Handwriting Rules! 1 QLD PDF

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H ndwriting
Rules!
STUDENT
WORKBOOK
Queensland
Beginner’s Alphabet
Australian Curriculum
Katy Collis and Alexandra Kennedy

(my name)
loves to
.
This is a drawing of what I love to do.

My progress chart
As you complete each page,
find the letter here. Trace
the letter and draw a picture.
aA bB cC
dD eE fF
gG hH iI
jJ kK lL
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mM nN oO
pP qQ rR
sS tT uU
vV wW xX
yY
zZ
3

Continue the patterns. Keep your pencil on the page.
Copy the patterns.
4
Handwriting: clockwise fluency patterns.

Continue the patterns. Keep your pencil on the page.
Copy the picture.
Handwriting: anticlockwise fluency patterns.
5

Trace.
Practise.
Trace.
Practise.
Trace.
Practise.
Trace.
6
Handwriting: linear fluency patterns and downstroke.

Copy the patterns. Start at the dots.
Handwriting: patterns.
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m
M2
Warm up.
Track.
m m m m m m
Trace then write.
m m m m m m m m
m
m
Trace then write.
munch monster mother
8
Handwriting: clockwise letter; body letter (m).
Grammar: simple sentence; action verb (munch); adjectives (merry, messy); nouns (monkeys, melons).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: mad, March, May, melon, meow, merry, mess, messy, Monday, monkey, monster, moo, mother, mud,
mum, munch.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 2
M M M
m
M
Trace then write.
Merry monkeys munch
on messy melons.
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writing.
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n
N2 3
Warm up.
Track.
n n n n n n n
Trace then write.
n n n n n n n n n n n
n
n
Trace then write.
newt nest name new
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; body letter (n).
Grammar: simple sentence; how word/adverb (noisily); action verb (nibbled); proper noun (Nonna, Nina); common noun (noodles).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop; apostrophe for possession (Nina’s).
Spelling and vocabulary: name, nest, new, newt, next, nibble, nice, nine, no, noodles, not, never, Nonna, November, now.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 3 2 3
N N N
n
N
Trace then write.
Nina’s Nonna noisily
nibbled nice noodles.
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writing.
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h
H2
3
Warm up.
Track.
h h h h h h h
Trace then write.
h h h h h h h h h h
h
h
Trace then write.
howl hiss hum help
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; head and body letter (ascender) (h).
Grammar: direct speech; saying verb (shouted); describing word/adjective (hungry); exclamation; question.
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; exclamation mark; speech marks; question mark.
Spelling and vocabulary: hair, hang, hawk, help, hen, hid, hide, hiss, hum, hog, home, honey, hospital, how, howl, hungry, heart.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (hiss, howl); folk tale (Hansel and Gretel).

Trace then write.
2 2
H
3
H
3
H
h
H
Trace then write.
“Hello! How are you?”
shouted hungry Hansel.
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writing.
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k
K2
Warm up.
Track.
k k k k k k k
Trace then write.
k k k k k k k k k k k
k
k
Trace then write.
kiss kitten kindly
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; head and body letter (ascender) (k).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (King Kong); common noun (knots); action verb (knitting).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: key, kind, kiss, kitten, koala; silent k (knee, knew, knit, knots, know).
Literary elements: alliteration; story character (King Kong); anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.
2 2
K K K
k
K
Trace then write.
King Kong knew he
kept knitting knots.
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writing.
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2
p P
Warm up.
Track.
p p p p p p p
Trace then write.
p p p p p p p p p p p
p
p
Trace then write.
plod plop pup push
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; body and tail letter (descender) (p).
Grammar: simple sentence; action verbs (poked, plod); proper noun (Pedro); common noun (python).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: peep, pet, pencil, pig, pimple, pink, plop, plus, poke, pong, pony, possum, post, pumpkin, push, put, python.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (plop).

