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Learning Cursive Writing Skills Diana Hanbury King LeftHand Lowercase Edition Handwriting Workbook

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Learning Cursive Writing

SkillsDiana Hanbury King

Left-­‐Hand  Lowercase  Edition    Handwriting  Workbook  

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Learning Cursive Writing Skills - Left-Hand Lowercase Edition

By Diana H. King, Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators

Edited by Karen K. Leopold, Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators

Copyright 11/1/09 by The Kildonan Teacher Training Institute

All rights reserved. No pages or part thereof may be reproduced without permission in writing from the author.

Published by The Kildonan Teacher Training Institute425 Morse Hill RoadAmenia, NY 12501845-373-8111

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Table of Contents........................................................................................ Introduction 1

...................................................................... Getting Ready to Write 2......................................................................................... Swing-ups 3

.......................................................................................................... i 4......................................................................................................... t 5

......................................................................... Small and Tall Loops 7........................................................................................................ e 8

.......................................................................................................... l 9..................................................................................................... m 12...................................................................................................... n 14

............................................................................................ Review 16...................................................................................................... u 20...................................................................................................... p 22...................................................................................................... c 25...................................................................................................... a 26...................................................................................................... g 30...................................................................................................... d 33...................................................................................................... q 36

............................................................................................ Review 38....................................................................................................... r 41........................................................................................................ j 45...................................................................................................... y 48

........................................................................................................ f 52...................................................................................................... s 56...................................................................................................... h 60...................................................................................................... k 65...................................................................................................... b 69....................................................................................................... v 74...................................................................................................... w 78...................................................................................................... o 82...................................................................................................... z 86...................................................................................................... x 89

............................................................................... 4 Bridge Letters 92...................................................................... 4 Finish-Later Letters 92

.................................................................................... 7 Tall Letters 93......................................................................... 7 Basement Letters 94

............................................................................ Alphabet Practice 95

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Introduction This workbook it intended for young students. The letters are taught in an order that is based on ease of formation. The bridge letters (b,o,v,w) are postponed as they are difficult to join. From the beginning, students are taught to write the whole word without lifting the pencil, and to go back for the four “finish-later” letters (i, t, j, x).

It is important that all letters begin on the line and end with a serif, or “little smile,” which will facilitate the transition to the next letter.

All formations should be practiced on a white board or chalk board with the student standing up using large muscles before beginning to write on paper. The four steps for this are as follows:1. Trace the teacher’s model at least three times. Sometimes using a

different color each time makes the process more interesting.2. Copy on a line.3. Erase or cover the model and write the letter from memory.4. Finally, form the letter with eyes closed or averted. This procedure,

which children generally enjoy, strengthens the neurological connections.

At each stage having the students name the letter as they form it strengthens the connection between brain and hand. Say to the student, “Tell your hand what to do.” This procedure is known as Simultaneous Oral Spelling, or S.O.S.

There are important reasons for having students establish cursive handwriting:1. As the word is formed in a single motion, like a dance movement,

cursive facilitates the learning and retention of spelling.2. It is unquestionably faster. College students who use cursive can

take notes at the rate of about 100 words a minute. If they print, this rate drops down to about 30.

3. Interestingly, the College Board reported that students who used cursive in the written portion of the SAT scored better than those who printed.

Capital formations should be postponed until lower case letters are firmly establish. There is no reason for students not to continue printing capitals—many adults do.

From the beginning, it is essential to establish correct posture, paper position, and grip. This is especially important for left-handed students.

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Getting Ready To Write Before the student begins to write the three important words to keep in mind are Posture, Paper, and Grip:

Posture The student should be sitting with back straight and feet firmly on the floor. The desktop should be no more than two inches above the elbow when the arm is hanging down at the student’s side. If the desk cannot be adjusted and is too high, a thick cushion can be used to raise the student to the proper height; use a box or stool if the child’s feet are not flat on the ground. Both elbows should be resting on the desktop ready to position the paper properly.

Paper Position The paper must be slanted at a forty-five degree angle to the right for the left-handed student, allowing the hand to swing across the page using the elbow as a pivot. The teacher can tape a onto the desk or turn under the corner of the writing paper to align the bottom of the folder corner with the bottom edge of the desk. The right hand should be placed on the top of the paper to keep it from sliding around the desk as the student writes.

Pencil Grip The pencil should be positioned in the left hand so that there is equal pressure between the thumb and the tip of the index finger, with the side of the middle finger forming a ledge to support the pencil. The pencil rests in the hollow between the thumb and the forefinger, and when correctly positioned, the end of the pencil will point toward the shoulder. The wrist should be kept straight and fairly flat. All fingers are bent slightly. This is called a "tripod grip." This grip allows the pencil to be finely controlled by the fingers for writing. There are various grips on the market to help the student position the fingers properly and alleviate writing fatigue. Some pens and mechanical pencils with shaped grips may work well for older students.

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Eyes closed

Swing-ups

Àî‡î‡îÕ | Àî‡î‡îÕ |Àî‡î‡îÕ || Àî‡î‡îÕ |.| |||.|| |.| |||.|| |.| |||.|| |.| |||.|| |

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Eyes closed

Swing up and back down, end with a smile, then add the dot

i| i| i| i| ii| i| i| i| ii| i| i| i| i. | .| . | . |.|i| i| i| i| i. | .| . | . |.|

i

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Swing up, back track down, end with a smile and add the cross

t|t|t |t| tt|t|t| t| tt|t|t |t| t.| . | . | . | .t|t|t |t| t.| . | . | . | .

t

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Eyes closed

We never lift up the pencil when writing a word

Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ . | . | . | . |Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ . | . | . | . |

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Eyes closed

Small loops

ƒÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑÕ|| ƒÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑÕ |ƒÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑÕ|| ƒÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑŸÑÕ |.| |||.| | |Tall loops

øãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÕ |øãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÕ

øãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÕ |øãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÿãÕ .| || |.| | |

