December in Cursive

Start with the capital D: a tall downstroke with a small loop at its foot, then a large bowl swung back up to the top. The D does not join: lift the pen after it and start the e with its own entry stroke. The e is a small loop drawn from the baseline up through the midline and back down; it runs from the baseline straight into the c. The c is a small open curve that starts just below the midline and swings down to the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the e. The e is written as before; it runs from the baseline straight into the m. The m is three humps drawn from the baseline, each one retracing the last downstroke; it runs from the baseline straight into the b. The b is a tall loop up and back down, then a small bowl that closes at the midline with a short exit stroke; it hands over to the e with a short bridge at the midline, so the e starts high instead of from the line. The e is written as before; it runs from the baseline straight into the r. The r is a short upstroke to the midline, a tiny shoulder to the right, then a downstroke to the baseline, and its exit stroke finishes the word.

Nothing is added after the word: there is no i, j, t or x to dot or cross. A common slip in December is skipping the shoulder of r, which turns it into a stray upstroke.