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New American Cursive 2 Workbook (Famous Americans 4ED)
SKU
034311
ISBN
9781737473114
Grade 2-4
Traditional
Secular
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
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Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
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Everything you need is included.
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Description
Building on the skills taught in workbook 1, a quick review of letters and connecting these letters are provided in fun exercises with Mr. Meerkat. Lessons take between 10-15 minutes. The workbook is spiral-bound along the top, so your wrists are not resting on the coil. The focus of this level is working on automatization in writing letters from memory and fluency. From the letter review, practice flows into sentences copywork and letter sizing. Starting lessons will have students working at a 42-point font and working them down to an 18-point font. Letter spacing and word spacing is addressed. Tests and self-evaluations are scattered throughout. A secular option for this level, as famous American quotes are used as copywork samples in this workbook. Everything you need to help instruct your students in cursive is found in this book. There is a supplemental software (050483) that provides additional practice pages and lessons you can create. Supplemental lesson plans (056839) are also available to help you schedule and plan penmanship into your curriculum year. 137 pgs, pb. ~Rebecca
Publisher's Description of New American Cursive 2 Workbook (Famous Americans 4ED)
New American Cursive is an easy-to-follow resource for teaching beginning cursive. It presents simplified letter forms, using multi-sensory methods to aid in the learning of motor skills necessary to write well. Developed by Iris Hatfield, with over 35 years of experience in the handwriting field, the book improves the process of teaching handwriting and allows students to start at a younger age.
New American Cursive 2:
- Eight-page Teaching Guide included
- 125 instruction exercises for excellent penmanship development
- Practice pages include quotes from famous Americans
- Simplified alphabet, unnecessary strokes eliminated
- Bound at the top for ease of use by left-handed students
- Clear starting dots and arrow directions
- Includes exercises to develop creative writing skills
- Blank reproducible practice pages included
- Flexible method allows for the individuality of the child
Category Description for New American Cursive
Handwriting with a bit of a different approach will teach your child cursive skills beginning in first grade. There are fewer strokes, a natural right slant, and the strokes are simplified. The philosophy is that students have the motor skills to write cursive at the first grade level, and when we wait to teach them at about third grade, they literally go back to the speed of first grade writing as they transition from print to cursive.
Each book includes a 7-page teaching guide, followed by instruction and exercises, illustrations and practice sheets with quotes and Bible verses (a secular version of Book II uses quotes from famous Americans in lieu of Bible verses). Book II and III also include handwriting evaluations, review of paper placement and pencil position, review of letter and number formations, and progress reports and test pages. The books have an uncluttered, visual appeal with uncramped space to practice. Since the books are intended for elementary grades, the spacing is very important.
'Mr. Meerkat' guides your child through each book as he shows the way to draw each letter and encourages creativity. Before the 1940s, children were taught cursive in the first grade. This course provides the opportunity to use this simple technique to bring back the art of handwriting. - Donna
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Memoria Press |
| Grades: | 2-4 |
| ISBN: | 9781737473114 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.875 |
| Width in Inches: | 11.125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.9 |
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