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Grab all ten of my cursive letter I tracing worksheets here. Each individual printable worksheet is free and you can select from the variations below.
These resources are designed to help children to learn to write in cursive and build muscle memory in writing.
The variations below include upper case and lower case ‘Ii’ versions for a variety of cursive writing practice activities as well as common I words for early learners to practice their cursive writing style.
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Free Cursive I Worksheets
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In this first version, students can experience progression in one short page. They start with the lowercase letter, then move onto the uppercase, and then into short words where they can practice linking the letters in a clear flow. The words for this page are “ice” and “ink”.
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This version is for practicing the lowercase ‘i’ on repeat so students can develop muscle memory and fluency with that flowing stroke of the pen up, down and across to the right. Students get 78 chances to practice the stroke.
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Students practice the capital I in this version, remembering that it is generally the same as the non-cursive version, given that it does not flick onto the next piece. As with the previous piece, horizontal lines are provided to help students practice uniformity of size.
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On this sheet, students combine the uppercase and lowercase versions, practicing them side-by-side 60 times in total across the page. Encourage understanding of the relative size and shape of each, using the horizontal lines for assistance.
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Having mastered the writing of the individual letters, students can now practice linking them into full words. Our first practice word is “ice”. Students write the full word without lifting the pen, but at the end of the word need to return to dot the lowercase ‘i’.
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This version removes the horizontal line scaffold, with students just focusing on the flow from letter to letter. Here, we’re practicing the word “ink” in capital and lowercase.
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Our third and final practice word is “itch”. Students practice the word 24 times, with the word completed in a single stroke, from i to t to c to h, but will need to go back to both dot the i and cross the t. This is a great word for practicing adding these embellishments at the end of a word or sentence.
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On this sheet, we reinforce all three of our focus words for linking lowercase i’s to their follow-up letters. Students practice: ice, ink, and itch, repeatedly. Overall they write 30 words total on this page, which can be used as a mastery test before moving onto sentences.
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For our first full sentence practice, I’ve left the horizontal tracing lines in place for extra scaffolding. Students write a sentence with three words starting with i: “The igloo is made of ice.”
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This final worksheet culminates all the previous practice sheets with a full sentence without the horizontal guidance lines. Students write: “Inside icy igloos, inquisitive individuals invent interesting ideas.”
