Beginning and Practice Cursive

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1 Beginning and Practice Cursive Modern Style Sailing through Handwriting Series Grades 2-4 Written by Marie-Helen Goyetche Illustrated by Ric Ward About the author: Marie-Helen Goyetche is the author of over 100 parenting/educational articles for national and regional magazines. When Marie-Helen isn t writing, she teaches in an elementary school and at the local community college in Early Childhood Education. Marie-Helen lives with her husband and her two sons. Thanks to Mountainview Elementary and St. Jude Elementary schools for field-testing this book. ISBN Copyright 2006 Revised August 2008 All Rights Reserved * Printed in Canada Permission to Reproduce Permission is granted to the individual teacher who purchases one copy of this book to reproduce the student activity material for use in his/her classroom only. Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or for a school system, or for other colleagues or for commercial sale is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for this project. Published in the United States by: On The Mark Press 3909 Witmer Road PMB 175 Niagara Falls, New York Published in Canada by: S&S Learning Materials 15 Dairy Avenue Napanee, Ontario K7R 1M4 On The Mark Press S&S Learning Materials 1 OTM-1858 SSR1-58 Beginning and Practice Cursive

2 Sailing through Handwriting Series Table of Contents At A Glance Beginning Cursive... 2 At A Glance Practice Cursive... 3 Teacher Assessment Six S s Rubric...5 Student Self-Assessment Six S s Rubric...5 Teacher Guide The Analogy Handwriting and Sailing... 6 Organization of the Resource...7 Here s our Crew!... 8 Paper Position Diagram... 8 Dolch Sight Words... 9 Reproducible Worksheets Cursive Alphabet (Modern Style)...10 Pre-Writing Practice Beginning Cursive Lowercase Letters a to z...12 Beginning Cursive Uppercase Letters A to Z Beginning Cursive Numerals Beginning Letter Practice Pages Beginning Word Practice Pages Practice Cursive Alphabet (Modern Style) Practice Cursive Letters Aa to Zz...71 Letters from the Crew Further Practice Pages Certificates On The Mark Press S&S Learning Materials 4 OTM-1858 SSR1-58 Beginning and Practice Cursive

3 Organization of the Resource Beginning Cursive, Modern Style (pages 10-69) Lowercase letters are presented first since this is what children most often find difficult and so they need extra practice. They are introduced by letter formation, progressing from simple to more complex, rather than alphabetically. Modern style capital letters follow the lowercase letters and each capital letter worksheet also includes more lowercase practice. You ll find letters on both sides of the page to encourage left-handed children. Each worksheet concludes with an extension activity, which can be done in class or at home. The activities will enhance fine motor skills, and further develop children s writing and language abilities. Handwriting cannot be mastered if a child isn t ready. To master handwriting, children should have practice sessions of 15 minutes a day from four to six times a week. When introducing a new letter, let children feel the letter shape by drawing the letter up in the air. Using a piece of string or yarn to shape the letters will assist children greatly to visualize the formation and continuity of cursive handwriting. Practice Cursive, Modern Style (pages ) The second part of the book focuses on both the uppercase and the lowercase modern style letters, providing practice with both in interesting and creative ways. On each page, children will practice writing the focus letter, a word associated with that letter, and then a sentence. Dolch sight words are included on each page. Dolch sight words are those most commonly encountered when reading, many of which either can t be sounded out or can t be illustrated. The use of these words reinforces reading and writing skills. The complete list of Dolch sight words is included in this resource. The theme of the page is continued in a meaningful writing exercise that generates interest and further develops critical thinking and language skills. The activities are designed to be interactive and relevant to children s lives. At the end of the book, children are encouraged to put their accumulated skills to the test by writing postcards to the sailors that have been with them throughout; these may be used as an assessment tool, along with the rubrics found on page 5. Our crew of sailors give out the instructions, so children can also use this book at home with their parents; together they can follow the instructions. The child can begin at the starting point and off on a journey they ll go! Always encourage children to do their best and avoid reprimanding a child for messy writing. Children will experience the greatest success with handwriting if they enjoy the learning process and want to foster their own skills. Happy sailing happy writing! On The Mark Press S&S Learning Materials 7 OTM-1858 SSR1-58 Beginning and Practice Cursive

4 Dolch Sight Word Lists Edward Dolch created a list of words that are used frequently, and must be learned by sight. He organized his listing into categories that match grade levels. It is a consensus that all of the words in all the categories be learned during the first grade. Dolch words have been used in each of the exercises in this book. Pre-primer a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you Primer all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes 1st Grade after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, give, giving, had, has, her, him, his, how, just, know, let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put, round, some, stop, take, thank, them, then, think, walk, were, when 2nd Grade always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don t, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your 3rd Grade about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm Nouns apple, baby, back, ball, bear, bed, bell, bird, birthday, boat, box, boy, bread, brother, cake, car, cat, chair, chicken, children, Christmas, coat, corn, cow, day, dog, doll, door, duck, egg, eye, farm, farmer, father, feet, fire, fish, floor, flower, game, garden, girl, good-bye, grass, ground, hand, head, hill, home, horse, house, kitty, leg, letter, man, men, milk, money, morning, mother, name, nest, night, paper, party, picture, pig, rabbit, rain, ring, robin, Santa Claus, school, seed, sheep, shoe, sister, snow, song, squirrel, stick, street, sun, table, thing, time, top, toy, tree, watch, water, way, wind, window, wood On The Mark Press S&S Learning Materials 9 OTM-1858 SSR1-58 Beginning and Practice Cursive

5 Beginning and Practice Cursive Cursive Alphabet (Modern Style) a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z On The Mark Press S&S Learning Materials 10 OTM-1858 SSR1-58 Beginning and Practice Cursive

6 Beginning and Practice Cursive Name: Pre-Writing Practice When we write lowercase cursive letters we need to make a connection between the letters. We make a tail or a hook before and after each letter to make an easy connection. Think of a parade of elephants hanging onto the tail of the elephant before them. Practice drawing the curves up and down and the loops up and down. Make the little hooks and tails. Bonita b Î s ŠËÒѱ fšëâý Extension Activity: Doodle: Take a pencil to any paper and draw squiggles, curves, lines frontward and backward, slants, and curls. Try not to think about what you re doodling, just let your hand feel the motion. Doodle big and doodle small. On The Mark Press S&S Learning Materials 11 OTM-1858 SSR1-58 Beginning and Practice Cursive