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Reason for Handwriting K Student Workbook
SKU
011078
ISBN
9780936785370
Grade K
Traditional
Christian/Religious
Low Teacher Involvement
Visual
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Description
Please note that this workbook has been discontinued and replaced with a new edition. Please see #043931 or #043944.
This previous edition Kindergarten workbook has been replaced with two new workbooks - one for PK/K and one for K. If your child would benefit from additional motor skill development and basic stroke practice, look at #043944 - A Reason for Handwriting PK Letter Introduction. This resource holds 24 pages of motor skill building activities and 52 two-page lessons that focus on introducing the lowercase and uppercase letters. If your student is more advanced, consider the new K workbook, titled A Reason for Handwriting K Basic Manuscript (#043931). This workbook provides ten pages of prewriting skills and review, followed by 33 week-long lessons.
Using a 5-day schedule,
Level K teaches proper manuscript letter formation, focusing on each basic stroke by first
tracing dotted lines. Step-by-step, as children become confident in writing
letters of the alphabet, their sounds are reinforced and whole words are put
together and practiced. 144 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Reason for Handwriting K Student Workbook
A Reason For Handwriting Level K begins with exercises to practice the mechanics of handwriting (such as making circles and straight or slanted lines). After eight such lessons, the student work text then proceeds to lowercase letter formation and practice, followed by upper case. There are 52 two-page lessons focusing on each letter of the alphabet in upper and lower case, with nine two-page review lessons appearing periodically through the course of the work. The book concludes with four two-page review lessons.
Category Description for A Reason for Handwriting
An appealing, full-color Christian handwriting program that provides instruction and practice in handwriting (traditional style) with about 30 lessons per level (except for K which has 49). Each level has a letter designation, with a whole book for transition from manuscript to cursive in between B and C. The newly updated 2023 Transition book (Level T) is designed to replace either Level B (preferred) or Level C (a later transition for students needing extra manuscript practice) facilitating a mid-year transition from manuscript to cursive. Starting in Book C, all handwriting is cursive. In the more advanced levels, discussion questions accompany the weekly Bible verse. One more issue to note is the height of the lines; they are smaller in the cursive section of the Transition Book or Book C (3/8") than in the previous books (manuscript books have 5/8" lines). Each student workbook (except K level) contains a large back section of border sheets (nicely lined and bordered papers…one per lesson) as a weekly challenge for students to write their scripture verses on them "in their best handwriting." (Scripture verses are taken from the Living Bible.) The student desk card shows manuscript and cursive letters on a personal-sized card, or you can put the big letters up on the wall using the alphabet wall sheets. One comprehensive teacher's guide covers the whole series. Please note that sets are also available, which include the student book and teacher guide at a discount.
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grade: | K |
| Brand: | The Concerned Group |
| Author: | Carol Ann Retzer |
| ISBN: | 9780936785370 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.8 |
| Publication Date: | 1/4/2013 |
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12 Ratings
1-10 of 12 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 26, 2022
Perfect to build confidence and begin learning letters
My son doesn't like sitting still for long but enjoys using this book for a few minutes a day.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 12, 2020
My daughter is five and loves her new Handwriting book. I love how she is learning how to write lower case letters so well.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 5, 2016
Love this handwritting program!
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 9, 2016
very pleased
My 4 year old is not overwhelmed by the amount of work each day so be is able to do his best without getting frustrated or tired. Also, it is very easy to follow and teach for me.
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 31, 2015
Sweet intro to handwriting
This is a very gentle and sweet introduction to handwriting. Each letter is given a page of practice on nice, wide lines. The back has a drawing of an animal that begins with that letter for the child to color. I would not use any other program for young children just learning to write.
Rated 4 out of 5
Oct 21, 2015
Short lessons are a plus.
My Kindergartner loves to do this class first thing in the morning all on his own. The lessons are short enough to not become tiresome. The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is because the handwriting lines provided are giant. I do wish the lines were more practical in size. My boy loves this book and is breezing through it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 20, 2013
We are using this program for the first time this year We are currently doing the K (kindergarten) and the Manu B (2nd grade)books I love that the teacher's guide covers all levels of the course I decided to purchase ARFH because of the way God and scripture are both incorporated into the lessons We love the colorful pages and the blank scripture sheets in the back of the Manu A & B books My daughter enjoys getting to choose which sheet she will use to write her weekly Bible verse My kindergartner loves the coloring page that accompanies each lesson along with the lesson about that particular subject She does struggle a bit with the "tree house" method of learning to write letters She has a very short attention span and I think it's a bit much for her to comprehend I think the method used in Handwriting Without Tears may be a better fit for her Overall I would recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 25, 2013
LOVE this Have been using this year for my K-4 son Boys typically develop fine motor skills (necessary) for good handwriting later than girls and one thing that I really like with this curriculum is the sizing It was about 1 1/2 times larger than the leading textbook company's K4 book we tried first There is a picture to color on the back of the pages and that provided a good incentive for my son to do the workpage!The Teacher's Edition covers all the grades K-6 so it's a one time purchase I would recommend it for K level students as there is a lot of helpful handwriting information as well as additional information about the pictures - almost makes it a cross-curriculum resource I would also recommend the Student Desk Card for each student to reference
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 4, 2008
A Reason for Handwriting K provides wonderful exercises for pre-writing by practicing circles in the correct direction before you get to writing actual letters The teacher guide is very helpful giving good hints for both teaching and supervising the mechanics of handwriting things like good posture and paper positioning Also one teacher's edition covers all levels of the program My only criticism of this program is that there is no practice of writing numbers However if the math program you use covers this like Saxon does then you won't miss it
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 13, 2007
I am using A Reason for Handwriting K with my 4 year old daughter It is working pretty well for us It is a traditional "ball and stick" type of handwriting program The workbook starts off with a short introduction to basic pencil strokes - circles diagonal lines etc It then introduces the beginning writer to proper way to write the different letters of the alphabet both upper and lower-case It uses the concept of a treehouse to teach children how big or little to make the letter (ie a capital "D" touches the roof of the treehouse while a lower-case "a" does not) Unlike the other workbooks in this series this one does not have the children copying scriptures Instruction is limited to writing the letters One of the best features of this workbook are the coloring pages As each letter is introduced there is a corresponding picture of an animal or object that begins with that letter of the alphabet My daughter enjoys coloring the pictures and it is good motivation for her to try her best I do recommend this book We have found it pretty easy to use although probably helps that my daughter has about a year of previous handwriting practice If your child gets easily frustrated you might want to look into the Handwriting Without Tears series instead This one is working for us and I like the emphasis on scripture that is found in the more advanced workbooks
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How many lessons are in this book?
The book has 52 lessons, each one page front and back. The front page is practice printing the letter, the back has a word to trace and picture to color, i.e. lesson 34 is Ff, the back has the word fish to trace and a picture of a fish to color. Throughout the book there are many review pages in addition to the regular lesson pages.
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This is part of the Heart of Dakota curriculum.
Recommendations
I used this as a child and LOVED it! This was the best workbook by far.