Cursive Words

School in Cursive

Watch the word school drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

school takes 1 stroke to write in cursive — s-c-h-o-o-l in one continuous stroke. The animation below draws it on the writing lines exactly the way children practice it in Scribble; trace it after, then take the worksheet to paper.

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

How to write school in cursive

  1. 1Write s, c, h, o, o, l as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 6

h and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. s, c, and o stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in school connect

Follow the joins as you write school: s ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of c; c ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h; h ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of l.

The letters in school

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace school in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of school — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable school cursive worksheet

Print the free school in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace school along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

1. Write s, c, h, o, o, l as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.

Yes — school flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

Follow the joins as you write school: s ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of c; c ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h; h ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of l.

h and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. s, c, and o stay between the baseline and the midline.

school starts with the letter s, which opens on an undercurve. Getting that first entry stroke right sets the slant for the whole word.

Practice writing school 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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