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Eyes closed

Start on the line and make a little loop

e| e| e |e |ee| e|e| e|ee| e| e |e |e.| . | . | . | .e| e| e |e |e.| . | . | . | .

e

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Eyes closed

Swing up and make a tall skinny loop

l|l|l|l|l|.| .| .| .| . | ÀàÿãÿãÕ | ÀàÿãÿãÕ |ÀàÿãÿãÕ . | |. || .| |. | |. || .| |

l

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Practice writing words

Àì‡àÿãÿãÕ| Àì‡àÿãÿãÕ | Àì‡àÿãÿãÕ. | |. || .||

Àì‡àÿã‡ìÕ |Àì‡àÿã‡ìÕ | Àì‡àÿã‡ìÕ. | |. || .||øã‡à‡ìÕ | øã‡à‡ìÕ | øã‡à‡ìÕ. | |. | | .||Write one word with your eyes closed

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Practice writing words

øãŸÑ‡ìÕ | øãŸÑ‡ìÕ | øãŸÑ‡ìÕ. | |. | | .||ÀìŸÑÿãÿãÕ ÀìŸÑÿãÿãÕ | ÀìŸÑÿãÿãÕ. | |. || .||Àì‡àÿãŸÑÕ Àì‡àÿãŸÑÕ |Àì‡àÿãŸÑÕ. | |. || .||ƒÑŸÑÿãÕ | ƒÑŸÑÿãÕ | ƒÑŸÑÿãÕ. | |. || .||

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Eyes closed

Start on the line, make 3 humps, and end with a smile

m| m| m| mm| m| m| mm| m| m| m. | .|| .|| .| m| m| m| m. | .|| .|| .|

m

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Practice writing words

Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ. || . || .||ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ. || . || .||Ãå‡à‡ìÕ Ãå‡à‡ìÕ Ãå‡à‡ìÕ. || . || .||Ãå‡àÿãŸÑÕ Ãå‡àÿãŸÑÕ Ãå‡àÿãŸÑÕ. || . || . ||

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Eyes closed

Start on the line, make 2 humps, and end with a smile

n| n| n| n n| n| n| n . | .||.|| .|

m| n| m| n . | . ||.|| . . | .|| .|| . |

n

Practice both m and n

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Practice writing words

Àà‚çÕ | Àà‚çÕ | Àà‚çÕ|. | | . || .| |Àì‡à‚çÕ | Àì‡à‚çÕ |Àì‡à‚çÕ . | | . || .| |ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ . | |. || .|| Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ. | . || .| |

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Review (6 letters)

i t e l m|n.|.| .| .| . | .i| .||.|| . | t| .||.|| . | e| .||.|| . |l| .||.|| . | m| .||.|| . | n| .||.|| . |

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Practice writing words

Àà‚çÕ | Àà‚çÕ | Àà‚çÕ|. | |. || .| |Àì‡à‚çÕ | Àì‡à‚çÕ | Àì‡à‚çÕ . | |. || .| |ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ . | |. || .|| Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿãÕ. | . || .||

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Practice writing words

ÀìŸÑ‚çÕ | ÀìŸÑ‚çÕ | ÀìŸÑ‚çÕ . | |. | | . |ÃçŸÑ‡ìÕ | ÃçŸÑ‡ìÕ | ÃçŸÑ‡ìÕ . | |. | | . |øãŸÑ‡ìÕ | øãŸÑ‡ìÕ | øãŸÑ‡ìÕ . | . ||. |ÃåŸÑ‚çÕ ÃåŸÑ‚çÕ ÃåŸÑ‚çÕ. | | . | | .||

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Practice writing longer words

ÀìŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ| ÀìŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ| ÀìŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ . | | . | | .| |Àì‡à‚åŸÑÕ| Àì‡à‚åŸÑÕ Àì‡à‚åŸÑÕ . | | . | | .| |ÃåŸÑŸÑ‡ìÕ| ÃåŸÑŸÑ‡ìÕ ÃåŸÑŸÑ‡ìÕ . | | . | | .| |Ãå‡àÿãŸÑÕ| Ãå‡àÿãŸÑÕ Ãå‡àÿãŸÑÕ . | | . | | . | |Àà‚ç‚çÕ| Àà‚ç‚çÕ Àà‚ç‚çÕ. | | . | | . | |

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Eyes closed

Swing up as for i, do it again, and endwith a smile

u |u |u |u | u| u| u| u |u |u |u |u | . | .|| . |.||u |u |u |u | . | .|| . |.||

u

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Practice writing words

Ãç‡î‡ìÕ| Ãç‡î‡ìÕ| Ãç‡î‡ìÕ . || . | | .| |Ãå‡îÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡îÿãÿãÕ Ãå‡îÿãÿãÕ. | |. || .| |Ãå‡îÿãŸÑÕ Ãå‡îÿãŸÑÕ Ãå‡îÿãŸÑÕ. | |. | | .| |Ãå‡î‡ìŸÑÕ Ãå‡î‡ìŸÑÕ Ãå‡î‡ìŸÑÕ. || . | | . |

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Eyes closed

Swing up, go all the way down, backtrack up and circle round, end with a smile

p|p|p|p|pp|p|p|p|pp|p|p|p|p.| . | .| .| .p|p|p|p|p.| . | .| .| .

p

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Practice writing words

Àî‡èÕ | Àî‡èÕ | Àî‡èÕ. | |. | | .||Àè‡î‡ìÕ| Àè‡î‡ìÕ | Àè‡î‡ìÕ . | |. | | .||Àè‡î‡èÕ| Àè‡î‡èÕ | Àè‡î‡èÕ. | |. | | .||Àì‡à‡èÕ| Àì‡à‡èÕ | Àì‡à‡èÕ. | |. | | .||

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Practice writing words

Àè‡îÿãÿãÕ Àè‡îÿãÿãÕ|Àè‡îÿãÿãÕ. || . || .||Àè‡àÿãÿãÕ| Àè‡àÿãÿãÕ| Àè‡àÿãÿãÕ. | . || .||øã‡à‡èÕ| øã‡à‡èÕ| øã‡à‡èÕ. | |. | | .||Àè‡àÿãŸÑÕ| Àè‡àÿãŸÑÕ | Àè‡àÿãŸÑÕ. | | . | | .||

