Letters and Numbers for Me (2022 Edition)

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This approach worked well enough. Us parents just didn't care for the series title "Handwriting Without Tears". Children who can read may wonder/worry, "Why would there be tears?". Part of the joy of homeschool is, we get to display the attitudes and expectations we hope to instill in our children from the outset of each new experience. So, we would prefer a title that focuses on the fulfillment, accomplishment, or growth in handwriting, instead of a title that reminds students that they "won't have the negative thing we think you might have if you didn't use this tear-saving curriculum". This small but mighty paradigm shift sheds light on the fact that this curriculum was designed for in-classroom use. (FYI, we later used Logic of Handwriting with great success for our auditory and kinesthetic students).

I like that this book is fun without being too silly or entertaining, and that the letters are a little trimmer than the ball and stick type (and who uses the latter as his printing anyhow?) The only thing I don't like is that the books have a lot of empty space, which means wasted paper and expensive for the amount of practice in them. If we didn't all enjoy them so much, I'd use something more economical.

Love using this to help my ASD son with handwriting. It introduces each letter gently with instructions on how to start. It's helping his hand become stronger.

Perfect introduction for my kinder to learn the correct way to write. Very simple and straightforward instructions. We don’t use the manipulatives but she’s still able to grasp the concepts quickly.

Handwriting Without Tears is our favorite writing curriculum. This book is the follow up to the first kindergarten book. Easy to use and no need for a teacher manual.

Best handwriting curriculum I've found. Just discovered Handwriting Without Tears with my 3rd child. Now using it with all three kids and will also with my 4th, once she is old enough.

This is my second time using this book and it really works. This time around I got the teachers manual. You can do without it but it does offer more ideas and structure that is really helpful for me. My girls love doing this book and ask to do it. It is simple to follow and very effective at teaching letter and number formation. I love the concept of "frog jump" capitals. Fun book to do, easy, simple and effective.

My son is left handed and easily frustrated with fine motor. He also gets a lot of his writing attempts backwards. This book is actually tolerable for him. The cues, like frog jump, are a less irritating ways to cue, and the amount of repetition is not overwhelming. He is taking pride in his letters for the first time.
Heads up - it wants some manipulatives (small chalkboard and letter sticks) but I used materials I have at home

I like that this book includes practice on lowercase, uppercase letters, and whole words. We are using it along side the Get ready for the code a, b, and c books.