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Downloads and Printables

Here are some new downloads to use at home. They will help you get the most out of your Handwriting Without Tears® curriculum.

Overview by Grade

Letter Formation Charts

  1. Print Capital Letters
  2. Print Lowercase Letters
  3. Numbers
  4. Cursive Capital Letters
  5. Cursive Lowercase Letters
  6. All Formation Charts

Teaching Guidelines by Grade

Here are the suggested teaching guidelines that are in the back of your teachers’ guides. Simply select the grade level and print the PDF download. Use them to help structure organize your daily and weekly plans. Be flexible. These are recommended guidelines; you know your students best and should alter your lessons to suit their needs.

Teaching Guidelines 2008 Edition

Teaching Guidelines Former Edition

Why it Works

Handwriting Without Tears® is a proven success in making legible and fluent handwriting an easy and automatic skill for all students.

Need help viewing PDF documents?

These documents are available in PDF format. You can view them by downloading and installing the free Adobe Reader.

“I am in my second year of using the HWT approach. Writing is accomplished without tears from my students! Your program meets the needs of all my students and speeds their progress. I hope that all teachers can have access to this wonderful writing program!”

— R. Davis-Strickland