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Straight Lines or Curves: Lowercase Clip Cards | Preschool
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Straight Lines or Curves: Lowercase: self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 6 printable pages of Straight Lines or Curves: Lowercase clip cards
- 26 items for PreK
- Self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- Lowercase has many 'both' letters, so it's not all guessing
- Three choices: lines, curves, both
- Focuses on parts, not names, which helps with look-alikes
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
- Sharing the file itself needs a separate license
- Digital download — nothing ships
How do I get the files?
- The download link is on the order page the moment you pay, and in your inbox at the same time
- Re-download from that link any time — no account needed
- Wrong or broken file? Email support@pencillane.com and we fix it or refund you
Why get the bundle
- Seeing strokes helps with writing and with confusing letters. The bundle gives you games and cards where children sort letters by their parts.
The problem
Is lowercase 'c' made of lines, curves, or both?
Looking closely at letter parts is how children tell similar letters apart. Many only see a letter as a whole shape.
Whole shape, no parts
A child may know b but not see that it is a line plus a curve. Parts are what separate b from d from p.
b, d, p, q
These four share the same parts: a stick and a bowl. Only the position changes, which is why they get swapped.
Strokes shape writing
Knowing a letter has a line and a curve helps a child form it later. Seeing the strokes comes before writing them.
Each prompt shows one lowercase letter and asks whether it is made of lines, curves or both. Children study the parts of letters, not just the names.
What’s inside
6 pages of Straight Lines or Curves: Lowercase, ready to print.
Self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Clip Cards
Self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg.
Straight Lines or Curves: Lowercase
Written for PreK.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
Ready before the printer warms up.
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Download
Check out, and your download link is in your inbox and on screen in seconds. One PDF, 6 pages.
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Sort lowercase letters by their strokes
Say if a letter has lines, curves, or both.
- a is written with a straight line and a curve
- b is written with a straight line and a curve
- c is written with curves only
- d is written with a straight line and a curve
- e is written with a straight line and a curve
- f is written with a straight line and a curve
- g is written with a straight line and a curve
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Trace a few letters in sand or finger paint and ask 'is that a line or a curve?'
Teachers
Use before handwriting lessons, in a center, or with letters children confuse.
Handwriting readiness
Helps children who mix up b and d to look at the parts that make each letter.
Questions
Before you buy.
Is this a handwriting page?
It's a looking page. Children study the parts of letters, which supports handwriting later, but they don't practice writing here.
Why lowercase separately?
Lowercase shapes are curvier and have more mixed letters, so the answers differ from capitals. Children get more practice with 'both'.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 6 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
Email support@pencillane.com within 30 days and we refund the full $3. No form, no questions.
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Straight Lines or Curves: Lowercase: self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg. Answer key included.
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