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Kindergarten Handwriting Resources

132 kindergarten handwriting resources: 92 worksheets, 27 songs, 27 videos and more. How teachers use these

Kindergarten Handwriting Resources

132 kindergarten handwriting resources: 92 worksheets, 27 songs, 27 videos and more. How teachers use these

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VideoKindergartenAlphabet Song (Animated Music Video)

The Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsKindergartenAlphabet Uppercase and Lowercase Flash Cards

These alphabet uppercase and lowercase flash cards help preschool to 2nd grade children match all 26 capital letters to their small letter partners. A practice page and answer key are included.

Video
VideoKindergartenLetter A Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter A Song teaches the Letter A Sound, Uppercase and lowercase letter a, vocabulary words with the letter a sound, and letter A handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter Z Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter Z Song teaches the Letter Z Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter Z, vocabulary words with the Letter Z sound, and Letter Z handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter E Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter E Song teaches the Letter E Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter E, vocabulary words with the letter e sound, and Letter E handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter F Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter F Song teaches the Letter F Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter F, vocabulary words with the Letter F sound, and Letter F handwriting practice.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenLowercase Letters Writing Worksheet

This lowercase letters writing worksheet gives Kindergarten students guided lines to trace every lowercase letter from a to z. Answer key included for quick, no-prep alphabet and handwriting practice.

Video
VideoKindergartenLetter P Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter P Song teaches the Letter P Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter P, vocabulary words with the Letter P sound, and Letter P handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter C Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter C Song will help teach the Letter C Sound, Uppercase and Lowercase Letter C, Vocabulary words with the C sound, Letter C handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter B Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter B Song teaches the Letter B sound, uppercase and lowercase letter b, vocabulary words that start with b, and letter B handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter S Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter S Song teaches the Letter S Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter S, vocabulary words with the Letter S sound, and Letter S handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter R Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter R Song teaches the Letter R Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter R, vocabulary words with the Letter R sound, and Letter R handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter D Song (Animated Music Video)

The Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenUppercase Letters Writing Worksheet

This uppercase letters writing worksheet lets kindergarteners trace all 26 capital letters A–Z on clean handwriting lines. Includes an answer key and a fun ABC coloring picture—perfect for no-prep alphabet handwriting practice.

Video
VideoKindergartenLetter M Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter M Song teaches the Letter M Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter M, vocabulary words with the Letter M sound, and Letter M handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter K Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter K Song teaches the Letter K Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter K, vocabulary words with the Letter K sound, and Letter K handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter L Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter L Song teaches the Letter L Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter L, vocabulary words with the Letter L sound, and Letter L handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter T Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter T Song teaches the Letter T Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter T, vocabulary words with the Letter T sound, and Letter T handwriting practice.

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VideoKindergartenLetter J Song (Animated Music Video)

The Letter J Song teaches the Letter J Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter J, vocabulary words with the Letter J sound, and Letter J handwriting practice.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenWriting Words Worksheets

These writing words worksheets give kindergarten students one page for each letter A to Z, where they think of words that begin with the letter and write them on handwriting guides.

From our teachers' playbook

Little pencils, big letters!

What do kindergartners learn about handwriting?

Kindergarten handwriting starts with how to hold a pencil and where to begin each letter. Kids learn to form uppercase and lowercase letters, starting at the top and moving down. They practice keeping letters sitting on the line, leaving finger spaces between words, and writing their own name. By the end of the year, many kids write simple words and short sentences on their own. The click moment is when kids can write a letter without looking at a model, because their hand remembers the path.

Our favorite ways to teach handwriting

Handwriting is a motor skill, so short, frequent practice beats long pages of copying.

Watch me, then you

Write a lowercase letter big on the board while saying the path out loud: "Start at the top, pull down, bump around." Kids trace it in the air, then on paper. Hearing the same words every time gives their hand a script to follow.

Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Match big and small

Flash an uppercase card and kids write its lowercase partner on a whiteboard. Hold up your boards! A quick round shows who still mixes up b and d before it becomes a habit.

Why it works: pulling an answer out of memory makes it stick far better than rereading it, one of the strongest findings in learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Sing the alphabet, write it too

Play the alphabet song and pause on a letter. Kids write that letter before the song starts again. Singing keeps the pace fun and the practice short.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Questions parents and teachers ask us

What handwriting skills should a kindergartner have?

By the end of kindergarten, most kids can hold a pencil correctly, write their name, and form most uppercase and lowercase letters. They are learning to keep letters on the line and leave spaces between words.

Should kindergartners learn uppercase or lowercase first?

Many teachers start with uppercase because the straight lines are easier, then move to lowercase. Since most of what kids read is lowercase, both get plenty of practice in kindergarten.

My child writes letters backwards. Is that normal?

Yes, reversals like b and d are very common in kindergarten. Consistent starting points and saying the letter path out loud help. Most kids outgrow reversals with practice.

How can I help my child with handwriting at home?

Keep it short and fun: write in shaving cream, sand or with sidewalk chalk. Play-dough and small toys build hand strength too. Five minutes a day is plenty.