Fonts that teachers use to teach young children to write in print are useful tools in the classroom, especially traced and lined fonts for younger writers. The Common Core Standards no longer require teachers to teach cursive writing, but they are allowed to, and many do. When children begin to do homework in cursive, they often go to their parents and teachers for help with writing different letters. Even if a teacher has classroom boards that illustrate the characters, it is helpful to prepare handouts and homework assignments with information about handwriting and letters. Depending on their age, most students can benefit from a teacher using a print, traced, lined, or cursive handwriting font at these times.

Several companies and websites offer fonts specifically designed to help teachers and their students learn to write. Some sites also offer practice worksheets, tips, and instructional materials. When looking for fonts, keep in mind that some cursive fonts are "hooked" and some are freestanding. Also, some lined fonts print with the lines visible. Most lined fonts have a shortcut to prevent the lines from printing. Check the information on each font for more information.

There are different styles of cursive writing, and your school may have a preference. These styles include:

The Educational Fontware website offers fonts in these and other formats. All fonts are illustrated with complete character sets, so you can judge which ones will work best for your classroom. Note that the cursive alphabet letters are not connected to each other. While companies can purchase a single font for use, a Teacher Pack License includes all of the educational fonts that the company offers. The fonts from the website are not available for download. They are provided on a CD, so your computer must have a CD drive to open them. A downloadable PDF sample sheet showing all of the available fonts.