How to Make the Alphabet Using Graph Paper

Artistic Use

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  Decide on the type of alphabet you are going to write, whether it will be printed, cursive, capitals, lowercase letters or a combination. Find an alphabet style you like. Look on websites like Classroom Clipart, Clipart Guide or Lettering Delights. Print out a copy of the alphabet you like to use as a guide.

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  Place the graph paper in front of you. Count out the number of graph boxes that will make the height of each letter. This can be two or three boxes for small alphabet letters or five to 10 boxes for larger letters.

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  Mark the bottom box where the bottom of each letter will end. Mark the top box where the top of each letter will end.

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  Count the number of boxes you want for the width of each letter. This is approximately half the height of the letter. So if you have a height of 10 boxes, the width for each letter is five.

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  Start forming the bottom of the letter and build it to the maximum number of boxes you decided to be the height. End the letter at the width you chose.

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  Select the number of boxes you want to use as the space between each letter. This can be two, three, four or five boxes. Use the same number of boxed spaces between each letter.

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  Start the next letter at the same height as the bottom box you chose for the first letter. Draw out the letter to the height and width of the first letter. This will create uniformity in the alphabet, as all letters will have the same height, width and distance between one another. Follow the same procedure for all the letters in the alphabet.

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  Color the alphabet letters with markers or paint if you plan to use them with other craft projects.

Improve Hand-Eye Coordination

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  Write one letter in one box. By writing each letter in only one box on the graph, the child learns to write uniformly.

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  Leave a space between one letter and the next.

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  Write the next letter in the next box on the same graph line. Allow the tails of lowercase letters like “g," "j," "p," and "q” to flow half way into the box underneath the main letter box. Allow the upper lines of letters like “b," "d," "f," "h," "k," "l," and "t” to flow into the box above the main letter box.