Cursive Words

Children in Cursive

How to write the word children in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

children starts with the letter c, which opens on a downcurve, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free children worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

children written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write children in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 8

Keep c, i, r, e, and n small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let h, l, and d climb toward the topline.

How the letters in children connect

All 7 of the joins in children leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in children

children is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace children in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off children, the cursor waits for you to come back.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable children cursive worksheet

The free printable children worksheet follows the same order as this page: a trace row with dashed models, a green-dot row to start each attempt, a copy row beside a solid model, and blank lines to fill on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: children is 2 strokes with one pencil lift, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

children uses 8 letters: c, h, i, l, d, r, e, and n. Keep c, i, r, e, and n small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let h, l, and d climb toward the topline.

All 7 of the joins in children leave the letter on an undercurve.

children starts with the letter c, which opens on a downcurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing children with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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