Today is National Handwriting Day! We each have a unique way of writing and we should celebrate that! And to celebrate National Handwriting Day we have gathered a number of handwriting printables and activities that kids of all ages will enjoy! You can use these writing printables and activities at home or in the classroom to celebrate National Handwriting Day!
National Handwriting Day
National Handwriting Day happens January 23 which is also John Hancock’s birthday. It’s no coincidence that this holiday falls on the birthday of John Hancock as his name is so well known because of his signature that we now call a signature a “John Hancock.” Though writing started way before that in places like Mesopotamia, China, India, etc. But let’s celebrate National Handwriting Day with fun printables and activities that everyone will love!
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Fun Writing Printables To Celebrate National Handwriting Day
Grab your pen or pencil and practice fine motor skills while you celebrate National Handwriting day!
1. Free Printable Name Writing Practice Worksheets
Practice your handwriting by writing your name with these free printable name writing practice worksheets!
2. Free Fruit Pre-Writing Practice Worksheets
Even little kids can celebrate National Handwriting Day. They may not be able to write their names or sentences, but these pre-writing practice sheets are perfect!
3. Free Printable Holiday Writing Practice Sheets
While the holidays are over, these holiday practice writing sheets are easy and fun. They are perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
4. Printable Tracing 0-9 Practice Worksheets
Writing includes numbers and you can trace and practice writing numbers with these simple 0-9 printable worksheets.
5. Alphabet Tracing Worksheets For Beginning Writers
It’s okay if your child’s handwriting isn’t perfect yet. They can get plenty of handwriting practice, while learning their abc’s, with these alphabet tracing worksheets.
6. Cursive Handwriting Letter Worksheets
Unfortunately, cursive is almost forgotten which is sad. Cursive is beautiful and needed to read some of our most important historical documents. Learn cursive handwriting using these cursive handwriting letter worksheets:
7. Letter Tracing Worksheets
Learning to write the alphabet is important. Once you learn to write the alphabet, you can literally write anything. It is the first step of celebrating National Handwriting Day.
8. National Handwriting Day Printable Pack
Practice handwriting and celebrate National Handwriting Day with this fun printable writing pack that has a number of fun writing activities. Perfect for at school or at home.
9. Free Printable Writing Practice Sheets
Learn to write your alphabet in uppercase and lowercase as well as the days of the week, common words, animals, numbers, colors, and more with these writing practice sheets.
10. Cursive Handwriting Practice Sheets
These cursive handwriting practice sheets have different sentences on them that you can not only trace, but it has a space underneath each sentence to write out the sentences too.
Fun Activities To Celebrate National Handwriting Day
11. Try Handwritten Letters To Friends And Family
Write a letter to friends and family. Whether they are near or far, it is fun to write letters and send them to people. And it’s even more fun when you have fun stationary!
12. Handwritten Notes To Loved Ones
Sometimes it is nice to give loved ones a nice word whether it’s motivation, an I love you, spreading kindness, or saying thank you. Handwritten notes are perfect for this occasion.
13. Add A Journal Entry To Your Journal
You can write in a journal. We have great gratitude journal writing prompts for children and adults as well as a bullet journal printable.
14. Practice Your Signature
Use this website to create signature writing practice sheets. It’s important for us to all have a signature. At some point in life we all have to sign a document.
15. Practice Creative Writing Skills
Write a creative story using these fun writing prompts that even include pictures for inspiration! These are perfect for kids of all ages!
16. 10 Ways To Make Name Writing Fun For Kids
Make writing your child’s name fun with these super neat activities that are perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary aged children.
17. Easy Pre-Writing Ideas With Playdough
Who knew you could learn how to write using playdough. Turns out all you need is some beads, straws, playdough, and cookie cutters!
18. Look At Historical Documents
Historical documents have many different types of handwriting. And many have strong language. Many underestimate the power of handwriting and language. One fun document to look at is the Declaration of Independence as many don’t write in that type of script cursive anymore.
19. Write Postcards To Relatives
Practice your penmanship by writing and signing postcards to relatives who live far away. Whether they’re in the United States or the other countries of North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, or Australia, you can write them a line!
20. Pick Out Awesome Writing Utensils
Half the fun of writing is picking out super neat writing utensils like:
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How are you celebrating National Handwriting Day?