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Eyes closed

Go up around the clock to 2 o’clock, backtrack and swing forward

c| c| c|c| c|c| c| c|c| c|c| c| c|c| c|.| . | .| .| . |c| c| c|c| c|.| . | .| .| . |

c

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Eyes closed

Start like c, backtrack, swing up to close the gap, backtrack down to end with a smile

a|a|a|a| a a|a|a|a|aa|a|a|a| a.| . | .| . | .a|a|a|a| a.| . | .| . | .

a

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Practice writing words

æÇ÷Ä‚çÕ| æÇ÷Ä‚çÕ| æÇ÷Ä‚çÕ. | . ||. |æÇ÷ćèÕ æÇ÷ćèÕ æÇ÷ćèÕ. | . ||. |æÄ÷LJìÕ| æÄ÷LJìÕ æÄ÷LJìÕ . | . ||. |æÇ÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ æÇ÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ æÇ÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ. | . ||. |

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Practice writing words

Àì÷ÄÿãÿãÕ| Àì÷ÄÿãÿãÕ| Àì÷ÄÿãÿãÕ. | |. | | .||Àì÷ćèÕ | Àì÷ćèÕ | Àì÷ćèÕ. | |. | | .||Àè÷ćìÕ | Àè÷ćìÕ | Àè÷ćìÕ. | |. | | .||Àì÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ Àì÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ Àì÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ. | |. | | .||

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Practice writing words

Àè÷Ä÷LJìÕ| Àè÷Ä÷LJìÕ| Àè÷Ä÷LJìÕ . | | . | | . | | øã‡î‚å‡èÕ øã‡î‚å‡èÕ øã‡î‚å‡èÕ. | | . | | . | | øã‡à‚å‡èÕ øã‡à‚å‡èÕ øã‡à‚å‡èÕ . | | . | | . | | Àèÿã‡î‚å‡èÕ Àèÿã‡î‚å‡èÕ Àèÿã‡î‚å‡èÕ. | | . | | . | | Àèÿã‡î‚åŸÑÕ Àèÿã‡î‚åŸÑÕ Àèÿã‡î‚åŸÑÕ

. | | . | | . | |

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Eyes closed

Start like a, go down and make a loop

g|g|g|g|g g|g|g|g|g g|g|g|g|g .| . | .| .| .g|g|g|g|g | . | .| .| .

g

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Practice writing words

æÜÈÄ‚åŸÑÕ æÜÈÄ‚åŸÑÕ æÜÈÄ‚åŸÑÕ. || . | | . || æÄ÷ÜÎÑÕ | æÄ÷ÜÎÑÕ| æÄ÷ÜÎÑÕ |. || . | | . || Àè÷Ä÷ÜÎÑÕ Àè÷Ä÷ÜÎÑÕ Àè÷Ä÷ÜÎÑÕ . || . | | . || æÜÏî‚åÕ æÜÏî‚åÕ æÜÏî‚åÕ . || . | | . ||

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Practice writing words

æÜÈćìŸÑÕ| æÜÈćìŸÑÕ| æÜÈćìŸÑÕ. | . || .| |øãŸÑ÷Üœ | øãŸÑ÷Üœ | øãŸÑ÷Üœ |. | . || .| |æÜÎчìÕ |æÜÎчìÕ | æÜÎчìÕ | . | . || .| |Àì÷Ä÷Üœ | Àì÷Ä÷Üœ |Àì÷Ä÷Üœ . | . || .| |

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Eyes closed

Start like a, go up tall, backtrack and end with a smile

d|d|d|d|dd|d|d|d|dd|d|d|d|d. | . | . | .| .|d|d|d|d|d. | . | . | .| .|

d

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Practice writing words

æÉ÷Ä÷ÉÕ| æÉ÷Ä÷ÉÕ| æÉ÷Ä÷ÉÕ|. || . || . ||æÉ÷Ä‚åÕ æÉ÷Ä‚åÕ æÉ÷Ä‚åÕ. || . || . ||æɟџчèÕ æɟџчèÕ æɟџчèÕ|. || . || . ||æɇî÷Üœ| æɇî÷Üœ | æɇî÷Üœ |. || . || . ||

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Practice writing words

øã‡à÷ÉÕ |øã‡à÷ÉÕ |øã‡à÷ÉÕ |.| | . || .|||Ãå‡î÷ÉÕ Ãå‡î÷ÉÕ Ãå‡î÷ÉÕ|.| | . || .|||øãŸÑ÷Ä÷ÉÕ øãŸÑ÷Ä÷ÉÕ øãŸÑ÷Ä÷ÉÕ|.| | . || .|||æÉŸÑ÷ÄÿãÕ æÉŸÑ÷ÄÿãÕ æÉŸÑ÷ÄÿãÕ |.| | . || .|||

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Eyes closed

Start like a, go down and come forward to loop (like f), end with a smile

q|q|q|q |qq|q|q|q|qq|q|q|q |q. | . | . | . | .q|q|q|q |q. | . | . | . | .

q

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Practice writing æê‡îÕ and some words

æê‡îÕ æê‡îÕ æê‡îÕ æê‡îÕ. | . |. | . | æê‡î‡à‡ìÕ æê‡î‡à‡ìÕ| æê‡î‡à‡ìÕ.|| .| | . |æê‡î‡àŸÑ‡ìÕ æê‡î‡àŸÑ‡ìÕ æê‡î‡àŸÑ‡ìÕ .|| .| | . |æê‡îŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ æê‡îŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ æê‡îŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ.|| .| | . |

