How to write cursive A and auppercase and lowercase.
Watch cursive a being written, stroke by stroke. In D'Nealian-style cursive, capital A has 2 steps and lowercase a has 3. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
Step by step
- 1Start here and go to the left.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
- 1Start here and go up and to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go to the left.
- 3Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
About the letter A
Sound: Short a, as in apple. Later children also meet the long a in acorn.
Words to practice: apple, ant, alligator, astronaut.
Watch out: Lowercase a and d both start like a c; d has the tall line.
Aa in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- D'Nealian-style cursiveCapital A: 2 steps · small a: 3 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears-style cursiveCapital A: 2 steps · small a: 2 steps
Cursive games
The LetterSchool app
Practise cursive A in the app: tap, trace, write
The same letter shapes as this sheet, with instant feedback on every line, animations and stars. Children play, and learn the right formation.