3-and-rest handwriting: short words
Handwriting · Short rows with restsPre-K – Grade 2Free PDF
Free printable handwriting sheet with short rows and a rest after each: trace three, then shake and press the hands. Short words: cat, dog, sun, hat, mop. Bold lines.
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Part of these worksheet packsWhen your child’s hand gets tired from writing →Pressing too hard or too light →When your child cannot sit still for worksheets →Reading and writing with ADHD →Dysgraphia: when writing is unusually hard →Low muscle tone, bendy joints and handwriting →
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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
How to use this worksheet
- 1Short rows with planned rests suit children whose hands tire or hurt quickly (for example with low muscle tone or hypermobility).
- 2Rest before the hand gets tired, not after it already hurts.
- 3If writing is often painful, talk to your doctor or an occupational therapist.
Words on this sheet
catdogsunhatmop
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
