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Grade 3 Reading & Writing · World 1: Word Detective Agency · Level 8
Reading Cursive: Little Letters
Lowercase cursive letters by stroke family and how they connect; match cursive to print.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 8
- In cursive, letters join together, so you can write a whole word without lifting your pencil. Lots of letters, notes, and old papers are written in cursive.
- Swing-up letters start with a stroke that swings up from the line: i, t, u, w, r, s, p, j.
- Loop letters swing up into a tall loop: e, l, h, k, b, f.
- Round letters curve around like a c: a, c, d, g, o, q.
- Hill letters start with a little hump: n, m, v, x, y, z.
- Letters hold hands to make words. Read them one letter at a time: s, u, n. Sun!
- With a grown-up: on paper, practice the swing-up letters i, t, and u. Then join them into the word it.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 3.F.H.3.a — Read phrases and sentences written in cursive.
- 3.F.H.4.a — Practice forming cursive letters and connectors in words.