Cursive Writing Worksheets & Cursive Alphabet
Updated November 2026 · 34 free printables
Free printable cursive writing worksheets for second and third grade: one page for every letter of the cursive alphabet from A to Z, a colorful cursive alphabet chart with all capital and small letters, tracing charts for the cursive capitals and the lowercase letters, and joined words and sentences to practice connecting the letters.
Each letter page shows a big cursive capital and small letter with a green start dot and a red arrow for the direction, rows that fade from dashed letters to start dots only, a row of three joined small letters (aaa, bbb) for the connecting stroke, and a picture to color with its name to trace in cursive. Word pages go from easy two-letter joins (an, at, in, up) to animal names, the days of the week and the quick brown fox pangram.
At a glance
- Pages
- 34 free printables, one PDF each
- Ages
- 7 to 9
- Levels
- Grade 2, Grade 3
- Paper
- US Letter and A4
- Price
- free, no sign-up needed to download
All 34 Cursive Writing Worksheets & Cursive Alphabet, One by One
Here is a closer look at every page in this collection, with who it's best for and a coloring idea for each one.
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1. Cursive Letter A Worksheet
A free cursive letter A worksheet: a big cursive capital A and small a with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital A and small a that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined aaa to practice the connecting stroke, and an apple to color with the word "apple" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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2. Cursive Letter B Worksheet
A free cursive letter B worksheet: a big cursive capital B and small b with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital B and small b that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined bbb to practice the connecting stroke, and a ball to color with the word "ball" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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3. Cursive Letter C Worksheet
A free cursive letter C worksheet: a big cursive capital C and small c with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital C and small c that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined ccc to practice the connecting stroke, and a cat to color with the word "cat" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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4. Cursive Letter D Worksheet
A free cursive letter D worksheet: a big cursive capital D and small d with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital D and small d that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined ddd to practice the connecting stroke, and a duck to color with the word "duck" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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5. Cursive Letter E Worksheet
A free cursive letter E worksheet: a big cursive capital E and small e with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital E and small e that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined eee to practice the connecting stroke, and an elephant to color with the word "elephant" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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6. Cursive Letter F Worksheet
A free cursive letter F worksheet: a big cursive capital F and small f with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital F and small f that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined fff to practice the connecting stroke, and a frog to color with the word "frog" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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7. Cursive Letter G Worksheet
A free cursive letter G worksheet: a big cursive capital G and small g with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital G and small g that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined ggg to practice the connecting stroke, and a grapes to color with the word "grapes" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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8. Cursive Letter H Worksheet
A free cursive letter H worksheet: a big cursive capital H and small h with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital H and small h that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined hhh to practice the connecting stroke, and a hat to color with the word "hat" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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9. Cursive Letter I Worksheet
A free cursive letter I worksheet: a big cursive capital I and small i with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital I and small i that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined iii to practice the connecting stroke, and an igloo to color with the word "igloo" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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10. Cursive Letter J Worksheet
A free cursive letter J worksheet: a big cursive capital J and small j with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital J and small j that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined jjj to practice the connecting stroke, and a jellyfish to color with the word "jellyfish" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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11. Cursive Letter K Worksheet
A free cursive letter K worksheet: a big cursive capital K and small k with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital K and small k that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined kkk to practice the connecting stroke, and a key to color with the word "key" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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12. Cursive Letter L Worksheet
A free cursive letter L worksheet: a big cursive capital L and small l with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital L and small l that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined lll to practice the connecting stroke, and a lemon to color with the word "lemon" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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13. Cursive Letter M Worksheet
A free cursive letter M worksheet: a big cursive capital M and small m with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital M and small m that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined mmm to practice the connecting stroke, and a moon to color with the word "moon" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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14. Cursive Letter N Worksheet
A free cursive letter N worksheet: a big cursive capital N and small n with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital N and small n that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined nnn to practice the connecting stroke, and a nest to color with the word "nest" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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15. Cursive Letter O Worksheet
A free cursive letter O worksheet: a big cursive capital O and small o with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital O and small o that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined ooo to practice the connecting stroke, and an owl to color with the word "owl" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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16. Cursive Letter P Worksheet
A free cursive letter P worksheet: a big cursive capital P and small p with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital P and small p that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined ppp to practice the connecting stroke, and a pig to color with the word "pig" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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17. Cursive Letter Q Worksheet
A free cursive letter Q worksheet: a big cursive capital Q and small q with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital Q and small q that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined qqq to practice the connecting stroke, and a quilt to color with the word "quilt" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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18. Cursive Letter R Worksheet
A free cursive letter R worksheet: a big cursive capital R and small r with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital R and small r that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined rrr to practice the connecting stroke, and a rocket to color with the word "rocket" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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19. Cursive Letter S Worksheet
