Modern Cursive Handwriting Workbook

A Step-by-Step Guide and Workbook to Learn Script Penmanship for Adults and Teens
with 150+ Practice Sheets and Bonus Downloads

Modern Cursive Handwriting Workbook

A Step-by-Step Guide and Workbook
to Learn Script Penmanship
for Adults and Teens, with 150+ Practice Sheets & Bonus Downloads




Covers and open page of Modern Cursive Handwriting by Molly Suber Thorpe

A clear, step-by-step guide to learning cursive penmanship as an adult or teen. The book focuses on fundamentals—letterforms, connections, rhythm, and consistency—using straightforward instruction and guided practice pages designed to build confidence gradually. It’s meant to be approachable, even if you’ve never learned cursive before, and practical enough to return to as your handwriting improves.

Covers and sample pages of the two companion workbooks in the Modern Cursive Handwriting series by Molly Suber Thorpe, Shakespeare Sonnets and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Modern Cursive is accompanied by two optional workbooks, Shakespeare Sonnets and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, created for extended practice. We don’t learn cursive simply to write individual letters in isolation; we learn it to write sentences, paragraphs, and full pages with ease. Copying and tracing longer passages from real texts helps develop fluency, spacing, and flow in a way drills alone can’t.

Animated GIF of Molly Suber Thorpe tracing the cursive letter “j” in pencil

Above all, this series is about finding pleasure in writing by hand and taking pride in how your handwriting looks and feels. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to improve your penmanship, Modern Cursive Handwriting will teach you a consistent, modern, and elegant style you can make your own.

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Letter-by-letter practice
Instructions for lefties
Pen grip and posture tips
Warmup drills
Typography fundamentals

Connector stroke exercises
100+ common words
Quotes and pangrams
Envelope addressing tips
Writing practice prompts

Spread of pages from modern cursive handwriting book for adults and teens with alphabets and tools and supplies and pen grip instructions




Open page of the Shakespeare Sonnets Modern Cursive Handwriting Workbook with tracing paper, pencil, and scissors

Trace, cut out, or photocopy the worksheets to repeat exercises as often as you like.

Cursive letterform terminology chart with labels

Learn how letters are constructed, how they connect, and how they sit on the page.

Open page of Modern Cursive Handwriting by Molly Suber Thorpe showing common pen grips for left and right handed writers

Find clear guidance for left-handed writers, with notes on pen grip and positioning.

Cursive sentence practice sheets from Modern Cursive Handwriting by Molly Suber Thorpe

Designed for teens and adults ages thirteen and up, whether new to cursive or improving it.

Free bonus download sample that buyers of the Modern Cursive Handwriting workbooks can access

Use the link inside the book to download additional printable practice pages.

Hand drawn black and white illustration of a fountain pen, pen ink, and a pencil

Fun illustrations support the lessons and help ideas stick.

Sample of a Shakespeare Sonnet practice page with a pencil, from a companion guide to Modern Cursive Handwriting by Molly Suber Thorpe

Practice full-page writing by tracing fourteen-line Shakespeare sonnets…

An open sample page from the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Modern Cursive Handwriting Workbook by Molly Suber Thorpe

…and copying chapters of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for extended practice.

Modern Cursive Handwriting:
What Amazon readers are saying

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The details and quality of this book are out of this world. … I was so pleased with the book details and break down of how to do each letter and how to connect them I am buying another copy of this book to give it to my little niece.”

“This book is a great deal more complex than my original workbooks, but it’s designed for adults and engages the brain in all sorts of useful ways.”

“As someone who never picked up cursive in grade school, I feel certain I will be fluent at it by the end of this hearty book.”

“This book is both comprehensive and easy to follow. The exercises build up from very basic to intermediate by the end. I found the writing style and exercises to be wonderful. I recommend this for anyone looking to start or refresh their cursive skill.”

“Every other ‘adult’ handwriting book was far too basic and wasn’t even pretty. This book will give you pretty handwriting. … I’d reorder this book just to do it all over again.”


“These books are generously thick, with plenty of practice pages to keep a student occupied for up to a year. … I got my upper primary and lower secondary boys each a copy, and they are both quite happy to pull out these books and practice independently.”

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