Now you can write a whole sentence in cursive. Put together what you know: a cursive capital, joined words (capitals and spaces), and an end mark.
- Start with a cursive capital.
- Join the letters of each word; lift between words.
- Dot the i’s and cross the t’s when each word is done.
- End with a period, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
Key idea
Capital, joined words with spaces, dots and crosses, end mark. Steady and readable comes before fast.
Why it works
A sentence is for a reader. If the letters lose their shapes when you hurry, the reader has to guess.
Worked example: Check a sentence
Leo wrote: we can swim, in cursive. What two things are missing?
- A sentence starts with a capital: We.
- A sentence ends with a mark: a period.
- Fixed: We can swim.
Answer: The capital W and the period.
Common mistake
Speeding up until the letters lose their shapes. Slow down: neat first, quick later.
For the grown-up. Palmer’s course ends with sentences and names; see line-writing. One sentence a day, copied carefully, is plenty.