RuledSheet

Name tracing and handwriting worksheets

Type a name, a word list or a sentence. Each line gets a solid model to copy, traceable dashed or dotted copies, and empty rows on four-line handwriting paper.

Each line starts its own practice block.

Tracing letters
Paper size

1 page, rows 20 mm high.

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How to use it

  1. Type the text. Each new line of text starts its own practice block, so you can make one sheet with several words or names.
  2. Choose the letter style: school print, US cursive or a simple manuscript with a single-storey a.
  3. Pick dashed, dotted or faint grey letters to trace, and how many tracing and empty rows to add.
  4. Set the row height: 20–25 mm for kindergarten, 12–15 mm for older children.
  5. Download the PDF and print.

The four writing lines

Each row has a top line for capitals and ascenders, a dashed midline for the height of lowercase letters, a solid baseline and a dotted descender line for g, p, y and j.

Fonts

Letters are set in open-licence school fonts: Playwrite DE Grundschrift (a print style used in German primary schools), Playwrite US Traditional (US cursive) and Andika (a manuscript face designed for literacy, with a single-storey a and g).

Questions

Can I make a name tracing sheet for several children?

Yes. Put each name on its own line of text; every name gets its own block of model, tracing and empty rows, and the sheet continues onto more pages as needed.

Is anything I type stored or uploaded?

No. The worksheet is built in your browser and the PDF is created on your device.

Which style should a kindergartener trace?

Start with the simple manuscript or school print at a 20–25 mm row height. Cursive is usually introduced from second or third grade.