Practice Writing the Letter Ff
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Pencil Lift: Lowercase manuscript f requires one pencil lift to cross the letter. Uppercase manuscript letter F uses 2 pencil lifts (3 strokes) to complete the letter
List of Words Used in Worksheets: Fred, fan, Feat, fig, fold, Fade, far, file, fur, face, fang, fear, Feet, Fact, fail, feud, for, Fad, fall, fern, fox, fake, fen, Fife, fuzz
fad — passing fashion
fen — swamp; bog
feud — deadly quarrel, as between families
fife — small, shrill flute
Hand Drawn Animations of Writing the Manuscript F
The animations are un-intimidating and hand-drawn. The lowercase and lowercase "f" has one pencil lift.
Click on these links to access the animations:
Lowercase f | Uppercase F
Handwriting Worksheets
Instructions, click on the link to open the file and print. The files are PDF.
Lowercase F, Manuscript, Arrows/No Arrows
Capital F, Manuscript, Arrows/No Arrows
Practice, F, Manuscript
Hollow-Practice mix
Hollow-Practice mix
Hollow-Practice - words
Hollow-Practice - words 2
Hollow-Practice - words 3
Printable Handwriting Paper that Coordinates with The Handwriting Lessons
For more choices in handwriting paper see: Printable Handwriting PaperFor smaller rule see the bottom of the ZB Animations Home Page: Donna Young's Manuscript Handwriting Animations
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Two Lessons
Fern - Coloring Page of Crested Woodfern
Optional Coloring Printable of a Crested Woodfern
Fern Image Credit: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 19
Fife
A fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in military and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer.
from Wikipedia
February 5, 2011
Donna Young