Cursive Handwriting Curriculum for Older Students (Middle School) *Full Year*

With the majority of their work being completed on laptops, my students were losing their skill with reading and writing cursive. I wanted to fix it! However, all of the resources I could find for writing practice and penmanship are geared to early elementary children. My 5th and 6th graders were not interested at all in "baby-ish" writing practice- the lessons were too short, not engaging enough for their age level, and presented no real challenge.

Introducing our top-notch Cursive Handwriting Curriculum for Older Students - Middle School Full Year! Enhance your students' writing skills with this comprehensive program designed to master the art of cursive handwriting. Perfect for middle schoolers and beyond, our curriculum offers a structured and engaging approach to develop elegant penmanship. Get ready to take their writing to the next level!

Key features of our Cursive Handwriting Curriculum for Older Students include comprehensive lessons, varied activities, thoughtful progression, authentic writing practice, and printable resources. With a full year's worth of engaging lessons, students will gain proficiency in letter formation, word connections, and consistent writing style. Our carefully crafted curriculum ensures gradual skill development and real-world application.

Unlock the magic of beautiful cursive handwriting and foster a lifelong appreciation for this timeless art. Don't miss out on the opportunity to transform your students' writing abilities. Get started with our Cursive Handwriting Curriculum for Older Students - Middle School Full Year today!

Included are the Cursive Writing course-book and the Cursive Writing Companion Book.

About the Cursive Writing Course-book:

• 184 unnumbered pages so the book can be printed as a "book" to be spiral bound, placed in a 3-ring binder, or as individual worksheets.
• Five units, 120 lessons
  • Mastering the Alphabet
    • Includes a full page worksheet for each letter of the alphabet with capital letters, lowercase letters, and practice words using those letters.
    • Includes four practice pages of pangrams with dotted words for tracing and regular lines for practice.
    • (30 lessons)

• • Practicing the Alphabet
    • 30 pages (30 lessons) of quotes from children's books with dotted words for tracing and regular lines for practice.

• • Building Hand Strength
    • 30 pages (15 lessons) of excerpts from "Fifty Famous Stories Retold" by James Baldwin- "Pocahontas", "George Washington and His Hatchet", "The Story of William Tell", and "How Napoleon Crossed the Alps".
    • Includes tracing pages and copy-work pages.
    • Gradually longer passages to help children build their hand strength and prevent cramping.

• • Writing Unfamiliar Words
    • 30 pages (15 lessons) taken from "George Washington's Rules for Civility" (Rules 1-45) written in 1745 to encourage children to practice unfamiliar words and spelling combinations, while increasing hand strength.
    • Includes tracing pages and copy-work pages.

• • No More Tracing
    • 60 lined pages (30 lessons) with decreasing line size.
    • Students copy passages from the Companion Book.
    • Includes passages from Shakespeare, Dickens, Longfellow, and more!

About the Cursive Writing Companion Book

• Can be printed to use as a teacher's manual or a student reference book.
• Each unit has material or information relative to the Course-Book.
  • Mastering the Alphabet
    • Unit Overview
    • Unit Goals
    • Letter Formation Reference Page
    • Basic Strokes description
    • Letter Formation Instructions (Capital and Lowercase)
    • Unit Test Master
    • Unit Test

• • Practicing the Alphabet
    • Unit Overview
    • Unit Goals
    • Books Referenced and Quotes Used
    • Unit Test Master
    • Unit Test

• • Building Hand Strength
    • Unit Overview
    • Unit Goals
    • Stories
    • Unit Test

• • Writing Unfamiliar Words
    • Unit Overview
    • Unit Goals
    • Rules of Civility- Original, Translation, Correction of Misspelled Words
    • Unit Test

• • No More Tracing
    • Unit Overview
    • Unit Goals
    • Assignments (passages) for Lessons 91-120
    • Uses last assignment for Unit Test.

• Includes lines for demonstration, or extra practice.
• Unit test for every unit included!