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Review (12 letters)

a| .||.|| . |

c | .||.|| . |

d| .||.|| . |

e | .||.|| . |

g | .||.|| . |

i | .||.|| . |

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l| .||.|| . |

m| .||.|| . |

n| .||.|| . |

p| .||.|| . |

q| .||.|| . |

u| .||.|| . |

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Practice writing words

æÜÎÑ‚åÕ| æÜÎÑ‚åÕ æÜÎÑ‚åÕ. | . || . ||æÜÏîÿã‡èÕ æÜÏîÿã‡èÕ æÜÏîÿã‡èÕ. | . || . ||æÄ÷É÷ÉÕ| æÄ÷É÷ÉÕ| æÄ÷É÷ÉÕ . | . || . ||æÉ÷éËåŸÑÕ æÉ÷éËåŸÑÕ æÉ÷éËåŸÑÕ. | . || . ||æê‡î‡àÿãÿãÕ æê‡î‡àÿãÿãÕ æê‡î‡àÿãÿãÕ. | . || . ||

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Swing up, make a flat table, and comedown to end with a smile

r| r|r|r |r r|r|r|r|r r| r|r|r |r . | . | . | . | .r| r|r|r |r. | . | . | . | .

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Àë‡î‚çÕ| Àë‡î‚çÕ| Àë‡î‚çÕ.| | . | | . ||æÇ÷ćëÕ | æÇ÷ćëÕ | æÇ÷ćëÕ |.| | . | | . ||Àë‡à‡èŸÑÕ Àë‡à‡èŸÑÕ Àë‡à‡èŸÑÕ.| | . | | .| |Àè÷ćë‡ìÕ Àè÷ćë‡ìÕ Àè÷ćë‡ìÕ.| | . | | .| |æćë‚åÕ æćë‚åÕ æćë‚åÕ.| | . | | . | |

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ƒÑ÷ćëÕ | ƒÑ÷ćëÕ | ƒÑ÷ćëÕ.| | . | | .| |Àì‡ëŸÑŸÑÕ | Àì‡ëŸÑŸÑÕ | Àì‡ëŸÑŸÑÕ. | | . | | .| |æÜÏëŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ æÜÏëŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ æÜÏëŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ.| | . | | . ||æÜÏë‡à‚çÕ æÜÏë‡à‚çÕ æÜÏë‡à‚çÕ. | | . | | . ||Àë÷Ä÷ÜÎÑÕ| Àë÷Ä÷ÜÎÑÕ| Àë÷Ä÷ÜÎÑÕ. | | . | | . ||

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æÄÕ æÇ÷ćëÕ Àè÷ćë‡ìÕ ||||.|||| || || æÄÕ Àë÷ćìÕ æÇ÷Ä‚çÕ Àë‡î‚çÕ ||.|| || |||| æÜÏëŸÑ÷ćìÕ æćë‡ìÕ ||| |.|||| ||| | øã÷ćë÷ÜÎÑÕ æÜÏëŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ Àì‡ëŸÑŸÑÕ |.|| ||| ||| æÜÏë‡à‚çÕ æćìÕ æÄÕ Àè÷ćë‡ì‚çŸÑ‡ëÕ|.| || |||||

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j| j| j| j| j|j| j| j| j| j|j| j| j| j| j|.| . | .| . | . |j| j| j| j| j| .| . | .| . | . |

j

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ÀâÈćëÕ | ÀâÈćëÕ | ÀâÈćëÕ .| | . | | . | ÀâÈÄ‚åÕ ÀâÈÄ‚åÕ ÀâÈÄ‚åÕ.| | . | | . | ÀâÏî÷Üœ| ÀâÏî÷Üœ | ÀâÏî÷Üœ| .| | . | | . | ÀâÏî‚å‡èÕ ÀâÏî‚å‡èÕ ÀâÏî‚å‡èÕ.| | . | | . | ÀâÎџчèÕ | ÀâÎџчèÕ | ÀâÎџчèÕ.| | . | | . |

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ÀâÈÄ‚åÕ Àà‚çÕ æÄÕ ÀâÈćëÕ|||.||||| || |Àè‡î‡ìÕ Àà‡ìÕ Àà‚çÕ æÄÕ ÀâÏî÷Üœ| |.|||||| | |æê‡î‡à‡ìÕ ÀâÏî‚å‡è‡à‚ç÷Üœ|||.|||||| | |ÀìŸÑÿãÿãÕ æÄÕ ÀâÏî÷É÷ÜÎÑÕ||||.|||||||| |æÉ÷Ä‚ç÷ÇŸÑ÷ÉÕ æÄÕ ÀâÏà÷Üœ| ||.|||||||||

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Start like u, and end like j but without the dot

y| y|y|y|yy| y|y|y|yy| y|y|y|y. |.| . |. |.y| y|y|y|y. |.| . |. |.

y

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ÀòÎчìÕ | ÀòÎчìÕ | ÀòÎчìÕ . || .| | . ||ÀòÎÑÿãÿãÕ ÀòÎÑÿãÿãÕ ÀòÎÑÿãÿãÕ . || .| | . ||ÀòÈÄ‚åÕ ÀòÈÄ‚åÕ ÀòÈÄ‚åÕ. || .| | . ||æÜÏòÌåÕ æÜÏòÌåÕ æÜÏòÌåÕ. || .| | . ||

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Ãå‡òœ | Ãå‡òœ | Ãå‡òœ |. | |. | | . ||æLJë‡òœ| æLJë‡òœ| æLJë‡òœ| . | | . | | . ||Àì‡ë‡òœ| Àì‡ë‡òœ| Àì‡ë‡òœ |. | . || . ||æɇë‡òœ| æɇë‡òœ| æɇë‡òœ|. | |. | | . ||Àè‡ë‡òœ| Àè‡ë‡òœ| Àè‡ë‡òœ|. | |. | | . ||

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ÀòÎÑÿãÿã‡à‚ç÷Üœ æćìÕ æÄÕ æÇ÷ćìÕ||.|| | ||||| Àà‚çÕ Ãå‡òœ æÜÏòÌåÕ || |.||| | |||| æćìŸÑÕ æÄÕ ÀòÈÄ‚åÕ||| |.||||| | || æÇ÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ Àà‚çÕ æÄÕòÎÑ÷ćëÕ| |.|||| || || ÀòÏà‡è‡èŸÑ÷ÉÕ æÄ‚ç÷ÉÕ ÀòÈćè‡èŸÑ÷ÉÕ.|||| | |||

