Handwriting · Grade 4
Grade 4 Handwriting
Joined cursive alongside confident print. Steady slant and consistent letter height.
Choose a hand
14 words · 12 sentences · 10 verses. Every sheet prints on letter paper with proper three-line rules. Trace the grey letters, then write on the empty lines.
For the parent
Slant every letter the same direction. Turn the paper slightly so your writing hand pulls the strokes toward you instead of pushing them away.
Tall letters (b, d, f, h, k, l, t) reach the top line. Small letters (a, c, e, i, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x) fill only the middle space. Tail letters (g, j, p, q, y) drop below the bottom line.
In cursive, the join begins where the last letter ended. Finish a letter on the middle line and carry that stroke straight into the next one without lifting the pencil.
Watch the four letters that end high: o, v, w, and b. The stroke leaving them comes off the top of the middle space, so the next letter starts high too.
Space words about the width of your smallest finger. Crowded words are harder to read than untidy ones.
Write the same word in print and in cursive and compare them. Both hands should look like the work of one careful person.
Go slowly enough that the line stays smooth. Speed comes later on its own; a shaky fast letter never becomes a good slow one.
When you copy a verse, read the whole verse first. Knowing what you are writing keeps your mind on the words and not just the loops.