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How do you schedule it? Is 1 set of the practice books enough, or should I get 2 sets so that we have more practice pages available? How long does it take to complete the books? Is it meant to take a full school year?
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AcreSoft Psalms Memory Verse Grammar Copybook is a PDF file, of printable pages. These pages are great for copywork and grammar practice, and at the same time learning Bible memory. The PDF Contains Psalms 1, 8, 23, 67, 91, 103, and 121. After printing you can use the lines for copying the verse; and fill in the grammar puzzle box, by writing the words under the correct part of speech. There is also a section with answers for the grammar puzzles. The grammar puzzle colors are designed to go with the Montessori grammar object colors.$14.99
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CursiveLogic.com I am looking at this for my 12yo son. We have tried New American and Getty-Dubay over the last two years without much success. The reviews I have been able to find look promising. Interested in hearing your experience and wondering if the webinar is necessary.
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It doesn't have to be free, just need it electronic and printable. I am in a remote location and can't order books. My just turned 8 year olds know a little cursive but I would start them at the beginning anyway, grade 2. I like the Universal books recommended on another thread today but they are made of matter, as far as I can tell. thanks! Alan
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I have mediocre handwriting, and I love the way Spencerian looks. What would I need to get started? A special pen? What books do people recommend? I am willing to put in the time on this--I adore writing letters long-hand, but my penmanship has deteriorated so much that I'm not pleased with how they look. -
I was looking at the EFI site yesterday and while it looks excellent, I was hesitant over one thing. They state there have sometimes been problems implementing & running EFI with Microsoft programs. Has anyone encountered this? Was it quickly & easily fixed, or are the problems such that they make owning it worthless? TIA! -
Saw this in the NYTimes today and thought it interesting as I had no idea how much cursive usage has declined among youth! I for one am committed to my kids learning how to write cursive and am happy to encourage them to do so. (My kindergartener was so motivated to try it this year after seeing his brother write in cursive, and he has progressed well overall, which has been fun to see.) Anyway, I thought the hive would find it of interest! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28cursive.html?_r=1&hp
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Hi everyone, I'm planning on starting homeschooling for the first time with my oldest son in the fall. He'll be in 1st grade. I read The Well-Trained Mind, and I'm in the process of gathering materials for the coming year. In the book, they recommend Zaner-Bloser continuous stroke method for handwriting, but when I look for this, I don't see "continuous stroke" anywhere, including on ZB's website. Does anyone know anything about this? Did Zaner-Bloser move away from this method, or am I just confused? How does this compare to D'Nealian? I'd appreciate any help you can offer. Thanks! Erin
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It's working fine for us, but I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions on a program that isn't all swirly and tricky, but just a bit prettier. Thanks.
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Any thoughts on a really good handwriting curriculum for teaching cursive?
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An article re handwriting (vs. typing) and congnition, creativity, et c. with samples of several now-popular methods. I'm suprised by the HWOT sample. I've never used it or seen the books so I have no idea. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704631504575531932754922518.html?mod=djemLifeStyle_h -
I'm entering the world of fountain pens with my dd and wanted to see how people are doing with various brands. I'm starting her with a pack of Pilot Varsity pens, which she seems to enjoy. Actually, I think it was the PURPLE ink she liked, lol. In any case, they went over big. I'm printing the lessons from http://www.momes.net/education/ecriture/graphismes.html So if we continue this, should we move into a non-disposable, more permanent pen? If so, is the Pelikano sort of the instrument of choice for this age? And what about cartriges vs. converters? Is there a mess factor there? I
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My 6yodd lately asked me to teach her to write in cursive. (She's been printing since she was 3, I think, obviously not very much at first.) So I got some paper with the lines spaced for little kids, with the dotted line down the middle, and started showing her how to form cursive letters. I show her three new ones every day, have her copy them, and have her combine them. We haven't gotten through the whole alphabet yet, but I'm sure we'll have to review all this before she's sure of it. The other day I remembered that people buy programs for teaching and practicing handwriting, and I star -
My oldest (4th grade) has always done daily copywork on penmanship paper, the same size as what she is using in our penmanship curriculum. I've always splurged on Happy Handwriting papers, and I like that they are not newsprint, but are more durable for erasing mistakes. Here's the thing - they don't come in a small enough size anymore... I found one pad at a homeschool conference, but don't know where I got it from (1/2"). What do you all do/use??? At what point do you move to regular lined notebook paper? -
I'm looking for a free font similar to Getty-Dubay Italic cursive. Does anyone know if this is available?