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Start like l, go down and make a loop forward - this is the only letter that goes above the line and down to the basement

f|f|f|f|f f|f|f|f|ff|f|f|f|f.| .| .| .| . |f|f|f|f|f.| .| .| .| . |

f

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ÀàÿÖÕ|| ÀàÿÖÕ|| ÀàÿÖÕ |. || . | | . ||øÖ‡î‚çÕ| øÖ‡î‚çÕ| øÖ‡î‚çÕ. || . | | . ||øÖ‡àÿãÿãÕ| øÖ‡àÿãÿãÕ| øÖ‡àÿãÿãÕ . || . | | . ||øÖ‡à‚çŸÑÕ| øÖ‡à‚çŸÑÕ| øÖ‡à‚çŸÑÕ. || . | | . ||®í‡ì‡îÿÖÿÖÕ ®í‡ì‡îÿÖÿÖÕ ®í‡ì‡îÿÖÿÖÕ. || . | | . ||

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øÖÿã‡à‡èÕ | øÖÿã‡à‡èÕ | øÖÿã‡à‡èÕ . | | . | | . | øÖ÷ÄÿãÿãÕ | øÖ÷ÄÿãÿãÕ øÖ÷ÄÿãÿãÕ. |||. | | . | æÜÏë‡îÿÖÿÖÕ æÜÏë‡îÿÖÿÖÕ æÜÏë‡îÿÖÿÖÕ.||| . | | . | øÖŸÑŸÑÿã‡à‚ç÷Üœ|| øÖŸÑŸÑÿã‡à‚ç÷Üœ. | | || . || |øÖ‡î‚ç‚ç‡òœ|| øÖ‡î‚ç‚ç‡òœ. | | || .|| |

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øÖŸÑŸÑÿã‡à‚ç÷Üœ æê‡î‡à‡ìŸÑÕ øÖ‡à‚çŸÑÕ |.|| ||| ||| æÄÕ øÖ‡î‚ç‚ç‡òœ Ãå÷Ä‚çÕ| |.|| ||| ||| ÀàÿÖÕ Àà‡ìÕ æÇ÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ øáŸÑ‡ëŸÑÕ| |.|| ||| ||| ®í‡ì‡îÿÖÿÖ Àà‡ìÕ à‚çÕ øã÷ćìŸÑ‡ëÕ ||.|| ||| ||| æÄÕ Àë‡à‡èŸÑÕ øÖ‡à÷Üœ øÖŸÑÿãÿãÕ|||.|| ||| |||

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Swing up, come down to make a fat tummy, and end with a smile

s| s| s| s| s s| s| s| s| ss| s| s| s| s. | . |. |. |. s| s| s| s| s. | . |. |. |.

s

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ÀàÙíÕ || ÀàÙíÕ|| ÀàÙíÕ |. | | .| | .| | æÄÙíÕ | æÄÙíÕ | æÄÙíÕ |. | | .| | .| |®í÷ÄÿÖŸÑÕ | ®í÷ÄÿÖŸÑÕ| ®í÷ÄÿÖŸÑÕ . | | .| | .| |®í÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ| ®í÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ|®í÷Ä‚åŸÑÕ. | | .| | .| |®í‡à‚ç÷Üœ| ®í‡à‚ç÷Üœ| ®í‡à‚ç÷Üœ . | | .| | .| |

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Ãå‡àÙí‡ìÕ Ãå‡àÙí‡ìÕ Ãå‡àÙí‡ìÕ . | . | . ||øã÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ øã÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ øã÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ|. | . | . ||øÖ÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ øÖ÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ øÖ÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ. | . | . ||Àè÷ÄÙíÙíÕ Àè÷ÄÙíÙíÕ Àè÷ÄÙíÙíÕ . | . | . ||®í‡à‡è‡è‡à‚ç÷Üœ ®í‡à‡è‡è‡à‚ç÷Üœ|. ||| |.||| |

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Àè÷ÄÙíÙíÕ ÃåŸÑÕ æÄÕ æÜÍã÷ÄÙíÙíÕ |. ||||||||®í‡à‚ç÷Üœ æÄÿãÿãÕ Ãç‡à÷ÜÍá‡ìÕ| | . ||||||| |æÄÕ æÜÍã÷ÄÙíÙíÕ ®íÿã‡à‡è‡èŸÑ‡ëÕ |. ||||||||Àà‚çÕ æÄÕ ®í÷Äÿ֟чì‡òœ ÃçŸÑ‡ìÕ |. ||||||||Ãå‡àÙíÙíŸÑ÷ÉÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Àì‡ë÷ćà‚çÕ |. ||||||||

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Start with a loop, come down straight, make a hump and end with a smile

h |h |h |h h |h| h| hh |h |h |h . | . | . | . h |h |h |h . | . | . | .

h

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®íÿáÕ | ®íÿáÕ | ®íÿáÕ |. | . | |. || ®íÿáŸÑÕ| ®íÿáŸÑÕ| ®íÿáŸÑÕ |. | . | |. || ®íÿá‡à‡èÕ ®íÿá‡à‡èÕ ®íÿá‡à‡èÕ|. | . | |. || øÖ‡àÙíÿáÕ øÖ‡àÙíÿáÕ øÖ‡àÙíÿáÕ|. | . | |. || ®íÿá‡î‡ìÕ ®íÿá‡î‡ìÕ ®íÿá‡î‡ìÕ . | . | |. ||

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ÀìÿáÕ | ÀìÿáÕ|| ÀìÿáÕ | . | . || .| |ÀìÿáŸÑÕ| ÀìÿáŸÑÕ|| ÀìÿáŸÑÕ. | . || .| |Àìÿá‡àÙíÕ Àìÿá‡àÙíÕ| Àìÿá‡àÙíÕ. | . || .| |ÀìÿáŸÑ‡òœ ÀìÿáŸÑ‡òœ| ÀìÿáŸÑ‡òœ. | . || .| |ÀìÿáŸÑ‚åÕ ÀìÿáŸÑ‚åÕ ÀìÿáŸÑ‚åÕ. | . || .| |

