and slant down to the baseline.
- Curve up a little to finish.
- Lift your pencil. Cross with a slant from the midline on the right down to the baseline on the left.
Trace and write
Trace the gray letters. Start each one on its green dot. Then write on your own after the model.
Join the letters
Trace and then write these joined words: van, box, five. Your printed sheet has a row for each word.
Check your work. Put a check in each box you can say yes to.
- ☐ I started each letter on the green dot’s spot.
- ☐ My letters reach the right lines.
- ☐ My letters lean the same way.
- ☐ I joined the letters in each word without lifting, except to dot or cross.
Day 3: The Letters y and z
How to write y
- Start on the midline (green dot).
- Slant down, curve along the baseline and swing up to the midline.
- Without lifting, slant straight down into the tail space.
- Loop to the left and come back up, crossing at the baseline.
- Finish with a curve up to the right.
How to write z
- Start a little below the midline (green dot).
- Overcurve up and over to the right, then curve down and back to the left.
- Make a small point, then go down into the tail space.
- Loop to the left and come back up, crossing at the baseline.
- Finish with a curve up to the right.
Trace and write
Trace the gray letters. Start each one on its green dot. Then write on your own after the model.
Join the letters
Trace and then write these joined words: yes, zoo, lazy. Your printed sheet has a row for each word.
Check your work. Put a check in each box you can say yes to.
- ☐ I started each letter on the green dot’s spot.
- ☐ My letters reach the right lines.
- ☐ My letters lean the same way.
- ☐ I joined the letters in each word without lifting, except to dot or cross.
Day 4: The Bridge Joins: b, o, v and w
The letters b, o, v and w end with a bridge along the midline instead of an undercurve to the baseline. The next letter starts from the bridge, so it begins up on the midline. Watch how the letter after the bridge changes shape a little.
Trace and write
Trace and then write these joined words: brown, over, vote, web. Your printed sheet has a row for each word.
Check your work. Put a check in each box you can say yes to.
- ☐ I kept each bridge up on the midline.
- ☐ The letter after each bridge starts from the bridge.
- ☐ My letters lean the same way.
Day 5: Handwriting Check
Show what you can do on your own. Write all 26 lowercase letters in cursive, in order, without looking at the models. Then copy the sentence in cursive.
Letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Sentence: the fox hid in the box.
Capital letters come in Week 8, so this week the sentence begins with a lowercase letter.
Check your work. Put a check in each box you can say yes to.
- ☐ I wrote all 26 lowercase letters in order.
- ☐ My letters reach the right lines and lean the same way.
- ☐ I joined the letters in each word and left a space between words.
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