Getting ready to write?
Build strong hands for handwriting.
Try playful fine motor activities that help children strengthen hand skills, pencil control, and confidence before writing.
Get the Free Fine Motor JournalLittle steps. Lasting skills.
Practice with purpose.Write with confidence.
Carefully designed handwriting resources to help growing writers take their next step.
Fine motor skills · Print · Cursive
Printable practice for home and classroom.
Designed with occupational therapist input
Created by an educator and designer
Download, print, and practice
Meet them where they are
A starting point for every growing writer.
Choose the skills your child is working on today. There’s room to grow from here.
Before the first lettersGetting ready
Finding their
Connecting
Getting ready
to write
Playful fine motor activities to practice pencil control and the movements that come before handwriting.
Explore Fine Motor → Letters, words & sentencesFinding their
print rhythm
From learning letter formation to writing jokes and surprising facts, make daily print practice engaging.
Explore Print → A new way to writeConnecting
with cursive
Begin with cursive letters, then keep practicing with words, sentences, and topics that spark curiosity.
Explore Cursive →Not sure which level fits? Let’s find their starting point.
Browse the bundles →Every detail has a purpose
Good practice starts with thoughtful design.
Clear pages. Intentional guidance. Something interesting to write about.
Space to focus
Uncluttered layouts and manageable activities help children see what to do without a crowded page competing for their attention.
Details that support the writer
Carefully considered letterforms, writing lines, and visual guides bring professional design and occupational therapist input to each practice experience.
A reason to keep practicing
Jokes, trivia, drawing, and creative prompts give growing writers something to look forward to as they practice.
Try a little. Discover a lot.
Find your first free practice packet.
See the pages for yourself. Choose the sample that best fits your child’s writing stage.
Ready for their first letter?
Handwriting made just for preschoolers.
Preschool handwriting pages designed around developing fine motor skills, beginning pencil control, and early letter formation.
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Still learning individual letters?
Start with a solid foundation.
Try out the award-winning curriculum that thousands of parents and teachers have rated 5-stars.
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Ready for words and sentences?
Give their curiosity a pencil.
Read, trace, and write surprising facts while exploring different writing guides in the Curious Trivia sample.
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Ready to begin cursive?
Make cursive practice a little crazy.
Try seven days of weird, wild, and gross trivia facts that give kids a fun reason to keep practicing their cursive.
Get the Free Cursive PacketChoose a packet, join the Pencils and Poppies email list on its signup page, and receive free practice pages plus helpful handwriting ideas.
A personal beginning
Made for my child.
Shared with yours.
Pencils and Poppies began when my son was diagnosed with dysgraphia in kindergarten. I wanted practice pages that supported his learning, so I brought together my background in teaching and design and sought input from occupational therapists.
Today, that same care goes into resources for children taking their first pencil strokes, learning letters, and growing into more confident writers.
Get to know the story behind the pages →Former Disney Creative Director · MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design · Former high school teacher · Certified Learning Without Tears® Instructor
Find their next step.
A fresh page, a little curiosity, and practice that fits where they are today.
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