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Cursive T

Prints a cursive T page with a big model, capital and small t to trace, a joined row, and the words top, tree and ten. For children in grades 2 to 4.

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Cursive T: Capital T and Small t2 pages · US Letter

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NameDateScoreCursive T: Capital T and Small tTrace the grey letters, starting each one where the dark model starts. Then practise t joined to itself and in wordsthat start with t.Print: T tWords: top, tree, tenPrintablePal.com · free cursive worksheetsCursive T: Capital T and Small t · page 1 of 2
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NameDateScoreCursive T: Capital T and Small tTrace the grey letters, starting each one where the dark model starts. Then practise t joined to itself and in wordsthat start with t.Print: T tWords: top, tree, tenPrintablePal.com · free cursive worksheetsCursive T: Capital T and Small t · page 2 of 2
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What prints

At the top is a large dark "Tt" with "Print: T t" and the words top, tree, ten. Below are two lines of capital T, two of small t, one of "ttt", then top, tree and ten. The first copy on each line is dark and the others are grey.

Small t

Small t is short. It rises only about three quarters of the way up, which sets it apart from l, b, h and k. Start with the undercurve from the baseline, climb to just under the top line, slide straight down along the same stem and finish with an upswing for the join. The cross bar comes last, a small horizontal stroke added after the word is finished.

Programs that group letters by first stroke put t with i, u and w, all of which begin with an upward undercurve, then a stem.

Capital T

Capital T in most cursive books is a curved bar at the top and a stem. In Zaner-Bloser style the top is a curve that leads into a stem, and the cross is a separate stroke. Models vary, and D'Nealian handles it differently. The sheet's hand is a teacher style, so follow your school's chart where one exists.

How t joins

The exit stroke leaves the base of the stem low and rides into the next letter. In "top" that means a low swing into o, which then uses its top-join. In "tree" it passes into r and the pair needs a clean shoulder. Beginners often forget to go back for the cross bar, so build the habit of writing the whole word, then crossing.

Where children go wrong

  • Making t as tall as l
  • Looping the stem so t looks like an e
  • Crossing the t at once and breaking the join
  • A cross bar floating off to the side

The settings

  • Practice. One letter.
  • Letter. T t at open.
  • Line size. Large suits first tries, Medium most classrooms, Small older students.

Worked example: Rosa and the cross bars

Rosa writes "ten" with the crossing on the first letter and an awkward join into e. Her teacher prints at Line size: Medium. On the ttt row Rosa writes three stems before touching a single cross bar, drawing one long stroke through all three. In "ten" she adds the cross at the end of the word.

Before this, see cursive S. After, cursive U. If you need the entire set, the cursive alphabet chart is a one-page view.

Sources

  1. Reading Rockets: Writing (handwriting and writing instruction for children) readingrockets.org