Sentence tracing worksheets
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A telling sentence starts with a capital letter, has a space between every word, and ends with a period. Trace it, then write it yourself the same way.
Three grades, each its own sheet. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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Kindergarten Core grade
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Sentence tracing is the step after tracing words: a short sentence, three to six words long, printed as a dotted outline on penmanship guides with an empty row under it to write it again. A kindergartener learns three things at once, the capital at the start, the space between words, and the period at the end. (Every sentence here tells something, so every one ends with a period; questions end with a question mark.) Each print draws a different set of sentences from the same simple pool.
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1st grade
First graders trace and copy sentences to fix spacing and letter size before they write their own. The sentences are short and readable, so the child reads each one aloud, traces it, and writes it on the row below with a capital, finger spaces and a period. A fresh print gives a new set every time.
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2nd grade
Second grade sentence tracing for neat, even print. Each sentence is five or six words, with longer words and names than the 1st grade sheet (Snowflakes drifted gently onto the playground), printed once as a dotted outline on penmanship guides with an empty row under it to copy it. The aim now is letters that sit on the line and keep one size.
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