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æÇÿáÕ|| æÇÿáÕ||æÇÿáÕ |.||| .|||.| |æÇÿá‡à‚çÕ æÇÿá‡à‚çÕ æÇÿá‡à‚çÕ .||| .|||.| |æÇÿáŸÑÙí‡ìÕ æÇÿáŸÑÙí‡ìÕ æÇÿáŸÑÙí‡ìÕ .||| .|||.| |Àë‡à÷ÇÿáÕ Àë‡à÷ÇÿáÕ Àë‡à÷ÇÿáÕ .||| .|||.| |Ãå‡î÷ÇÿáÕ Ãå‡î÷ÇÿáÕ Ãå‡î÷ÇÿáÕ.||| .|||.| |

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®í‡î÷ÇÿáÕ æÄÕ Àë‡à÷ÇÿáÕ æê‡îŸÑŸÑ‚çÕ|| .||||| || || ÀìÿáŸÑ‡òœ ®í÷ćàÿãŸÑ÷ÉÕ æćìÕ øã÷ÄÙí‡ìÕ |.|||| || ||| æÇ÷ćì÷ÇÿáÕ æÄÕ øÅÁà÷Üœ øÖ‡àÙíÿáÕ| |.||| || |||| ®íŸÑŸÑÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øÖ‡àÙíÿáÕ Àà‚çÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ®íŸÑ÷ÄÕ|. ||||||||||æÄÕ Àì‡î÷Üœ Àè‡îÿãÿãŸÑ÷ÉÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ®íÿá‡à‡èÕ. ||||||| ||

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Start like h, but the bottom part looks like capital R; end with a smile

k |k |k |k k |k| k| kk |k |k |k. | . | . | .|k |k |k |k . | . | . | .

k

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øä‡à‡ìŸÑÕ øä‡à‡ìŸÑÕ øä‡à‡ìŸÑÕ. | .||| .| |øä‡àÙíÙíÕ øä‡àÙíÙíÕ øä‡àÙíÙíÕ. | .||| .| |Àì÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ Àì÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ Àì÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ. | .||| .| |Ãå÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ Ãå÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ Ãå÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ. | .||| .| |øã‡àÿäŸÑÕ øã‡àÿäŸÑÕ øã‡àÿäŸÑÕ. | .||| .| |

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æÇÿäÕ | æÇÿäÕ|| æÇÿäÕ |. | . ||| .| |øã‡î÷ÇÿäÕ øã‡î÷ÇÿäÕ øã‡î÷ÇÿäÕ. | . ||| .| |Ãå‡àÿãÿäÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿäÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿäÕ. | . ||| .| |Àì‡ë‡î÷ÇÿäÕ Àì‡ë‡î÷ÇÿäÕ Àì‡ë‡î÷ÇÿäÕ. | . ||| .| |®í‚ç÷Ä÷ÇÿäÕ ®í‚ç÷Ä÷ÇÿäÕ ®í‚ç÷Ä÷ÇÿäÕ. | .||| . ||

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Àì÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ®í‚ç÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ | |.||||| || |øäŸÑŸÑ‡èÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øä‡à‡ìŸÑÙíÕ øáŸÑ‡ëŸÑÕ|.|||| | ||| ÀëŸÑ÷ÉÕ øã‡î÷Çÿä‡òœ æÇÿá÷ćë‚åÕ |.|| ||| ||| øã‡àÿäŸÑ÷ÉÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ®í‚ç÷Ä÷ÇÿäÕ |.||||| | || æɇë‡à‚çÿäÕ æÄÿãÿãÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Ãå‡àÿãÿäÕ.| || ||| |

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Start like l, and finish with a bridge

b | b | b | b b | b| b| bb | b | b | b. | . | . | . b | b | b | b . | . | . | .

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øÅÁî‡ìÕ| øÅÁî‡ìÕ | øÅÁî‡ìÕ| . | . | . || øÅ„ÄÿãÿãÕ| øÅ„ÄÿãÿãÕ|øÅ„ÄÿãÿãÕ. | . | . ||øÅÁîÙíÕ | øÅÁîÙíÕ | øÅÁîÙíÕ . | . | . ||øÅÁà‡ìÕ| øÅÁà‡ìÕ |øÅÁà‡ìÕ |. | . | . ||øÅ„Ä÷ÇÿäÕ øÅ„Ä÷ÇÿäÕ øÅ„Ä÷ÇÿäÕ. | . | . ||

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øÅÂÑÕ | øÅÂÑÕ|| øÅÂÑÕ |. || . | | . | øÅÂÑÿãÿãÕ| øÅÂÑÿãÿãÕ| øÅÂÑÿãÿãÕ. | |.||| . |øÅÂчìÕ | øÅÂчìÕ | øÅÂчìÕ |. | .||| . | øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ| øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ| øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ.|||. ||| . | øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ |øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ.|||. ||| . |

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øÅÁëÕ | øÅÁëÕ|| øÅÁëÕ|. || . | | .| | øÅÁë‡à‚åÕ øÅÁë‡à‚åÕ øÅÁë‡à‚åÕ. | |.||| .| |øÅÁë÷Ä‚çÕ øÅÁë÷Ä‚çÕ øÅÁë÷Ä‚çÕ. | .||| .| |øÅÁíÕ||øÅÁíÕ|| øÅÁíÕ|.|||. ||| .| |æÇ÷ÄÿÅÁíÕ| æÇ÷ÄÿÅÁíÕ| æÇ÷ÄÿÅÁíÕ.|||. ||| .| |

