Evan-Moor Daily Handwriting Practice Contemporary Cursive, Kindergarten-Grade 6, Homeschooling and Classroom Resource Workbook, Penmanship, Writing, Letter Placement, Spacing, Alphabet Synonyms
Daily Handwriting Practice, Contemporary Cursive is more than just a handwriting book; it is a learning tool that helps developing young minds practice basic skills in an interesting and unique way.</p><p>For example, on the topic Simple Machines, students learn about simple tools and the physics applied in using them. Students write letters, words, and sentences about a variety of content-area topics appropriate for the classroom. </p><p>Monday through Thursday, the weekly subjects for writing exercises range from famous inventors to famous quotations, amazing hunters to the water cycle. On Friday, a full-page exercise draws the topic to a close by reviewing what was learned earlier that week.</p><p>This book is a useful and effective teaching tool because each letter is introduced and practiced before students are asked to use it.</p><p>Curriculum topics addressed include:<br>-the alphabet<br>-capital letters<br>-rhyming words<br>-months of the year<br>-days of the week<br>-world alphabets<br>-geography<br>-facts<br>-synonyms<br>-nonsense rhymes<br>-color words<br>-alliteration<br>-U.S. presidents<br>-simple machines<br>-math<br>-rhyming words<br>-prefixes and suffixes</p><p>Skills reinforced that help keep handwriting legible include:<br>-correct letter formation<br>-letter placement<br>-spacing between letters<br>-spacing between words<br>