Trace then write.
2 2
P P P
p
P
Trace then write.
Pedro poked and
pushed a python.
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writing.
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2
b B
Warm up.
Track.
b b b b b b b
Trace then write.
b b b b b b b b b b b
b
b
Trace then write.
burp beep bang bring
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; head and body letter (ascender) (b).
Grammar: simple sentence; action verb (boogied); nouns (bears, band).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: baby, bag, banana, band, bear, before, best, better, big, bird, boat, book, boom, brag, bring, brown, burp, bush.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (beep, boom); anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.
2 2
B B B
b
B
Trace then write.
Bears boogied in a
bush band.
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writing.
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2
r R
Warm up.
Track.
r r r r r r r r
Trace then write.
r r r r r r r r r r r r
r
r
Trace then write.
rats reading run red
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; body letter (r).
Grammar: simple sentence; describing words/adjectives (red, rude); proper noun (Roger); common noun (robot).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: rabbit, raft, ran, rang, rat, read, red, real, reeks, ring, roast, robot, rot, rude, run, rush, rushing.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 2
R R R
r
R
Trace then write.
Roger the rude red
robot reeks.
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2
j
2
J
Warm up.
Track.
j
2
j
2
j
2
j
2
j
2
j
2
j
2 j2
Trace then write.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
j
j
Trace then write.
just joking jam jog
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Handwriting: clockwise letter; body and tail letter (descender) (j).
Grammar: simple sentence; action verbs (jiggles, jumps, jogs); proper noun (Jill).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: jagged, jam, jammed, January, jet, jelly bean, jiggle, joey, jog, join, joke, July, June, jumps, just.
Literary elements: alliteration; nursery rhyme (Jack and Jill).

Trace then write.
2 2
J J J
j
J
Trace then write.
Jill just jogs, jumps
and jiggles.
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i
2
I
3
2
Warm up.
Track.
i
2
i
2
i
2
i
2
i
2
i
2
i
2 i2
Trace then write.
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
i
i
Trace then write.
itchy iguana into ink
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Handwriting: straight-line letter; body letter (i).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Iggy); describing word/adjective (itchy).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: icky, idea, idol, igloo, iguana, imp, in, ink, insect, inside, into, is, isn’t, it, itchy.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 2
I I I
3 3
i
I
Trace then write.
Iggy is in bed.
Iggy is ill and itchy.
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2
t T
2
Warm up.
Track.
t t t t t t t
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Trace then write.
t t t t t t t t t t t t
t
t
Trace then write.
troll tale toot tail trap
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Handwriting: straight-line letter; head and body letter (ascender) (t).
Grammar: simple sentence; possessive (its); nouns (turtle, time); describing word/adjective (timid).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: tail, tale, take, Tuesday, Thursday, time, timid, took, toot, tooth, trap, troll, try, turtle, ten, twelve, two.
Literary elements: alliteration; story character (troll); onomatopoeia (toot, tick-tock); play on words (took its time).

Trace then write.
2 2
T T T
t
T
Trace then write.
The timid turtle
took its time.
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l L
Warm up.
Track.
l l l l l l l l l
Trace then write.
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
l
l
Trace then write.
lick limp leap love loll
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Handwriting: straight-line letter; head and body letter (ascender) (l).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Lilly); describing word/adjective (lovely); action verbs (loll, limp, lick, leap).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: lazy, leap, left, lesson, lick, life, lift, limb, limp, lion, list, live, lizard, llama, log, lose, lost, love, lovely, lumpy.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
L L L
l
L
Trace then write.
Little Lilly loves llamas.
Llamas love Lilly too.
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x X
2
2
Warm up.
Track.
x x x x x x x
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Trace then write.
x x x x x x x x x x x
x
x
Trace then write.
oxen boxes six box taxi
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Handwriting: straight-line letter; body letter (x).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (T-Rex); common noun (foxes).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: apostrophe for contraction (don’t); box, exam, fox, mix, oxen, six, T-Rex, taxi, text, wax, x-ray, xylophone.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 2
X X X
x
X
Trace then write.
“Xylophones don’t mix
with foxes!” said T-Rex.
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z Z
Warm up.
Track.
z z z z z z z z
Trace then write.
z z z z z z z z z z z
z
z
Trace then write.
zebra whiz zoo zero
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Handwriting: straight-line letter; body letter (z).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Zoe); possessive apostrophe (Zoe’s).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: doze, quiz, zany, zap, zebra, zero, zest, zesty, zing, zip, zoo.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (whiz, zip, zap).

