Slache Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 With a Q that doesn't look like a 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 All the free American cursive worksheets that I found had the Q that looked like a 2. Are you open to trying Italic? Or try French cursive. Last option: can you use the free American cursive worksheets but overwrite each Q to how you like it? I'll update the post if I find more options. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolkitty Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I think the Q looks like a two but the French samples are a good option https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/EmilyArjonillo/3-5-handwritingguide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 My not so humble opinion? Make a "master Q" you like and tell the offspring this is the one to mimic. It teaches flexibility. It teaches the right kind of freedom from stupid rules. It teaches that readability is more important than adherence to antiquity. See? It's educational! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 I think the Q looks like a two but the French samples are a good option https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/EmilyArjonillo/3-5-handwritingguide I really, really like this but it's an image file. PDF is here. My not so humble opinion? Make a "master Q" you like and tell the offspring this is the one to mimic. It teaches flexibility. It teaches the right kind of freedom from stupid rules. It teaches that readability is more important than adherence to antiquity. See? It's educational! You got on a soapbox about a Q. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I really, really like this but it's an image file. PDF is here. You got on a soapbox about a Q. :lol: It's what I do. :0). (Please forgive me if I have been offensive...it's sort of a hobby...). :0/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 It's what I do. :0). (Please forgive me if I have been offensive...it's sort of a hobby...). :0/ Oh, no! Not at all. You had me thinking because he doesn't like to differ from the instructions and I think we should really work on that, so thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahrb Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 First, thanks slache for reposting this as a PDF! I think the Q looks like a two but the French samples are a good optionhttps://www.slideshare.net/mobile/EmilyArjonillo/3-5-handwritingguide I clearly need to research cursive styles more ... this looks beautiful, and I love the method-based letter groupings! Out of curiosity, if you used this with your kids, do you think it would be too hard for a 2nd grader? My kiddo wants to do cursive this year and I might try it out even though it says it is for 3rd-5th graders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolkitty Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 First, thanks slache for reposting this as a PDF! I clearly need to research cursive styles more ... this looks beautiful, and I love the method-based letter groupings! Out of curiosity, if you used this with your kids, do you think it would be too hard for a 2nd grader? My kiddo wants to do cursive this year and I might try it out even though it says it is for 3rd-5th graders. I use Spell to Write and Read and they recomend Cursive First which is so similar to the clock climbing letters program suggested above! The main difference is say the "a" in CF starts at the baseline then goes up to the 2 on the clock, then back around, etc, etc. the climbing clock letters program starts at 1 on the clock. My kids start Cursive in Kinder. I also transition the older kids to CF. I found my kids needed more practice so I used my clock paper for them to practice and to correct their writing on the page. They wrote all over the place even in lined paper. Here is the fonts of SWR and CF http://swrtraining.com/shop/penmanship/cursive-first/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I made my own cursive. It cost me $4 total. I used a dry erase placemat from Walmart (the $4). The kid traced the letters until they felt they could do it well. Then I dictated the letter, and they wrote it. Next, kid worked on their name and other "important" words in cursive (address, fun words to them, etc). Then, I would write a sentence in cursive - kid copied it. I used short sentences with all the letters (pangrams). I found a website that listed lots of short ones. After the child had mastered that, she translated the sentences into cursive using a printed type copy. Finally, I require one assignment in cursive daily to keep it in their mind. The results: oldest has dysgraphia, but has pretty cursive. middle has weird looking cursive (she has the widest "connection" I've ever seen so words are super long), but prefers it to print. youngest loves cursive, but forgets how to do it often (I expect she has dysgraphia as well) Since you want a Q that didn't look like a 2, you could make your own dry-erase master sheet by laminating for the first step. It'd save you the $4 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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