Description
EMC Number: 3137i
Page Count: 192
EAN: 9781645144120
Handwriting: Manuscript, Cursive includes 192 pages of manuscript and cursive activities! You will never need another handwriting resource.
This book is divided into two sections: Traditional Manuscript and Traditional Cursive. Within each section are units that develop handwriting skills and provide valuable, real-world practice.
Handwriting skills practiced in each section include:
- Stroke practice—this section focuses on building fine motor skills and muscle memory. These worksheets include line shapes such as clouds, waves, stairs, and more.
- Letter practice—this section is based on alphabetical order and includes lowercase and uppercase letters.
- Word practice—this section focuses on letters organized by stroke group, so strokes are reinforced in several similar letters at a time. Letters are practiced in the context of names, primary words, and sentences.
- Activities—tongue twisters, rhymes, poems, shopping lists, thank-you notes, invitations, space facts, human body facts, and more!
- Games and projects—Tic-Tac-Write, Rainbow Names, Crossroads, Five by Five, and more!
Why Teach Handwriting?
Handwriting skills are practical in order to communicate clearly in writing, especially for schoolwork and other real-world tasks such as writing lists, filling out forms, and labeling things.
What Does the Research Say?
Forming letters strengthens recognition, sound-symbol relationship, and multisensory connections between vision, hearing, and muscle memory. In addition, taking notes by hand improves retention.
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