Handwriting Homeschool Curriculum

Penmanship to Praise is designed specifically to accompany The Weaver Curriculum; the goal of the series is not only to encourage penmanship worthy of praise, but to move towards an attitude of praise towards God through writing Scripture and applying the concepts. This first grade book is designed to be used for a 36-week period, and contains both practice and border sheets. A brief introduction with teacher instructions, goals and lesson planning, memory verse selections and a penmanship model are included; the majority of the book is comprised of practice sheets labeled "Day 1, 2, etc...) and handwriting presentation sheets with a variety of borders. 346 pages, softcover, spiral-bound. Grade 1.

Unique, neat and elegant, more and more students are switching to learn Italic! Italic Handwriting: Book B introduces words and sentences, as well as lowercase and capital print script. ONe letter per page is featured, with short words to reinforce the letter in context. Tracing models, writing exercises, and related dreaing activities are included on each page. This book is designed for the beginning reader & writer; 1st Grade. Letter height 11 & 9 mm. The sold-separately Italic Handwriting Manual, 4th Ed. is intended for use with this series, and contains explanations; in-depth descriptions of the letteres and how to write them; a rationable for italic handwriting; techniques for teaching and assessment; sequence of skills; activities and more.

When trying to learn to write brought her little boy to tears, Jan Olsen found a remedy. She shares her creative suggestions and learning tips in this excellent "how-to" book which helps you determine if your child is ready to start handwriting. If not, no problem-there are plenty of hands-on readiness activities such as using "letter manipulatives" (pattern and instructions provided). This program includes unique ideas for helping children learn to write their letters and numbers without frustration, tips for the left-handed child, discussion on why it is important to teach capitals first and why standard handwriting paper just confuses children. The author even has remedies for the common mistakes children make, such as letter reversals, floating letters, etc.