Cursive Words

Thanksgiving in Cursive

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

thanksgiving starts with the letter t, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 4 strokes with 3 pencil lifts. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free thanksgiving worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write thanksgiving in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through t-h-a-n-k-s-g-i-v-i-n-g, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i (×2) and cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 4Pencil lifts: 3Letters: 12

Keep a, n, s, i, and v small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let t, h, and k climb toward the topline. g dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

How the letters in thanksgiving connect

9 of thanksgiving's 11 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are g-i, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i and v-i, where v ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of i.

The letters in thanksgiving

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

Trace thanksgiving in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off thanksgiving, 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 thanksgiving cursive worksheet

The free printable thanksgiving 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: thanksgiving is 4 strokes with 3 pencil lifts, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts 3 times: to dot the i and to cross the t.

thanksgiving uses 12 letters (9 different ones): t, h, a, n, k, s, g, i, and v. Keep a, n, s, i, and v small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let t, h, and k climb toward the topline. g dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

9 of thanksgiving's 11 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are g-i, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i and v-i, where v ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of i.

thanksgiving starts with the letter t, which opens on an undercurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing thanksgiving with real feedback

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