★Trace and Write Words
Grade 1 Writing Worksheet
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Trace the word. Then write it on the line.
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1st Grade Trace and Write Words worksheets
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About this worksheet
Handwriting is one of the few school skills that a printed page teaches better than a screen, because the child has to hold a pencil and move it. On this grade 1 worksheet your child traces four whole words, one after another, and then writes each word again on the line beside the tracing, starting at the left and leaving no gaps. Each version uses a different theme of everyday words, such as animals, food, home, school, weather or the playground.
Support sheets begin with short three and four letter words, and the standard and challenge sheets move to longer words. While your child writes, watch where each letter starts and which way the pencil moves; letters that start at the top and go down, such as t, l and h, are the ones most often written backward.
What your child will learn
- Trace whole words with a steady pencil
- Start each letter at the top and move the right way
- Write the letters of a word in order from left to right
- Use letters that sit on the line, reach up or hang down
Common Core standard: L.1.1.A
Worked example
Trace the dotted letters of cat: c, then a, then t. Then write cat again on the line, starting at the left.
Common mistake
Starting a letter at the bottom and drawing it upward, or writing the letters of a word from right to left.
Helpful hint
Put the pencil on the dot at the top of each letter and trace in one smooth line.
Questions parents ask
What is the most common mistake with trace and write words?
Starting a letter at the bottom and drawing it upward, or writing the letters of a word from right to left.
How can I help my child with trace and write words?
Put the pencil on the dot at the top of each letter and trace in one smooth line.
Are these 1st grade writing worksheets free to print?
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