(I hate to have to make this clarification but these guide sheets are FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. If you need custom sheets printed for your next product, email us!)
I have something so much better, at least in my humble opinion. I use a sheet of lined paper that I tuck under my blank page to create perfectly straight lines that are there. But not. Using a guide sheet does not require any prep time. Just slide the sheet behind your current page and start writing.
Harry’s request could not have been more timely as I’ve been planning to make up a few different line widths to share with readers so that you too can try this. The sheets have pretty thick, dark lines (but not as dark as the NEW Bold Lines edition! See below!) that can be seen through most standard writing paper. I’ve tested these sheets in my Rhodia Uni Blank for several weeks.
- A4
- US Letter
- A5
- Field Notes size (in a 3-up layout that will fit on standard US Letter or A4 paper)
Latest Variation, Bold Lines A5-sized:
Using a guide sheet with a blank notebook gives a lot more flexibility. You can sketch and free form on some pages and then use the guide sheets when you want to write. It also means that you get the line spacing you want instead of what the manufacturer decides is best. Write larger? We have a guide sheet for that. Prefer graph paper? We got you covered? Want to mix it up depending on the pen you’re using? That’s where guide sheets really shine. Way more flexibility.
You can still print out individual sheets if you prefer. The links are still available here:
I have created paper guides in 6mm, 7mm, 8mm and 10mm lined plus 5mm and 10mm graph paper. NEW! I’ve added 5mm and 6mm dot grid to each size.
See the Handwriting Practice Sheets I have available for 3 styles - Manuscript, D'Nealian and Cursive and for different ages. They are free to download and they are A-Z practice sheets with dotted letters and lines to copy the different letter shapes.
Time4learning offers printable kindergarten worksheets as well as worksheet through the eighth grade. There are some free printable worksheets from Time4Learning, on this page as an example of what they offer.
Check out these free homeschool printables on my site - graphic organizers, free printable writing paper, History printable worksheets and more.
Looking for free printable writing paper for you and your children to use in your homeschool? The lined paper comes in four different formats.
K-8 Worksheets
Dotted Third Handwriting sheets: a line divided into 3 to help the child form their letters correctly
Dotted Lined: a line divided into 2 (tall, short letters) with space between each new line of writing
Handwriting printables with drawing box - available soon. This lined paper is ideal for writing narrations and adding a drawing on to the page.
Each week of Beginning Handwriting includes three printable lessons in one download that explores foundational skills important for young learners. The class covers topics such as pencil grip, prewriting skills, letter formation, and tips and tricks for remembering which letter is which! Numerous additional resources and printables are included.
To mom: When your children are learning a new concept it is important for them to "show their work." That means that they should write out the entire problem and work it on their paper, not on scratch paper. This is important because if they make errors, you can see what they did wrong. This makes correcting math more productive.
It isn't enough to just say, "You missed this one." You should go over the missed problem, find the error that your child made, then go over it with your child. You will discover that many errors are simple errors, [adding instead of subtracting, not carrying numbers, forgetting to borrow, making mistakes when copying the problem from the book]. Learning to be neat, and then being neat, helps with the simple errors. Once your child is aware that he makes these simple errors and realizes the importance of neatness, and paying attention to the pluses and minuses, then he should do better. [It's a process that takes a long time.] Until then, gentle reminders about neatness and carefully copying the problems are in order.
Some of the daily lesson papers state:
"Show your work. Write one problem in each block."
If your child is confused about this when using the graph-block paper, explain that the "block" is the large rectangular area that is enclosing the graph lines.
When my children switched from workbooks to textbooks, they had trouble producing a neat, orderly math paper. Checking their work was very difficult! So, out of necessity, I had them do their math on paper that had blocks drawn on it. One math problem was to be worked per block. This helped with the orderliness, but not with the neatness. My solution with the neatness problem was to have them write the numbers 0-9 neatly across the top of the math paper before each lesson. This helped to remind them to write neatly throughout the lesson. During grades 4 and 5, it helped each of my children to have a multiplication table handy when they did their math and by the 6th grade they had no need of the table any more.