Trace then write.
Z Z Z
z
Z
Trace then write.
Zip, zap, zing went
zany Zoe’s zither.
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u U
Warm up.
Track.
u u u u u u u
Trace then write.
u u u u u u u u u u
u
u
Trace then write.
under up upend
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (u).
Grammar: saying verb (uttered); proper noun (Uncle Uno).
Punctuation: sentence punctuation; exclamation mark; speech marks.
Spelling and vocabulary: prefix un- (undo, untie, unzip); uncle, under, until, up, upend, upon, umbrella.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (ouch).

Trace then write.
U U U
u
U
Trace then write.
Uncle Uno
uttered, “Ouch!”
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v V
Warm up.
Track.
v v v v v v v
Trace then write.
v v v v v v v v v v
v
v
Trace then write.
violin vow vroom
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (v).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Vinnie).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: vain, vase, very, vest, vibe, vine, violin, volcano, vole, vote, vow.
Literary elements: alliteration; anthropomorphism; onomatopoeia (vroom).

Trace then write.
V V V
v
V
Trace then write.
Vinnie vole
was very vain.
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w W
Warm up.
Track.
w w w w w w
Trace then write.
w w w w w w w w
w
w
Trace then write.
whiz wink was wasp
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (w).
Grammar: saying verb (asked); proper noun (Wally); direct speech; question.
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; speech marks; question mark.
Spelling and vocabulary: wall, walrus, watermelon, was, wasp, wave, Wednesday, when, whew, which, whiz, who, wild, wilt, win, wink.
Literary elements: alliteration; anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.
W W W
w
W
Trace then write.
“Who will win?” asked
Wally the walrus.
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writing.
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2
a A
3
Warm up.
Track.
a a a a a a a
Trace then write.
a a a a a a a a a a a
a
a
Trace then write.
animal ape ask ate
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (a).
Grammar: simple sentence; action verb (ate); nouns (anaconda, apples).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: act, again, ago, all, allow, animal, any, ape, apple, April, arm, arrow, ash, ask, ate, August.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 2
A A A
3 3
a
A
Trace then write.
An anaconda ate
all the apples.
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2
d D
Warm up.
Track.
d d d d d d
Trace then write.
d d d d d d d d d
d
d
Trace then write.
dogs drool drag drip
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; head and body letter (ascender) (d); d has an upward exit to help distinguish it from b.
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Daisy).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: dance, daring, December, did, disco, do, dog, done, door, drab, drag, drip, drool, drop, drum, doll, duck.
Literary elements: alliteration; anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.
2 2
D D D
d
D
Trace then write.
Daisy duck did a
daring disco dance.
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q
Q2
Warm up.
Track.
q q q q q q q
Trace then write.
q q q q q q q q q q
q
q
Trace then write.
quoll quit quick quiet
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body and tail letter (descender) (q).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Queenie); describing word/adjective (quick).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: equal, quail, queen, quick, quiet, quit, quite, quiz, quoll.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
Q Q Q
2 2
q
Q
Trace then write.
Queenie is quicker
than the quoll.
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o O
Warm up.
Track.
o o o o o o o o
Trace then write.
o o o o o o o o o o o
o
o
Trace then write.
once only owl
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (o).
Grammar: simple sentence; common nouns (ogre, ox).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: October, often, old, once, one, only, open, orange, oven, owl, ox.
Literary elements: alliteration; story character (ogre).

Trace then write.
O O O
o
O
Trace then write.
One old, orange ogre
is on the only ox.
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2
e
E3
4
Warm up.
Track.
e e e e e e e
Trace then write.
e e e e e e e e e e e
e
e
Trace then write.
elephant every eats
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (e).
Grammar: simple sentence; saying verb (yelled); nouns (eagle, elf).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; exclamation mark; speech marks.
Spelling and vocabulary: eagle, ear, earth, eat, eats, eating, egg, elephant, elf, even, every, excited, extra.
Literary elements: alliteration; story characters (elf); onomatopoeia (eek).

