Cursive Writing Practice Ideas

If you’ve gathered sensory learning ideas from our site in the past, you have maybe already seen the following options that can work as fantastic cursive writing practice ideas:

• Shaving Cream Writing Activity
• Tracing and Writing in Salt Learning Activity
• Writing Spelling Words with Sidewalk Chalk
• Painting and Writing with Water
• Paint Bags: Letters, Sight Words, Spelling Words, & More!

These ideas can work for younger children learning manuscript or older kids who are practicing cursive handwriting skills.

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In this post, we want to share a few more handwriting practice ideas your children/students will love:

Scratch Art Cursive

1. Choose what to write: Have children choose a cursive letter, word, or short sentence to practice.
2. Write on the scratch paper: Using a wooden stylus or the tool provided with the scratch art paper, carefully trace the cursive writing onto the surface. Press firmly enough to scratch away the top layer and reveal the colorful layer underneath.
3. Watch the letters appear: As children scratch along their writing, bright colors will appear, creating a fun visual outline of their cursive handwriting.
4. Get creative: Encourage children to practice their names, favorite words, or entire sentences. They can also add simple designs or decorations around their writing.

Tip: Remind children to use slow, controlled movements as they form each letter so their cursive writing is easy to recognize.

Invisible Ink

1. Write a message: Give each child an invisible ink pen like this and have them write a letter, word, or short sentence on a piece of paper.
2. Make the writing disappear: Once they finish writing, the message will be difficult or impossible to see under normal light.
3. Shine the light: Use the special UV light that comes with the invisible ink pen to shine over the paper.
4. Reveal the message: Watch as the hidden writing magically appears! Encourage children to practice writing cursive letters, words, or their names and then use the light to reveal their work.

Tip: Have children experiment with different cursive letters and short words to see how their handwriting looks when it is revealed by the light.

Shine-a-Light Activity

1. Write the word: Use white chalk or a white crayon to write a cursive letter, word, or short sentence on a piece of dark construction paper.
2. Make the holes: Place the paper on a soft surface, such as cardboard or a folded towel. Using a nail, pushpin, or golf tee, carefully poke small holes along the lines of your cursive writing. Space the holes close enough together so they clearly form the letters.
3. Add the light: Hold the paper up in front of a light source, such as a flashlight or lamp, or place the light behind the paper.
4. Watch your writing glow: The light will shine through the tiny holes, making your cursive writing appear as a dotted, glowing outline!

Tip: Dark construction paper works best because the white writing and light shining through the holes are easier to see.

Create-a-Creature

1. Write your name: Fold a large piece of paper in half, then open it back up. On one side of the paper, have children write their name in large cursive letters using washable paint. Encourage them to make the letters big and bold.
2. Create the mirror image: While the paint is still wet, carefully fold the empty side of the paper over onto the painted side. Gently press and rub the paper to transfer the paint.
3. Reveal the creature: Open the paper to reveal a mirrored image of the cursive name! The letters will create a unique, symmetrical shape that can look like a silly creature, animal, or character.
4. Add details: Once the paint has dried, invite children to use markers or paint to add eyes, a mouth, ears, legs, hair, or other features to turn their name into a fun creature.
5. Give it a personality: Have children name their creature and share what they think their cursive name creature looks like!

Tip: Use plenty of paint, but avoid making it too thick. The paint needs to be wet enough to transfer clearly when the paper is folded.

We hope you have discovered a fun activity that makes a difference for the learners in your life. If you try one of the ideas in this post, we would love to hear about it.