Letter p tracing worksheet
The belly sits between the baseline and the middle line. The stick is the part that drops below the baseline.
Rows use Patrick Hand, an open-source print font. It is not Zaner-Bloser or D'Nealian. Dashed rows are outlines of the whole letter, not numbered stroke arrows.
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How this letter is formed
- 1Start on the dashed middle line.
- 2Pull a stick down below the baseline, retrace up to the middle line, and circle right to close the belly.
The mix-up to watch
The belly is on the right. A belly on the left, or a hook instead of a closed belly, is not p. q has the circle first and a kick to the right.
Words that use it
pig · pen · map · up
Common questions
Where do I start a lowercase p?
Start on the dashed middle line.
How is p different from the letter it gets mixed up with?
The belly is on the right. A belly on the left, or a hook instead of a closed belly, is not p. q has the circle first and a kick to the right.
Which words use a lowercase p?
Start with pig, pen, map, up. Each word uses p in a different spot, so the letter is not only practiced at the start of the word.
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