New Zealand Handwriting – lower case alphabet a-z

Printing practise activity sheets for lower case letters a-z. Suitable for NZ junior classrooms.

The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’.

14mm lines with a 7mm dashed line.

The pages can be made into a workbook if you wish. A slightly larger left margin has been used to allow for stapling and two choices of title page are provided. Made on A4 size paper.

Included:
♦ 26 pages: a-z alphabet
♦ Title pages (2 different layouts with either boy or girl graphic)

Activities on each worksheet:
♦ Write your name.
♦ Circle/highlight the letter in the alphabet string (top of page).
♦ Trace the letter (start here dots are used)
♦ Write the letter (start here dots are used)
♦ Write the letter independently (no start here dots)
♦ Trace the words that start with the focus letter.
♦ Find and circle/highlight/colour the focus letter (always 5).
♦ Draw a picture of something that begins with the focus letter.


The pages alternate with a boy/girl holding the sign.

For the letter ‘x’ - words that contain the letter x have been used instead of words that begin with the letter x.

A light grey font has been used for the tracing activities.


© Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources