kalusignan Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Dd7 has been really wanting to start cursive for awhile now. She likes to add flourishes, curly q's, and overall embellish her manuscript writing to 'look' more like cursive. She actually has hated learning print/manuscript over the years, so I'm hoping this will motivate her to take pride in the quality of her handwriting. I'm also looking for something fun and enjoyable for her that could possibly be largely independent and self-directed. We used HWOT for print/manuscript, but their cursive looks really ugly to me. Zaner-Bloser looks more like what I did as a kid and what she might enjoy. Sorry, I don't know much about cursive. Are there other programs I should consider? If I choose ZB, do I need the TG? She also still has problems with letter and number reversals. I think I heard cursive really helps with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 We just use the Canadian Handwriting books. They're basic and straightforward. Cursive starts in Book C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 You might try French cursive (should be self-explanatory if you don't know French)...its simple but pretty. Uppercase Lowercase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternallytired Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I had gotten a book from Rainbow, but it just wasn't right for my kids. I ended up finding this free worksheet maker that I fell in love with. I used the typical letter progression of other programs, but this allowed me to set the line height to suit my kids as they learned and also to customize our practice, so I could do exactly as much as I thought they needed, include their names, etc. And I could always make another sheet if they needed more or less practice. So it was a little legwork, but nice-looking, custom, and free. (And it looks pretty much like what I learned in school, which made my life easier. I think it's like ZB.) And yes, cursive does help with letter reversals. Sorry I've got no input on ZB itself, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF612 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 We use Pentime (both my boys had a year of Abeka cursive in private school). It's not really a frilly cursive in my opinion but very easily read and the pages have things to color (but without that being a dominant feature). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 You could try the Pictures in Cursive series from Queen Homeschool. The series teaches Zaner-Bloser, and the books are simply beautiful. They are filled with art reproductions; the phrases and sentences you copy are about the art. My super-artsy girl really loved them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhawk Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I must come off as a schill, lol, but we like New American Cursive. We are going to move to Spencerian in a couple of years, and different calligraphic styles as she gets older, but NAC seemed like a good foundation for a solid cursive that we can build on later with these other styles. I liked the simplicity of the strokes, though a couple of their caps are not "traditional" cursive letters. It isn't really frilly so it doesn't cure the need for embellishment; but, our daughter likes to do her own loops and curls especially at the end of words or on caps, and we let it go so long as the core letter is still, well, the letter, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachingmomster Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 It isn't really a program, but we downloaded this freebie to practice because my daughter loves super-heroes! It shows how to make the letters and has a practice page for each letter (capital and lower case). http://www.educents.com/cursive-alphabet-worksheets-with-educents-heroes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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