Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children

Therapy Department

Upper Case
Letter Worksheets
A Cognitive Approach to
Teaching Printing to
Primary School Aged Children

Printing Like a Pro!

By Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017
Created Using: Educational Fontware, 2012
May be reproduced for instructional purposes.
Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found at:
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 Key Strategies for Neat Printing – Capitals

My strategies for neat printing

of Capital Letters:

 Slow down
 Print letters from top to bottom
 Print letters on the line (no floaters)
 Print all capitals “tall” (not small)

How did I do?

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My strategies for neat printing

of Capital Letters:

 Slow down
 Print letters from top to bottom
 Print letters on the line (no floaters)
 Print all capitals “tall” (not small)

How did I do?

Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 Downers
L,T,I,H,F,E

Group 1
Printing Like a Pro!

By Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker PhD, OT (C)

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children 2017
Created Using: Educational Fontware, 2012
May be reproduced for instructional purposes.
Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found at:
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Downer”
Start at the top line Ll
LLL Down and
across the
bottom

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

LLLLLLL
Print inside the boxes.

LLLLLLL
Print the letter.

LLLLLLL
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

L||||||||||||L
L |<><<>>| L
||<<<<<>>||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Downer”
Start at the top line Tt
TTT Down and
across the
top

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

TTTTTT
Print inside the boxes.

TTTTTT
Print the letter.

TTTTTT
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

T ||||||||||T
T <>>>||| T|
|||<<>>>||||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Downer”
Start at the top line Ii
III Down,
across the top
and across
the bottom

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

IIIIIIIII
Print inside the boxes.

IIIIIIIII
Print the letter.

IIIIIIIII
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

I|||||||||||||I
I||<<<<<>||I
||<<<<>>|||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Downer”
Start at the top line Hh
HHH Down, down
and across
the middle

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

H H H H H H|
Print inside the boxes.

HHHHHH
Print the letter.

HHHHHH
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

H|||||||||| H
H<<<>>>| H
| <<<>>>>||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Downer”
Start at the top line fF
FFF Down, across
the top and
across the
middle

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

FFFFFFF
Print inside the boxes.

FFFFFFF
Print the letter.

FFFFFFF
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

F||||||||||||F
F <<<>>>| F
|<<<<>>|||||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Downer”
Start at the top line Ee
EEE Down,
across the
top, middle
and bottom

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

EEEEEEE
Print inside the boxes.

EEEEEEE
Print the letter.

EEEEEEE
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

E ||||||||||| E
E |<<<>>>| E
|||<<<>>>|||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 Rounders
C,O,Q,G

Group 2
Printing Like a Pro!

By Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker PhD, OT (C)

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children 2017
Created Using: Educational Fontware, 2012
May be reproduced for instructional purposes.
Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found at:
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Rounder”
Start just below the top line
Cc
CCC
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Around
and leave
open

CCCCCC
Print inside the boxes.

CCCCC C
Print the letter.

CCCCC C
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

C |||||||||||C
C|<>>>|||| C
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Rounder”
Start just below the top line
Oo
OOO
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Around
and
close

O O O O OO
Print inside the boxes.

O O O O OO
Print the letter.

O O O O OO
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

O|||||||||| O
O|<>>>|||| O
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Rounder”
Start just below the top line Qq
QQQ
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Around,
close and
slide down

Q Q Q Q QQ
Print inside the boxes

Q Q Q Q QQ
Print the letter.

Q Q Q Q QQ
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters

Q||||||||||| Q
Q|<>>>||| Q
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Rounder”
Start just below the top line
Gg

GGG
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Around,
open and
straight back

G G G G GG
Print inside the boxes

G G G G GG
Print the letter.

G G G G GG
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

G|||||||||| G
G|>>>||||| G
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 Curvers
S,J,U
and
P,B,R,D

Groups 3 and 4
Printing Like a Pro!

By Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker PhD, OT (C)

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children 2017
Created Using: Educational Fontware, 2012
May be reproduced for instructional purposes.
Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found at:
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start just below the top line Ss
SSS
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Curve back
and curve
forward

SSSSSSS
Print inside the boxes.

SSSSSSS
Print the letter.

SSSSSSS
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

S||||||||||| S
S <>>>|||| S
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start at the top line Jj
JJJ Down,
curve back
and across
the top

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

JJJJJJ
Print inside the boxes.

JJJJJJ
Print the letter.

