
In the past we have used Handwritting Without Tears for my son to learn cursive. He needed just a bit of extra practice so I decided to purchase this book. The description is as follows:"Cursive writing helps your child learn and practice legible handwriting. This workbook divides letters into categories with common strokes and provides extensive practice writing each letter."That summary leads you to believe that the book is only about Cursive Writing. It's not. Only pages 1-32 are cursive writing practice. Pages 33-63 are assorted worksheets about topics like weather and vegetables. They don't not have any cursive writing practice sheets on any of those pages. I wanted a book for cursive writing practice only and feel I have been mislead. If I had known only half of the book was on cursive I would not have made this purchase.On to the cursive portion of the book I would rate it as acceptable but not nearly as good as other books on the market.
Got this for my grandson who lives in Virginia Beach, VA. I found out from my daughter that cursive writing is no longer taught in Virginia Beach schools. Kind of sad, I mean I don't like cursive writing myself but I think its a needed skill. My grandson really loves it and even though he went through the book he keeps practicing his cursive writing.
I (the parent) am the one using this work book. I was not taught cursive in school and am self-taught. I need to improve and I am using this book. Why I like this book best is that some of the capital letters follow the Palmer style of cursive. Most penmanship books use the D'Nealian style, which is functional but not attractive. This style is midway between the Palmer method and the D'Nealian style. Also, the first 2 pages have the entire alphabet, capital and lower case letters. I use these pages as reference when I am writing letters in cursive. Surprisingly, all the other cursive books lack this feature.
Handwriting is SO 19th century. Why should anyone bother with it? Many reasons.Handwriting, especially in a clear cursive hand is an act of communication with style and grace. It can create a positive first impression, or solidify an earlier one (or mitigate a not so positive earlier impression). At an unconscious level, the message is that the scribner possesses a high degree of self-discipline and sophistication. And the message is all the stronger for becoming increasingly rare in the age of texting. Yes, you could argue it is elitist, but it is an element of elitism that almost anyone can master and benefit from. Certainly something a child can benefit from, even if they can't appreciate all the subtleties of the advantage they gain.School Zone Grades 3-4 Cursive Writing is a great start for a child working on this discipline. The first half is straight penmanship drills, single then joined letters, upper and lower case. The second half is drills, but all answers to basic questions in geography, science, literature, and other questions, to make it a little more interesting.A great suppliment to a child's education.E. M. Van Court
Another good workbook by School Zone. I like the way they've chosen to present letters but am not fond of turning the workbook sideways for some of the practice pages and would prefer all the pages to work in the same direction. My granddaughter doesn't mind, though, and that's what counts.
This handwriting book I used with my 6 year old who loves to write and wanted to start cursive. She enjoyed the artwork and was not overwhelmed by the amount of work on a page. I never would have given my other 6 year olds a cursive book--she just loves drawing and writing. Having home-schooled 2 older children already, I realize that cursive at 6 is unusual. The nice thing about this book is the reasonable quantity of work on each page. Good Buy.
excellent condition, clear instructions, fast delivery and my daughter loves sitting and working on in it. They don't teach in the schools anymore so if you want your child to learn how to write....excellent choice
Yes!! This is a great work book for cursive writing. Cute pictures to go with it to get kids motivated and think it's fun. Love it! Will get another one for our other child next year. Price was good too! Came in good time, as well. Very pleased. :)
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