Teaching Handwriting without a program

[Oakblossoms]

Anyone doing this? We have been using Italic. I like the way it looks and it's easy on the boys. But, now that I'm teaching my youngest I realized my handwriting is just as nice.

 

My 12 year old is just getting into cursive. Is there a certain order to learning cursive I should consider or can I just write out copywork and let him copy it?

[johnandtinagilbert]

There are some free ws on DonnaYoung.org or you can simply group together letters with common shapes. After teaching each letter, you can start combining letters for small words, or you can have them copy sentences you have written in cursive. Free is good :)

[Oakblossoms]

I found this post http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6358 and it helps, a lot.

 

I will definitely do the highlighter idea. I used that when they were much younger and I totally forgot about it. It was so useful.

[k10coon]

This site http://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/index.htm#Worksheets gives the sheets in order and it's free.

[Mom-ninja.]

If you have time to make your own then by all means do it. :001_smile:

 

You can also print out templates on the Zaner-Bloser site. I use that. You can type what you want on the templates, and then print them.

 

 

I like your User Name. :D

Edited June 19, 2009 by Kleine Hexe

[Margo out of lurking]

My 12 year old is just getting into cursive. Is there a certain order to learning cursive I should consider or can I just write out copywork and let him copy it?

 

I did not use a curriculum with my second child. Handwriting books are nice, but for us, they were just busy work. He was quite a bit younger, but I taught him by grouping together letters that began with the same strokes, for example, a, c, d, g, o, q for the first few days, then b, f, h, k, l the next few. He wrote the letter several times, would circle his best effort, and we would talk about why it was good after the lesson. I incorporated cursive into spelling immediately. Once he learned all of the letters and connecting, we just practiced. He began by tracing what I wrote, and then copying my writing. He did that for quite a while before copying out of a book (where he'd have to remember the letters on his own).

 

Your ds is a little older; you are more familiar with what would work with him, and he can give you great input to how he thinks it will all work too.

 

Have FUN!!!!

[seewah]

You can also print out templates on the Zaner-Bloser site. I use that. You can type what you want on the templates, and then print them.

 

 

Thank you SO much for mentioning this! This will be an invaluable tool for me this school year!