Cursive capital letters
All 26 cursive capitals, A to Z, in the style US schools teach. Eight of them, B, D, F, O, P, S, V and W, do not join the next letter; the rest do.
Practise one capital
Each capital has its own page with the steps, the common mistake, and a sheet to trace and write.
Start with capital APick a capital
Capitals that join the next letter
Capitals that stand alone
Lift the pencil after these, then start the next letter.
When to learn cursive capitals
- After the lowercase letters. Most programmes teach every lowercase letter first, because they are used far more.
- Capitals in the child’s name. The first capital most children want is the one that starts their own name.
- The joining capitals. A, C, E, H, K, M, N, R, U and the others carry straight into the next letter.
- The stand-alone capitals. B, D, F, O, P, S, V and W, where the pencil lifts before the next letter.
Questions parents ask
Which cursive capital letters do not connect?
In the Zaner-Bloser style most US schools teach, B, D, F, O, P, S, V and W do not join the letter after them.
Which cursive capital is the hardest?
Children often find Q, G and Z hardest, because they look nothing like their print versions.