At-Home Learning Packets

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Grades

4+ Includes:
Learning Without Tears Materials

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Introduction Letter

Dear Friends,

All of us at Learning Without Tears™ are committed to helping you continue student learning,
even when schools are closed. We are providing you and your students free resources to help
parents and caregivers support learning while children are out of school. You can find access
to all our free online products and resources at LWTears.com.

In addition, we are providing easy to print and copy At-Home Learning Packets. The packets
use the Handwriting Without Tears, developmentally based curriculum designed to engage
children of all learning styles. They are easy to use whether or not your students are currently
using the Learning Without Tears Curriculum.

These pages were created for extra handwriting practice. The lessons focus on good habits
for numbers, letters, words, and sentences. In the older grades, they help with punctuation,
poem, and paragraph skills, and review number formations. The At-Home Learning Packets are
organized by grade and available in English and Spanish. They include lowercase formation
and cursive where appropriate.

The first few pages include grade-level letter and number formation charts, so you’ll know
what to say when you help your child form their letters and numbers.

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to this unprecedented health issue. We are here to support you throughout, so please reach
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 Cursive Capitals Formation Chart

Magic C up back ready up around Magic C down flip curve up

down down around again small turn over end

c in the air c again ready J-turn cross curve up top like down end ready down up end
down +
e i big J-turn down over

curve up down end ready kick! slide start with e down flip
J-turn curve up straight small end down down small turn over
in the air
down J-turn

ready up again ready up Magic C keep on end ready up

down over down over going down around
down down

Q or
half small flip ready up slide straight print S end ready J-turn
heart turn over down around down jet takeoff down

down back slide up down again end slide cross

travel down down end travel down down
up up

down back small end half up small end

travel down J-turn heart over J-turn
up down

© 2018 Learning Without Tears

Cursive Lowercase Formation Chart

bump

Magic c up like a back down travel back down climb back up and down
bump up like a bump and over bump
travel away travel away
Can you climb up + over + down?

bump dot
tow

travel, then up travel and up end with a tow travel back down
turn down up bump
bump travel away

bump dot

Magic c travel on the line come back travel back aim for corner
slide up and over make a new c up down travel away
turn

Magic c up like a up higher back down travel back down climb back up kick!
bump up like a bump over slide down
travel away and around travel away

bump

travel turn down travel turn down

then up bump then up bump
travel away travel away

Make the line as straight as a ruler.

travel turn down aim for corner travel up and over up and over
then up travel away up and over down down
U-turn down travel away

bump

Magic c up like a back turn travel up and over

down aim for corner up and over down
travel away down travel away

© 2018 Learning Without Tears

Cursive Lowercase Formation Chart

tow bump

Magic c keep on bump end with a tow down back down

going travel up bump
travel away

bump tow

travel climb back up bump slide down and up end with a tow
up and over travel away
back down and around

bump tow

Magic c up like a back aim for corner down and up down and up end with a tow
down travel away

U-turn

bump

travel smile down climb up travel away cross after o

up bump slide down slide down
travel away cross

bump bump Make the line as straight as a ruler.

straight jet takeoff down bump down back aim for corner
make a J-turn travel away travel down travel away
up turn

make your half

travel back down cross start another half aim for corner
up like a bump down travel away
travel away
turn

© 2018 Learning Without Tears

 Magic c Letter Group – c, a, d, and g
Dear Families,

Use the activity below to practice this group of letters. Simply demonstrate one letter at a time through myLWT tools or on your whiteboard. Be sure
to say the directions out loud while you model the letter. Then say to the students, “your turn” and your students will imitate the letter on the top row.
Then, students will practice on their own with teacher monitoring. For more information about our handwriting curriculum, visit LWTears.com.

Magic c Letter Group

c a d g
Magic c Magic c Magic c Magic c
bump the line bump the line bump the line bump the line
up like a helicopter up like a helicopter up like a helicopter
bump up higher bump
back down slide down back down
bump bump turn
travel away travel away aim for corner
travel away

Student Imitation:

Student Practice:

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide p. 45 © 2018 Learning Without Tears

 Letter Group with e, l, and f
Dear Families,

Use the activity below to practice this group of letters. Simply demonstrate one letter at a time through myLWT tools or on your whiteboard. Be sure
to say the directions out loud while you model the letter. Then say to the students, “your turn” and your students will imitate the letter on the top row.
Then, students will practice on their own with teacher monitoring. For more information about our handwriting curriculum, visit LWTears.com.

Letter Group with e, l, and f

e l f
travel then up travel then up travel then up
bump turn turn
turn down down
down stay on your side U-turn
stay on your side bump aim for corner
bump travel away travel away
travel away

Student Imitation:

Student Practice:

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide p. 51 © 2018 Learning Without Tears

 Letter Group with h, t, and p
Dear Families,

Use the activity below to practice this group of letters. Simply demonstrate one letter at a time through myLWT tools or on your whiteboard. Be sure
to say the directions out loud while you model the letter. Then say to the students, “your turn” and your students will imitate the letter on the top row.
Then, students will practice on their own with teacher monitoring. For more information about our handwriting curriculum, visit LWTears.com.

Letter Group with h, t, and p

h t p
travel travel travel up
up like a helicopter up like a helicopter bump
slide down slide down slide down
bump bump climb back up
climb back up travel away and over
and over cross and around
and down bump
bump travel away
travel away

Student Imitation:

Student Practice:

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide p. 48 © 2018 Learning Without Tears

 Letter Group with k, r, and s
Dear Families,

Use the activity below to practice this group of letters. Simply demonstrate one letter at a time through myLWT tools or on your whiteboard. Be sure
to say the directions out loud while you model the letter. Then say to the students, “your turn” and your students will imitate the letter on the top row.
Then, students will practice on their own with teacher monitoring. For more information about our handwriting curriculum, visit LWTears.com.

Letter Group with k, r, and s

k r s
travel travel up straight jet takeoff
up like a helicopter bump bump
slide down smile down
bump down make a J-turn
climb back up bump bump
over travel away travel away
and around
kick!
slide down
travel away

Student Imitation:

Student Practice:

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide p. 62, 63 © 2018 Learning Without Tears

 Letter Group with m and n
Dear Families,

Use the activity below to practice this group of letters. Simply demonstrate one letter at a time through myLWT tools or on your whiteboard. Be sure
to say the directions out loud while you model the letter. Then say to the students, “your turn” and your students will imitate the letter on the top row.
Then, students will practice on their own with teacher monitoring. For more information about our handwriting curriculum, visit LWTears.com.

Letter Group with m and n

m n
travel travel
up and over up and over
down down
up and over again
down travel away
again
travel away

Student Imitation:

Student Practice:

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide p. 78 © 2018 Learning Without Tears

 Letter Group with u, y, j, and i
Dear Families,

Use the activity below to practice this group of letters. Simply demonstrate one letter at a time through myLWT tools or on your whiteboard. Be sure
to say the directions out loud while you model the letter. Then say to the students, “your turn” and your students will imitate the letter on the top row.
Then, students will practice on their own with teacher monitoring. For more information about our handwriting curriculum, visit LWTears.com.

Letter Group with u, y, j, and i

u y i j
down down travel up travel up
travel up travel up bump bump
bump bump back down back down
back down back down bump turn
bump turn travel away aim for corner
travel away aim for corner dot travel away
travel away dot

Student Imitation:

Student Practice:

Cursive Success Teacher’s Guide p. 57 © 2018 Learning Without Tears