How to write the letter BB is for ball.
Watch letter B being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital B has 3 steps and lowercase b has 2. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
See it in the app
Watch the letter B come to life.
The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
Step by step
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 3Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go to the right.
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
About the letter B
Sound: The b sound in ball, made with both lips.
Words to practice: ball, bear, bus, banana.
Watch out: b and d are the most common reversal. Bat before ball: the stick comes first in b.
Tip: Tall line down first, then back up and around to the right for the bump.
Bb in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- Zaner-Bloser styleCapital B: 3 steps · small b: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital B: 3 steps · small b: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital B: 3 steps · small b: 2 steps
Practice the word “ball”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.
