Uppercase Letters O A M L – Model Only
The first four capitals, O, A, M and L, now with very little help: a model and one dashed letter per row, then free space, closing the first stage of letter writing.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Characters: O A M L — model, then write on your own
How to use this worksheet
- Look at the model, trace the dashed letter, then write the rest of the row yourself.
- Keep each letter as tall as the model, from the top line down to the baseline.
- Say the strokes out loud while writing, for example "down, across" for L.
What this worksheet teaches
Writing letters from a model shows whether they have moved from the eyes into the hand. O, A, M and L use circles, straight lines and slants, so a child who writes them neatly without dashes is ready for letters with more complex strokes, such as K, S, N and Y. Filling a whole row also trains even spacing between letters, something a fully traced sheet cannot teach.
Variation to try
After the sheet, your child writes the words MOM and MALL on scrap paper, using only these four letters.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
What comes after this sheet?
Letters with slanted strokes and curves, such as K, S, N and Y, on the next tracing sheets.
How should M be written?
A common order: down the left side, then from the top slant down to the middle, slant up to the right and go straight down.
My child's letters lean. Is that a problem?
A slight lean is fine at this stage. Check the vertical strokes of M and L first.