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æÄÕ øńćìÕ æÄ‚ç÷ÉÕ øÅ„ÄÿãÿãÕ||. ||||| | | øÅÁòœ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øÅÁà÷Üœ øÅÁë‡à÷É÷ÜÎÑÕ |. | || |||| øÅÁà‡ìŸÑÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øÅÁî‡ë÷ÜÎчëÕ| |. ||| || || øÅÁëŸÑ÷Ä÷ÉÕ æÄ‚ç÷ÉÕ øÅÁî‡ì‡ìŸÑ‡ëÕ |. |||| | || øÅÁë‡à‚ç÷Üœ Ãå‡òœ øÅÂÑÙí‡ìÕ æɇëŸÑÙíÙíÕ |. || || |||

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Swing up as for i, do it again, and endwith a smile

v| v| v| v |v| v| v| v |v| v| v| v |.||.||.||. |v| v| v| v |.||.||.||. |

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Àï„Ä‚çÕ Àï„Ä‚çÕ| Àï„Ä‚çÕ. || . | | . | ÀïÂчìÕ | ÀïÂчìÕ||ÀïÂчìÕ| . | |.||| .| |ÀïÂÑÙí‡ìÕ | ÀïÂÑÙí‡ìÕ | ÀïÂÑÙí‡ìÕ. | .||| .| |øá÷ćïÂÑÕ|øá÷ćïÂÑÕ| øá÷ćïÂÑÕ.|||. ||| .| |øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ| øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ| øÅÂÑŸÑ‚çÕ.|||. ||| .| |

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æÜÏà‡ïÂÑÕ | æÜÏà‡ïÂÑÕ | æÜÏà‡ïÂÑÕ.|||. |||.| |®í÷ćïÂÑÕ| ®í÷ćïÂÑÕ| ®í÷ćïÂÑÕ.|||. |||.| |ÀïÂчë‡òœ| ÀïÂчë‡òœ| ÀïÂчë‡òœ.|||. |||.| |ÃçŸÑ‡ïÂчëÕ ÃçŸÑ‡ïÂчëÕ ÃçŸÑ‡ïÂчëÕ.|||. |||.| |ƒÑ‡ïÂчë‡òœ ƒÑ‡ïÂчë‡òœ ƒÑ‡ïÂчë‡òœ.|||. |||.| |

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æɇë‡à‡ïÁà‚ç÷Üœ ÀïÂчë‡òœ øÖ÷ćëÕ |.|||||||||æÜÈćïÂÑÕ ÃåŸÑÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øäŸÑ‡ò¸íÕ |.|||||||||øá÷ćïÂÑÕ æÄÕ Ãç‡à÷ÇŸÑÕ æÉ÷ćòœ |.||||||||| øã‡à‡ïÁà‚ç÷Üœ øÅÁòœ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øã÷ÄÿäŸÑÕ.|||||||||ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ÀïÂчìÕ Àà‚çÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Àï„ÄÿãÿãŸÑ‡òœ |. ||||||||

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Make a u, go up again and make a bridge

w| w| w| w|w| w| w| w|w| w| w| w|. | . | . | .||w| w| w| w|. | . | . | .||

w

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ÀñÂÑÕ | ÀñÂÑÕ|| ÀñÂÑÕ|. || . | | .| | Àñ„ÄÙíÕ |Àñ„ÄÙíÕ| Àñ„ÄÙíÕ. | |.||| . | Àñ‰áŸÑ‚çÕ Àñ‰áŸÑ‚çÕ Àñ‰áŸÑ‚çÕ. | .||| . | ÀñÂÑ‚ç‡ìÕ ÀñÂÑ‚ç‡ìÕ ÀñÂÑ‚ç‡ìÕ.|||. ||| . | Àñ‰á÷ćìÕ Àñ‰á÷ćìÕ Àñ‰á÷ćìÕ.|||. ||| . |

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Practice writing bridge letters and words

Àñ„ćë‚åÕ Àñ„ćë‚åÕ Àñ„ćë‚åÕ.|||. ||| .|| |Àñ„ćìŸÑ‡ëÕ Àñ„ćìŸÑ‡ëÕ Àñ„ćìŸÑ‡ëÕ .|||. ||| .|| |ÀñÁëÕ | ÀñÁëÕ||ÀñÁëÕ |.|||. ||| .|| |ÀñÁë‡à‡ìŸÑÕ ÀñÁë‡à‡ìŸÑÕ ÀñÁë‡à‡ìŸÑÕ.|||. ||| .|| |ÀñÁëŸÑ‚ç÷ÇÿáÕ ÀñÁëŸÑ‚ç÷ÇÿáÕ ÀñÁëŸÑ‚ç÷ÇÿáÕ.|||. ||| .|| |

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ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Àë‡à÷ÜÍá‡ìÕ ÀñÁëŸÑ‚ç÷ÇÿáÕ |. ||||||||| ÀìÿáŸÑ‡òœ ÀñÂÑ‚ç‡ìÕ ÀñÂÑÙí‡ìÕ ||| . ||||||||| æÄÕ ø֟чñŒ øÖ‡à‡ëÕ Àì‡ëŸÑŸÑÙíÕ|| |. ||| |||| |Àñ„ÄÙíÿáÕ Àà‚çÕ Àñ„ćë‚åÕ Àñ„ćìŸÑ‡ëÕ . |||| ||| |Àñ‰áŸÑ‡ëŸÑÕ æÄ‚ç÷ÉÕ Àñ‰áŸÑ‚çÕ ÀñÂÑÕ ÃåŸÑ‡ìÕ. ||||||| || |

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Start like c, but stop at 12 o'clock and make the bridge shaped like a dish

o| o| o|o|o|o| o| o|o|o|o| o| o|o|o|. . | . |. |. |. |o| o| o|o|o| . | . |. |. |. |

o

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®í÷éŒ|| ®í÷éŒ| | ®í÷éŒ |. || . | | .| | Ãç÷éÁìÕ | Ãç÷éÁìÕ | Ãç÷éÁìÕ. | |.||| .| |æéÁî‡ìÕ| æéÁî‡ìÕ | æéÁî‡ìÕ. | .||| .| |æé‰ÖÕ|| æé‰ÖÕ| |æé‰ÖÕ |.|||. ||| .| |øã÷éÁî÷ÉÕ øã÷éÁî÷ÉÕ øã÷éÁî÷ÉÕ.|||.||| .| |