Neatness Problem After Switching from Worksheets to Text Book
The printable math work paper below has all of the features that might help your child make the switch for workbook to text. After a while your child will not need to use this paper. My children later used sewn composition books. I wrote about that below.
Doing problems "in their head" is ok after they have learned how to do new concepts and as long as they are not missing the problems. If they start missing the problems, have them show their work again so you can determine what they are doing wrong.
The math lesson paper is divided into 10 blocks per sheet. One set has a graph in the blocks and the other one does not. Then you have the choice of using the files with or without the multiplication printed around the paper.
To mom: When your children are learning a new concept it is important for them to "show their work." That means that they should write out the entire problem and work it on their paper, not on scratch paper. This is important because if they make errors, you can see what they did wrong. This makes correcting math more productive.
It isn't enough to just say, "You missed this one." You should go over the missed problem, find the error that your child made, then go over it with your child. You will discover that many errors are simple errors, [adding instead of subtracting, not carrying numbers, forgetting to borrow, making mistakes when copying the problem from the book]. Learning to be neat, and then being neat, helps with the simple errors. Once your child is aware that he makes these simple errors and realizes the importance of neatness, and paying attention to the pluses and minuses, then he should do better. [It's a process that takes a long time.] Until then, gentle reminders about neatness and carefully copying the problems are in order.
Some of the daily lesson papers state:
"Show your work. Write one problem in each block."
If your child is confused about this when using the graph-block paper, explain that the "block" is the large rectangular area that is enclosing the graph lines.
When my children switched from workbooks to textbooks, they had trouble producing a neat, orderly math paper. Checking their work was very difficult! So, out of necessity, I had them do their math on paper that had blocks drawn on it. One math problem was to be worked per block. This helped with the orderliness, but not with the neatness. My solution with the neatness problem was to have them write the numbers 0-9 neatly across the top of the math paper before each lesson. This helped to remind them to write neatly throughout the lesson. During grades 4 and 5, it helped each of my children to have a multiplication table handy when they did their math and by the 6th grade they had no need of the table any more.
Neatness Problem After Switching from Worksheets to Text Book
The printable math work paper below has all of the features that might help your child make the switch for workbook to text. After a while your child will not need to use this paper. My children later used sewn composition books. I wrote about that below.
Doing problems "in their head" is ok after they have learned how to do new concepts and as long as they are not missing the problems. If they start missing the problems, have them show their work again so you can determine what they are doing wrong.
The math lesson paper is divided into 10 blocks per sheet. One set has a graph in the blocks and the other one does not. Then you have the choice of using the files with or without the multiplication printed around the paper.
The number of lines you have in each stack can be different every time, but there must be three stacks. Once the lines have been put down, the game can begin. In Nim, players take it in turns to remove lines from a single stack. If a player is left with the last line to remove, then that player loses. Nim is a very strategic game to play on paper because of these two fundamental game rules: You can remove as many lines as you like each turn, but the lines you remove each turn must be from the same stack. You’d be surprised at how competitive things can get.
Since the beginning of humanity, humans have found ways to make fun games out of the resources they have around them. Nowadays we have access to video games, TV, and complex board games. The truth is that you don’t need any of these to have fun with your friends. In fact, as long as you have a spare pen and paper on hand you’ll never need to be bored again as there are many pen and paper games to play on paper.
To prepare Connect 4, you’ll need to draw a grid with 7 columns and 6 rows. Once the grid has been set up, each player takes it in turns to place a counter. The aim is to line up four of your own pieces either horizontally, diagonally or vertically. The challenge comes into play when the opposing player is trying to accomplish this at the same time.
Each player can keep going until they can’t think of any new word changes. The objective is to achieve the biggest word possible, and a point goes to the player who manages to achieve that.
1. Nim
We’ve handpicked some of the best pen and paper games to play on paper to give you large variety and choice whenever you have some time spare and a pen and some paper at hand.
Assign a body part to each player and repeat this process for the body, legs, and feet of the creature. Afterward, reveal the image and behold the abomination you have all unwittingly created!
To begin, all players must agree on a theme. For example, players could choose to draw movies, common sayings or specific types of words. Once a theme has been selected, the first player must secretly think of something to draw. Once the drawing is complete, they can show it to the others and at they must guess what the image represents.