Trace then write.
2 2
E
3
E
3
E
4 4
e
E
Trace then write.
“Eek! An eagle!” yelled
the excited elf.
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c C
Warm up.
Track.
c c c c c c c c
Trace then write.
c c c c c c c c c c c
c
c
Trace then write.
clip clop clap
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; body letter (c).
Grammar: commands; describing word/adjective (cool); action verb (catch); proper noun (Connie).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; exclamation mark.
Spelling and vocabulary: cake, can, can’t, car, cat, catch, chew, chin, chip, clap, coat, cool, cow, crazy.
Literary elements: onomatopoeia (clip, clop); alliteration; anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.
C C C
c
C
Trace then write.
Catch that crazy,
cool cow, Connie!
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f
F3
2
2
Warm up. Finish the flowers.
Track.
f f f f f f f f
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Trace then write.
f f f f f f f f f f f
f
f
Trace then write.
five fish flop fin fog
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Handwriting: anticlockwise letter; head and body letter (ascender) (f).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Felix); describing word/adjective (fast); action verb (fled); nouns (frog, foot).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: fast, February, feel, fin, find, first, fish, fit, five, fled, flesh, flop, foam, fog, foot, Friday, frisky, frog, fry, fun.
Literary elements: alliteration.

Trace then write.
2 2
F
3
F
3
F
f
F
Trace then write.
Fast Felix fled on
foot from the frog.
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g G
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Track.
g g g g g g g
Trace then write.
g g g g g g g g g g
g
g
Trace then write.
glug goblin grab
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Handwriting: direction change letter; body and tail letter (descender) (g).
Grammar: commands; proper nouns (Gruff, Billy); common noun (bridge).
Punctuation: direct speech; speech marks; exclamation mark.
Spelling and vocabulary: game, get, glue, go, goat, goblin, going, gone, grab, grandma, grandpa, grip, gasped.
Literary elements: alliteration; folk tale (The Three Billy Goats Gruff); story characters; onomatopoeia (glug).

Trace then write.
G G G
g
G
Trace then write.
“Gruff, get off the
bridge!” gasped Billy.
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y
Y3
2
Warm up.
Track.
y y y y y y y
Trace then write.
y y y y y y y y y y y
y
y
Trace then write.
year yawn yes you
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Handwriting: direction change letter; body and tail letter (descender) (y).
Grammar: saying verb (yak); nouns (yaks, mats).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop; speech bubble.
Spelling and vocabulary: yacht, yak, yap, yard, yarn, yawn, year, yen, yep, yes, yeti, yoga, yolk, you, yuan, yummy.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (yakkity yak); anthropomorphism.

Trace then write.
y
Y
2
Y Y Y
3
3
2
Trace then write.
Yaks yakkity yak
on yoga mats.
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s S
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Track.
s s s s s s s s
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s s s s s s s s s s s s
s
s
Trace then write.
squid snort said six
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Handwriting: direction change letter; body letter (s).
Grammar: simple sentence; proper noun (Samson); action verb (sat); saying verb (said); common noun (spider).
Punctuation: capital letter to start a sentence; full stop.
Spelling and vocabulary: said, sand, Saturday, saw, see, send, September, seven, sister, six, snail, snort, spider, squid, startled.
Literary elements: alliteration; onomatopoeia (snort).

Trace then write.
S S S
s
S
Trace then write.
Samson almost sat
on a startled spider.
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Trace then write.
1
2
one
two
3
4
5
6
7
three
four
five
six
seven
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Trace then write.
8
9
10
eight
nine
ten
11
12
13
eleven
twelve
thirteen
14 fourteen
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Trace then write.
15
fifteen
16 sixteen
17
seventeen
18 eighteen
19
nineteen
20 twenty
30
thirty
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Trace then write.
40
50
forty
fifty
60
70
80
90
100
sixty
seventy
eighty
ninety
one hundred
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Trace then write.
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
Trace.
10 20 30 40 50
60 70 80 90 100
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