Traditional Cursive: Beginning & Practice Big Book Grades 2-4
EBOTM1883
$32.99 CAD
Additional information:
- Author : Goyetche, Marie-Helen
When handwriting feels like a struggle, confidence and motivation can sink fast.
Young learners often wrestle with letter spacing, shape recognition, and flow — and without the right approach, those habits can be hard to fix. Teachers spend hours correcting, and students lose the joy of writing before they’ve even begun.
This resource turns handwriting into an engaging, skill‑building adventure.
With our unique sailing theme and over 100 purposeful activities, children learn to print and write in a way that’s fun, logical, and connected to real literacy skills. Whether in the classroom or at home, it’s designed to make handwriting click — and stick.
Why it works:
- Step‑by‑step guidance for lowercase, uppercase, and numerals in the Zaner‑Bloser (traditional) style.
- Shape‑based learning sequence — letters are introduced by complexity, not alphabetically, so skills build naturally.
- Spatial awareness made simple — students link letter parts to sections of a sailboat image, making placement easy to remember.
- Left‑hand friendly — guide letters appear on both sides of the page.
- Real‑world literacy connections — writing exercises use frequent sight words and meaningful contexts to boost motivation.
- Creative extension activities — over 50 games and projects to strengthen fine motor skills and language abilities.
The result?
Students develop clear, confident handwriting, better spacing, and stronger literacy connections — while teachers have ready‑to‑use tools, cumulative assessments, and rubrics to track progress with ease.
Includes:
Teacher & Student Six S’s rubrics
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The Analogy – Handwriting and Sailing
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Organization of the Resource
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Here’s our Crew!
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Paper Position Diagram
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Dolch Sight Words
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Cursive Alphabet (Traditional Style)
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Pre-Writing Practice
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Beginning Cursive Lowercase Letters – a to z
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Beginning Cursive Uppercase Letters – A to Z
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Beginning Cursive Numerals
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Letter Practice Pages
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Word Practice Pages
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Practice Cursive Alphabet (Traditional Style)
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Practice Cursive Letters Aa to Zz
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Letters from the Crew
💖Real Feedback from Teachers:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐from Rebecca L C.
"My son took cursive in 2nd and 3rd grade but his cursive was still bad so I bought this to help. I was very impressed with this resource." Rating: 5/5
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