JJJJJJ
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

J||||| | ||| J
J|>>>||||| J
|||<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start at the top line Uu
UUU Down and
curve up

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

UUUUUU U
Print inside the boxes.

U UUUUUU
Print the letter.

UUUUUU U
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

U|||||||||| U
U|>>>|||||| U
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start at the top line Pp
PPP Down, little
curve and
close

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

PPPPPPP
Print inside the boxes.

PPPPPPP
Print the letter.

PPPPPPP
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

P|||||||||| P
P <>>>|||| P
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start at the top line Bb
BBB
Down, little
curve, close,
little curve
and close

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

BBBBBBB
Print inside the boxes.

BBBBBBB
Print the letter.

BBBBBBB
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

B||||||||||| B
B <>>>||||| B
|||<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start at the top line Rr
RRR Down, curve,
close and
slide down

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

RRRRRRR
Print inside the boxes.

RRRRRRR
Print the letter.

RRRRRRR
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

R||||||||| | R
R |>>>||||| R
|||<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Curver”
Start at the top line Dd
DDD Down, big
curve and
close

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

DDDDDD
Print inside the boxes.

DDDDDD
Print the letter.

DDDDDD
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

D|||||||||| D
D >>>|||||D
|||<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 Sliders
V,W,X,A,N,M,Z
and
Y,K

Group 5 and 6
Printing Like a Pro!

By Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker PhD, OT (C)

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017
Created Using: Educational Fontware, 2012
May be reproduced for instructional purposes.
Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found at:
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Vv
VVV
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Slide down
and slide
up

V V V V V V|
Print inside the boxes.

V V V V V V|
Print the letter.

V V V V V V|
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

V |||||||||| V|
V <>>>||| V|
|<<<>>>|||||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Ww
WWW
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Slide
down, up,
down and
up

W||W|W|W|
Print inside the boxes.

W |W|W| W|
Print the letter.

W|W||W|W|
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

W|||||||||W|
W|><<>|| W|
||<<<<>>>||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Xx
XXX Slide
down and
slide back

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

X X X X X X|
Print inside the boxes.

X X X X X X|
Print the letter.

X X X X X X|
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

X|||||||||| X|
X ><<>>>|X|
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Aa
AAA Slide back,
slide down
and across
the middle

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

A A A A A A|
Print inside the boxes.

A A A A A A|
Print the letter.

A A A A A A|
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

A|||||||||| A|
A |>>>||| A|
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Nn
NNN Down,
slide down
and
straight up

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

N N N N N N|
Print inside the boxes.

N N N N N N|
Print the letter.

N N N N N N|
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

N|||||||||| N|
N |>>>||| N|
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line
Mm
MMM Down, slide
down, slide
up and
down

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

M |M ||M ||M
Print inside the boxes.

M |M ||M |M
Print the letter.

M |M |M ||M
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

M|||||||||||M
M |>>>||| M
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Zz
ZZZ
Across the
top, slide back
and across
the bottom

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

ZZZZZZZ
Print inside the boxes.

ZZZZZZZ
Print the letter.

ZZZZZZZ
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

Z|||||||||| Z
Z |><<>>|||Z
||<<<<>>|||
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Yy
Y Y|Y
Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.
Short slide
down, short
slide back and
straight down

Y Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y
Print inside the boxes.

Y |Y Y Y Y Y|Y
Print the letter.

Y |Y Y Y Y|Y Y
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

Y||||||||||||Y
Y |>>>||| |Y
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 This letter is a “Slider”
Start at the top line Kk
KKK Down, slide
back and
slide
forward

Print inside the lines. Remember to say out loud how to form the letter.

KKKKKKK
Print inside the boxes.

KKKKKKK
Print the letter.

KKKKKKK
Print the letter again. Then circle your 3 best and neatest letters.

K|||||||||| K
K<>>>|||| K
||<<<<>>>| |
Printing Like a Pro! Developed by: Ivonne Montgomery, MRSc, OT and Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT, (C)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 2017; Created using: Educational Fontware, 2012
http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx
 Looking for more?

Check out the Printing Like a Pro!:

• Level II - “Letter Group Review, Word and Sight
Word Sentences” worksheet set
and well as
• “Skill Boosting” Worksheet Sets:
o Numbers
o Days of the Week
o Months of the Year
o Letter and Card Writing

Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found at:

http://www.childdevelopment.ca/School-Age_Therapy_Practice_Resources.aspx