A free cursive letter S worksheet: a big cursive capital S and small s with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital S and small s that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined sss to practice the connecting stroke, and a snail to color with the word "snail" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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20. Cursive Letter T Worksheet
A free cursive letter T worksheet: a big cursive capital T and small t with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital T and small t that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined ttt to practice the connecting stroke, and a tree to color with the word "tree" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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21. Cursive Letter U Worksheet
A free cursive letter U worksheet: a big cursive capital U and small u with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital U and small u that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined uuu to practice the connecting stroke, and an umbrella to color with the word "umbrella" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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22. Cursive Letter V Worksheet
A free cursive letter V worksheet: a big cursive capital V and small v with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital V and small v that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined vvv to practice the connecting stroke, and a vase to color with the word "vase" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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23. Cursive Letter W Worksheet
A free cursive letter W worksheet: a big cursive capital W and small w with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital W and small w that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined www to practice the connecting stroke, and a whale to color with the word "whale" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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24. Cursive Letter X Worksheet
A free cursive letter X worksheet: a big cursive capital X and small x with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital X and small x that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined xxx to practice the connecting stroke, and a xylophone to color with the word "xylophone" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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25. Cursive Letter Y Worksheet
A free cursive letter Y worksheet: a big cursive capital Y and small y with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital Y and small y that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined yyy to practice the connecting stroke, and a yo yo to color with the word "yo-yo" to trace in cursive. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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26. Cursive Letter Z Worksheet
A free cursive letter Z worksheet: a big cursive capital Z and small z with numbered start dots and arrows for the stroke direction, rows of capital Z and small z that fade from dashed letters to start dots, a row of joined zzz to practice the connecting stroke, and a zebra to color with the word "zebra" to trace in cursive. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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27. Cursive Alphabet Chart
All 26 cursive letters on one page, each capital next to its small letter (Aa, Bb, Cc ... Zz) in color on handwriting lines, with a green dot where the pencil starts. Hang it by the desk as a cursive alphabet chart. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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28. Cursive Capital Letters Tracing Worksheet
All 26 cursive capital letters with numbered start dots and arrows, a dashed copy to trace and a start-dot copy to write on your own. A cursive uppercase chart and practice sheet in one. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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29. Cursive Lowercase Letters Tracing Worksheet
All 26 cursive lowercase letters a to z with numbered start dots and stroke arrows, a dashed copy to trace and a start-dot copy for each letter. Shows the tall loops (b, h, k, l) and the letters that dip below the line. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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30. Easy Cursive Words Worksheet
Twelve two-letter words (an, at, in, it, up, us, me, we, no, go, so, my) to trace in joined cursive, the best first step from single letters to connected writing. Each word has a dark and a light copy to trace. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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31. Cursive Animal Words Worksheet
Eight animal names to trace in joined cursive, each with a small picture: cat, duck, frog, owl, pig, snail, whale and zebra. A dark copy, a light copy and room to write the word on your own. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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32. Days of the Week Cursive Worksheet
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in joined cursive to trace, each with a lighter second copy. Practices cursive capitals and long joined words. Third graders can use it for practice, review or a quick check before a test.
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33. Cursive Sentences Practice Worksheet
Three short cursive sentences to trace (I can write in cursive. Cursive letters hold hands. My pencil never stops.), each followed by an empty handwriting line to copy it. Third graders can use it for practice, review or a quick check before a test.
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34. Cursive Pangram Worksheet: The Quick Brown Fox
Trace "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." in joined cursive, in three parts with an empty line under each to copy it. Every lowercase letter appears, so it is a full cursive check-up. It is aimed at third grade, around ages 8 to 9.
Tips for coloring Cursive Writing Worksheets & Cursive Alphabet
- Practice the small letters before the capitals, and the letters with the same start stroke together (a, c, d, g, o, q).
- Slant the paper a little, the same way the letters lean, so the pencil moves comfortably.
- Say "up, over, down" out loud while tracing: talking through the stroke helps the movement stick.
Fun facts about Cursive Writing Worksheets & Cursive Alphabet
- Cursive comes from the Latin word for running, because the pen keeps running from letter to letter.
- The cursive capital Q looks a lot like the number 2, and the cursive capital Z often hangs below the line.
- The US Declaration of Independence was handwritten in cursive in 1776.
Fun ways to use your printables
- Write a short cursive note to a grandparent and let your child sign it in cursive.
- Practice joined letters in shaving cream or sand on a tray before using the pencil.
- Make cursive name tags for the family and tape them to everyone's chair.
How to print
Click Download PDF on any page and print it at 100% on US Letter or A4 paper. Use regular printer paper for crayons and pencils, or cardstock for markers and paint. Every page here is free for home, classroom and party use, so feel free to print as many copies as you need.
Frequently asked questions
When do kids learn cursive?
Most US schools start cursive in second or third grade, once print letters are easy. Some children enjoy it earlier; the single-letter pages work at any age after print is secure.
Which cursive letters should we learn first?
Start with the small letters that begin with the same up-and-over stroke: a, c, d, g, o and q, then i, t, u and w. Capitals come after the small letters, because most words are mostly small letters.
How do you join cursive letters?
Each small letter ends with a little tail that leads into the next letter, so the pencil stays on the paper until the word is done. Dots on i and j and crosses on t and x are added after the word is finished.
Is there a printable cursive alphabet chart?
Yes. The Cursive Alphabet Chart puts all 26 letters on one page, each capital next to its small letter in color with a green dot where the pencil starts. Hang it near the desk while your child practices.
Why learn cursive at all?
Cursive is faster once learned, helps letters like b and d stay apart, and lets children read handwritten cards, letters and old documents. Many kids simply like how it looks.