Learning Worksheets Tracing Cursive a–z Cursive p
Free printable PDF · ages 6–9
Cursive Letter p Tracing Worksheet
Cursive p dips below the line and then comes back up into a round shape. It is a long letter with a big movement.
What’s on the cursive p worksheet
Cursive P and p to copy, dotted p rows to trace and join, the words pig, pan and pear, and a line for your child’s own p.
How to write cursive p
Start with an undercurve up to the dashed line. Pull straight down below the baseline, make a small loop at the bottom and come back up to the baseline. Then swing up into a round hump, close it at the baseline and finish with an undercurve.
What to watch for
The round part of p is sometimes drawn without coming back to the baseline, leaving a gap.
Joining p to other letters
When the round part of p closes, the pencil swings forward. In pig, that swing rises into the i without stopping. Practise pa, pi and po, then write pan and pig. The round part should close at the baseline.
Words to trace in cursive
🐷 pig · 🍳 pan · 🍐 pear
Activity: Pogo stick p
Pretend to bounce on a pogo stick. Your child traces p: the long stroke down is the stick, and the round part is the handle.
Same stroke group
Undercurve letters: e · i · j · r
Print shape first: lowercase p tracing
Cursive p questions
How far below the line does cursive p go?
About as far as the middle space is tall.
How is cursive p different from print p?
It starts with an undercurve and ends with a joining stroke.
More in the cursive FAQ.
More Free Cursive Tracing Worksheets
Also try: lowercase a–z · uppercase A–Z