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Left-Handed Handwriting Pages {7 free!}

By thisreadingmama 10 Comments

Resources for left-handed learners is a constant request from readers. After getting another one earlier this month, I did some online research to find some left-handed handwriting pages to share. What I found {or didn’t find} was very discouraging.

So I decided to do something about it and create some left-handed handwriting pages for printed letters. Today, I’m sharing 7 of them for free! {These freebies come from my Left-Handed Handwriting Pages Pack.}

Left-Handed Handwriting Pages - 7 free pages - This Reading Mama

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**The free download can be found towards the END of this post. Just click on the teal download button.

 

FREE Left-Handed Handwriting Pages

How are these pages “left-handed” handwriting pages? You might be asking yourself this question.

 

reminders for left-handed learners

1. The example is at the top right of the page. This prevents left-handed learners from covering up the example when they are writing.

2. At the top right of the pages, there’s an image to remind learners to tilt their paper, with the left corner pointing up.

 

difference between right and left handed letter formation

3. The strokes for horizontal lines are different in the examples. As seen in the image above, instead of pushing horizontal strokes from left to right, the arrow shows left-handed writers how to pull the pencil from right to left.

Some professionals disagree on this point. In my Left-Handed Handwriting Pages Pack, I’ve also included some alternate versions to these letters, where learners are asked to form the letter strokes just like right-handed learners.

 

tilt the left edge of the paper up for left-handed writers

4. The examples on the writing lines are to the right of the practice area. When a leftie has the example to the left, his/her hand often covers up the example.

BONUS: Also included are images that go with each letter to reinforce letter sounds, too!

 

Left-Handed Handwriting Pages Pack - This Reading Mama

Keep scrolling to grab then free pages, then hop over to my shop to snag the entire Left-Handed Handwriting Pages Pack!

 

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Enjoy!
~Becky

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Comments

  1. Cindy Merrill says

    February 23, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    Good for you, creating pages for left-handed children. I am left-handed, and somehow managed to end up with excellent handwriting. I believe during handwriting practice I automatically tilted my paper the correct way for someone left-handed, so never wrote back-handed.

    Reply
    • Kevin Kielas says

      August 7, 2022 at 6:28 pm

      Hurray for tilting the paper!
      As a Lefty, I agree with tilting the page whole-heartedly. Unfortunately, no one taught me to tilt. I had to figure it out myself in college. Tilting has two benefits: (1) improved handwriting and (2) eliminated crooked wrist posture.
      As an adult who struggled as a child, I recommend to parents of left-handed children the importance of tilting the paper, anywhere from 45 to 90 degrees down from horizontal. Righties don’t get it, but Lefties can see their letters without needing to twist their wrist. For cursive, tilting is even more important. Lefties who tilt the paper can have beautiful handwriting and beautiful posture.

      Reply
  2. Sonia says

    February 23, 2017 at 6:35 pm

    Hi Becky! I’ve been following the blog for a while, your materials are awesome and inspiring. I have a more unusual question. I write with my right hand because I was forced to do so as a kid, but I consider myself left handed by nature, since I do almost everything else with my left hand. I want to learn to write as a lefty, but I don’t know where to start. Are there any resources for adults? Is it too late at 27 to do that?
    Thanks.

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  3. JHeinstein says

    May 9, 2017 at 8:46 am

    love the left handed format but I am looking for the more traditional approach for the right handed student. I love the format you have created. Any chance I can get the Right handed version?

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      October 16, 2020 at 7:40 am

      Hi there, I do have this in my shop now for RH learners -> https://shop.thisreadingmama.com/product/right-handed-handwriting-pages/

      Reply
  4. Danny Tagle says

    December 20, 2019 at 11:32 am

    What a blessing. n be half of my family we would like to thankyou for sharing this material with us. This will help our daughter dearly.
    Blessings to you and the family. We wish you a great holiday season.

    Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    August 25, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Do you happen to have left-handed cursive pages? My son is in 3rd grade and now learning cursive, but it is impossible to find anything that is for lefties.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      August 27, 2020 at 11:31 am

      I sure don’t, but I’m going to put it on my “to create” list. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Becky says

    October 11, 2020 at 7:26 pm

    For the left handed letter “O”, I think the arrow is going in the wrong direction? The letter and O and number zero should be started at the top and going clockwise vs counter-clockwise like a righty would do it. Is that right?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      October 16, 2020 at 7:23 am

      From all my research in creating these, it goes the opposite way as a right-handed learner. If you find information that’s contrary, feel free to email me and let me know! 🙂

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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