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Copywork maker

Paste a passage or pick a public-domain poem and print copywork lines in print or cursive, solid to copy or dotted to trace.

Each line of a poem stays a line. Paste anything: a poem, a verse, a few sentences from a book you are reading.
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Copywork: Who Has Seen the Wind?, page 1 of 2Who Has Seen the Wind?NameDateWho has seen the wind?Neither I nor you:But when the leaves hang tremblingThe wind is passing thro'.Who has seen the wind?Neither you nor I:But when the trees bow down their headsWho Has Seen the Wind?, Christina Rossetti, 1872 · Page 1 of 2Free at teach.peabody.kids
Copywork, page 1 of 2 ·
Copywork: Who Has Seen the Wind?, page 2 of 2Who Has Seen the Wind?NameDateThe wind is passing by.Who Has Seen the Wind?, Christina Rossetti, 1872 · Page 2 of 2Free at teach.peabody.kids
Copywork, page 2 of 2 ·

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Who Has Seen the Wind?, Christina Rossetti, 1872. Public domain in the United States (first published in 1872).

How to use it

  1. Pick a public-domain passage to start, or paste your own: a poem, a verse, or a few good sentences from a book you are reading.
  2. Choose print or cursive, how the lines are laid out, the size and the guide lines.
  3. Check the preview. Long passages run onto more pages; every page prints.
  4. Press Print. The address of this page holds your passage after the #, so a copied link brings back the same sheet.

Ideas for class

  • Copy one sentence a day from the book you are reading aloud, in your child's best handwriting.
  • Use dotted tracing for a beginner, then the model line with a blank line as letters get easier.
  • Switch to cursive once your child knows the letters. The cursive letterforms are a simplified model, so check them against your program.
  • Copy a short poem all week, one verse a day, and recite it on Friday.

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Questions

Which passages are included, and are they really free to copy?

Poems and documents first published long ago (nothing after 1928) and three traditional sayings. Each shows its year and is in the public domain in the United States. You can paste anything else you have the right to copy, including scripture or a favorite poem.

What is copywork?

Writing out a passage by hand, carefully, from a model. Many families use it to practice handwriting, spelling and punctuation using good writing. It is a core part of the Charlotte Mason approach and is used in other methods too.

Can it do cursive?

Yes. The cursive uses a set of letterforms drawn for this site, with no font to download. They are a simplified model, and school programs differ in details; some letters (s, c and e) look alike at a glance, so check the preview against your own program and use print for a beginner.

Why are some characters left out of the cursive sheet?

Cursive supports letters, numbers and . , ! ? ' - : ; Curly quotes and dashes are made plain; anything else has no letterform and is left out. The page tells you what it dropped.

Is my passage saved or sent?

It is kept in this browser and written into the address of this page, after the #, so a copied link reproduces the sheet. Nothing is sent to us. The page never asks for a name.

Your passage stays in this browser and in the link you copy, after the #. Nothing is sent to us. No sign-in, no ads.