Cursive handwriting for kids: grades 3–5

Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · 9 videos · Checked and refreshed daily

Quick answer

A complete cursive course for grades 3–5 (ages 8–11): Twinkl USA's six "How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters" lessons, then three uppercase lessons from A to Z. Play all on repeat to review, or use Repeat one with an A–B loop on a single letter and slow it to 0.75x while your child copies along.

Play all on repeat

Videos in this playlist

  1. 1How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 1 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 1 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  2. 2How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 2 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 2 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  3. 3How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 3 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 3 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  4. 4How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 4 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 4 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  5. 5How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 5 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 5 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  6. 6How to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 6 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Lowercase Letters | Lesson 6 | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  7. 7How to Write Cursive Uppercase Letters | Lesson 1: A to H | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Uppercase Letters | Lesson 1: A to H | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  8. 8How to Write Cursive Uppercase Letters | Lesson 2: I to P | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Uppercase Letters | Lesson 2: I to P | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop
  9. 9How to Write Cursive Uppercase Letters | Lesson 3: Q to Z | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USAHow to Write Cursive Uppercase Letters | Lesson 3: Q to Z | Handwriting Tips | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop

How does looping help with cursive?

Cursive is about the path of the pencil: where a letter starts, its loops and how it joins the next one. Set A and B around one letter's demonstration and it replays on its own while your child traces it, then writes it alone.

Should kids learn lowercase or uppercase first?

Most programs teach lowercase first because those letters appear far more often and join together in words. This playlist follows that order: six lowercase lessons, then uppercase A–H, I–P and Q–Z.

Frequently asked questions

What grade learns cursive?

In US schools that teach it, cursive usually starts in grade 2 or 3 (ages 7–9) and continues through grades 4 and 5. Some schools no longer teach it, so many families practice at home with short daily sessions.

Why is this playlist shorter than others?

We only include cursive lessons from established education channels, and Twinkl USA's nine-lesson series covers every letter. We will add more when we find lessons of the same quality.