National Handwriting Contest : For Families

Practice Makes Permanent

Shape up your child's handwriting with these free practice materials! Give your child many opportunities to practice good handwriting before entering the contest. Here are some helpful free tools and ideas to get them started:

Practice Masters
Prepare your child for the contest with our ready-made Practice Masters for a selection of letters.

ZB FontsOnline Plus™
Create contest practice worksheets for your child using Zaner-Bloser's manuscript and cursive alphabets with ZB FontsOnline PlusTM. The free version of our online application includes various worksheet templates and grade-appropriate guidelines.
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Fine and Gross Motor Skill Development
Strengthen the skills that lead to improved handwriting with these effective gross and fine motor development activities developed by leading occupational therapists.
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Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Stroke Descriptions
Take your child step-by-step through proper letter and numeral formation with these easy-to-remember stroke descriptions.

The Keys to Legibility
The Four Keys to Legibility-Shape, Size, Spacing, and Slant-are essential to legible handwriting. Download these informative guidelines to help your child practice his or her most legible handwriting for the contest.

Evaluation Guides
As your child practices for the contest, he or she can use these helpful guides to self-evaluate and improve his or her handwriting.

Manuscript/Cursive Cards
These handy alphabet cards are perfect for children to use as a reference when practicing in the classroom or at home.
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