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æéÁëÕ||æéÁëÕ| | æéÁëÕ |. || . | | .| |øÖ÷éÁëÕ| øÖ÷éÁëÕ |øÖ÷éÁëÕ. | |.||| .| |æÇ÷éÁë‚çÕ æÇ÷éÁë‚çÕ |æÇ÷éÁë‚çÕ. | .||| .| |Ãå÷éÁíÙíÕ Ãå÷éÁíÙíÕ Ãå÷éÁíÙíÕ.|||. ||| .| |Ãå÷éÁëŸÑÕ Ãå÷éÁëŸÑÕ Ãå÷éÁëŸÑÕ.|||. || .| |

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Ãå÷éÁëŸÑÕ æéÁëÕ øãŸÑÙíÙíÕ| |||. ||||||||| øáŸÑÕ ®íÿá÷éÁî‡ìŸÑ÷ÉÕ øã÷éÁî÷Éÿã‡òœ |. ||| || ||| æéËçÕ Àì÷éÁèÕ æé‰ÖÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Àè÷é„é‰ãÕ |. |||||||||ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øÅ„éÁòœ Àà‚çÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Àè÷é„é‰ãÕ |. |||||||||Àè÷éÁî‚ç÷ÉÕ æé‰ÖÕ æÜÏë÷éÁî‚ç÷ÉÕ øÅÂÑŸÑÿÖÕ |. |||||||||

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Make a curvy hump, stop, then a tiny hump, and into a loop like y

z| z| z| z| zz| z| z| z|zz| z| z| z| z.| . | . | .| .z| z| z| z| z

z

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ÃôÈé„éŒ | ÃôÈé„éŒ | ÃôÈé„éŒ . || . | | .| |ÃôÏà‡èÕ | ÃôÏà‡èÕ | ÃôÏà‡èÕ. | |.||| .| |ÀâÈÄ‚ôÌôœ |ÀâÈÄ‚ôÌôœ |ÀâÈÄ‚ôÌôœ. | .||| .| |ÃôÎчë÷éŒ ÃôÎчë÷éŒ | ÃôÎчë÷éŒ.|||. ||| .| |ÃôÎÑÿÅÁë÷ÄÕ ÃôÎÑÿÅÁë÷ÄÕ ÃôÎÑÿÅÁë÷ÄÕ.|||. || .| |

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æÄÕ øÖ‡î‚ôÌôÏòœ ®í÷é„É÷ÄÕ||||. |||||| | |æÄ‚çÕ ƒÑ÷ÄÙí‡òœ æê‡î‡à‚ôœ|| |. |||| || |æÄÕ ÀâÈÄ‚ôÌôœ æÇ÷éËç÷ǟчë‡ìÕ øÅ„Ä‚ç÷ÉÕ|. |||| ||| |ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ÃôÎÑÿÅÁë÷ÄÙíÕ æćìÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ÃôÈé„éŒ. |||| ||| |ÃôÈé„éËåÕ Àà‚ç‡ì÷éŒ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ æÇÿã÷éÁî÷ÉÙíÕ |. |||||||||

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Start on the line, make a snake, go back and cross it

x| x|x| x| xx| x|x| x| xx| x|x| x| x.| . | . | . | .x| x|x| x| x.| . | . | . | .

x

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æÄ‚óŸÑÕ | æÄ‚óŸÑÕ||æÄ‚óŸÑÕ|. || . | | .| |æéËóŸÑ‚çÕ| æéËóŸÑ‚çÕ| æéËóŸÑ‚çÕ. | |.||| .| |ƒÑ‚ó‡à‡ìÕ| ƒÑ‚ó‡à‡ìÕ |ƒÑ‚ó‡à‡ìÕ. | .||| .| |øÖ÷éËóÕ | øÖ÷éËóÕ | øÖ÷éËóÕ|.|||. ||| .| |øÖ‡à‚óÕ | øÖ‡à‚óÕ | øÖ‡à‚óÕ|.|||.||| .| |

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Àè÷ćòœ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ Àì÷Ä‚óÕ| | ||. |||||||||æÄ‚çÕ ƒÑ‚ó‡ì‡ë÷ÄÕ æÉ÷é‰ãÿã÷ćëÕ ||. |||||||||Àñ„Ä‚óÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ øÖÿã÷é„éÁëÕ |||. |||||||||ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ®íÿã‡òœ øÅÁë÷éÁñËçÕ øÖ÷éËóÕ|| . |||||||||øÖ‡à‚óŸÑ÷ÉÕ ÀìÿáŸÑÕ ƒÑ‚ó‡à‡ìÕ ®í‡à÷ÜÌçÕ||. |||||||||

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4 Bridge Letters

øÅŒ||||||| |æéŒ||||||| |ÀïŒ||||||| |ÀñŒ| | ||| | |

7 Finish-Later Letters

ÀìÕ| | |||| | ÀàÕ| || ||| | Àâœ|| || | | |ÃóÕ || ||| | |

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7 Tall Letters

ÀìÕ|||||| ||

øãÕ|||||| ||

æÉÕ||| ||| |

øÖÕ|||||| ||

øáÕ|| |||| |

øäÕ|| |||| |

øÅŒ|| |||| |

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7 Basement Letters

ÀèÕ||| ||| |

æÜœ|||||| ||

æêÕ| || ||| |

Àâœ||| |||||

Àòœ||| ||| |

øÖÕ| | |||| |

Ãôœ| || ||| |

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Practice Writing the Alphabet

abcdefghijklm| .|||||| | | |nopqrstuvwxyz| .|||||||| ||abcdefghijklm| .|||||| | | |nopqrstuvwxyz| .|||||||| || abcdefghijklm| .|||||| | | |nopqrstuvwxyz| .|||||||| ||

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