Victorian Modern Cursive handwriting worksheets (VIC, WA, NT)
Free printable handwriting practice in Victorian Modern Cursive, the school style for VIC and WA and NT. Print the A to Z sheet below, or make letters, words, sentences and name tracing sheets in the same style. The VIC Modern Cursive letters load straight in your browser, so there is no font to download or install. Also searched as: VMC, VIC Modern Cursive font, WA handwriting font, NT handwriting font.
The VIC Modern Cursive letters
VIC WA NT beginner print, the first letters from Prep.
Dotted letters in the same style, for tracing.
Letters with direction arrows, to teach where each stroke starts.
Print it now: every letter, A to Z
One page with each letter as a model, a trace and a space to write it alone, already set to VIC / WA / NT. Use the Style menu on the sheet to switch styles.
Look at each letter, trace it, then write it yourself. Every letter, A to Z, on one page.
What is Victorian Modern Cursive?
Victorian Modern Cursive (often called VMC) is the handwriting style used in Victoria, and the same family of letters is used in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Beginners start with a print form whose letters already have the shape of the joined style, so the move to cursive is small.
ChalkBee prints it with Edu VIC WA NT Beginner, plus the dotted and arrow versions from the same Google font family, which is the progression many teachers use: follow the arrows, trace the dots, then write independently.
Some Victorian schools choose a different style from VMC, so if your school uses another font, switch the Style menu on any sheet.
How it is usually taught
- Prep (Pre-primary in WA, Transition in the NT) to Year 2: beginner print letters in the VMC shape.
- Middle primary: joining letters into Victorian Modern Cursive.
- Schools set their own timing, so check your school's handwriting plan.
How to make VIC Modern Cursive practice sheets
- Start with letters in Foundation (often called Prep) or Pre-primary or Transition: open the letters sheet and type just the letters you are teaching this week (for example the c-family: c a d g o q), or leave it blank for the whole alphabet.
- Move to words once letters sit on the line: the words sheet takes up to five of your spelling or sight words.
- Copy sentences for spacing and punctuation with the sentences sheet; type your own, one per line.
- Print name tracing for each child in the same style, so the name on their book matches the letters on the wall.
Keep sessions short and frequent: a few minutes of careful letter formation every day does more than one long page a week. Watch where each letter starts, since a wrong starting point is much harder to fix later than untidy letters.
Where it is used
- Victoria (the first year of school is called Foundation (often called Prep))
- Western Australia (the first year of school is called Pre-primary)
- Northern Territory (the first year of school is called Transition)
Other Australian styles: NSW Foundation (NSW, ACT) · QLD Beginners (QLD) · SA Modern Cursive (SA) · TAS Modern Cursive (TAS). Read more in the best fonts for teaching handwriting.
Frequently asked questions
Which states use Victorian Modern Cursive?
Victorian Modern Cursive is the school handwriting style in Victoria and Western Australia and Northern Territory. Individual schools can choose another style, so it is worth checking your school's handwriting plan.
Do I need to install the VIC Modern Cursive font?
No. The sheets use Edu VIC WA NT Beginner, one of Google's free Australian school fonts, and it loads in your browser. Choose a sheet, pick the VIC Modern Cursive style, and print or save as a PDF.
How do I make VIC Modern Cursive practice sheets with my own words?
Open the handwriting generator from this page. It starts in this style: choose letters, words or sentences, type up to five of your own words (or leave it blank for age-appropriate defaults), then print. For a child's name, use name tracing with the same style.
Are these worksheets free?
Yes. The A to Z sheet on this page and the name tracing sheets are free to print with no login. The generator makes up to five custom sheets a day without an account.
Letters are shown in the free Edu Australian school fonts from Google Fonts. The style names belong to their state education departments; ChalkBee is not affiliated with any department.