Even in this modern digital age, the art of good, legible handwriting has not lost its importance in education. The manual dexterity taught when one writes is useful throughout life. And of course, the physical task of putting pen or pencil to paper, is shown to instill good spelling much more so than mere typing.

Many schools now require that young students entering kindergarten be able to write the print manuscript alphabet, as well as their own names. This calls for free handwriting worksheets for parents and kids!

While cursive script writing (sometimes called running writing) took a backseat for several years, its usefulness has been rediscovered, and students in the upper elementary grades are again learning how to write in cursive. We offer numerous free printable handwriting worksheets for teaching your child or student this almost forgotten form of penmanship!

Below, you will find a large assortment of various free handwriting practice sheets which are all free to print. Some of the icons link to new pages of worksheets, such as the famous quotes. Others are basic alphabet tracing. Whether you are a classroom teacher or a parent teaching kids to write at home, you'll find plenty of great free handwriting printables here.