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1. The Art of Cursive Handwriting: A Self-Teaching Workbook
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This comprehensive 198-page writing instruction guide is designed to help people of all ages (even teens or adults) learn and practice cursive handwriting:- Illustrations show how to make each cursive letter one step at a time.
- One chapter includes several tips to deal with tricky cursive letters.
- Another chapter helps you memorize the uppercase and lowercase cursive alphabet.
- Practice cursive handwriting by copying words or sentences onto blank lines.
- The content is suitable for all ages, including tweens, teens, or adults. One way is that the blank lines are spaced 3/8 inches, which is narrower than most kids writing workbooks. Another way is that there arent any childish images designed to interest bored kids (some kids who are academically oriented appreciate this, too it makes them feel like they are doing real work).
2. Lots and Lots of Letter Tracing Practice!
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So much fun, they won't know they're learning!
3. Handwriting: Cursive Workbook
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9781483816432Description
4. Handwriting Without Tears My Printing Book - Grade 1
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Sold as a Single UnitCreated specifically for Grade 1 writing
Used by Special Needs Therapist to help children learn to write neatly and legibly
From the award winning Abilitations line of Special Needs Toys and Resources
Easy to learn steps for printing
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With this occupational-therapist-designed program, children with visual, perceptual, fine-motor and other processing problems learn to write neatly and legibly. What's the big deal? Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) utilizes a two-lined approach to handwriting, providing a simple but clearly successful style. This style is developmentally based, works for children of all abilities, is easy to teach and is multi-sensory. Handwriting Without Tears is also "lefty" friendly and includes easy-to-learn steps for readiness, printing and cursive with both teacher and students manuals. Give your kids the chance to be successful writers. My Printing Book Grade 1 Workbook. Sold as Single Unit. Created specifically for Grade 1 writing. Used by Occupational Therapist to help children learn to write neatly and legibly. From the award winning Abilitations line of Special Needs Solutions. Easy to learn steps for printing.5. The Complete Book of Handwriting, Grades K - 3
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9781483826875Description
While students increasingly rely on technology to communicate, its still important to teach them how to write letters, thank-you notes, sentences, and phrases by hand. The Complete Book of Handwriting helps children build knowledge and skills for a solid foundation in writing. Featuring kid-friendly activities, this book supports skill mastery, encourages learning, and helps children hone the skills needed for success.
The Complete Book series offers an engaging way for children to acquire knowledge and strengthen essential skills. This series features activities that encourage independent learning and support skill mastery in Spanish, handwriting, maps, geography, the alphabet, numbers, counting, time, money, and arts and crafts. Each subject-specific, comprehensive workbook offers focused instruction and fun activities. The books in this series feature full-color photographs and illustrations that hold attention while children learn important concepts.
With The Complete Book series, students have the support they need for school success!
6. Beautiful Handwriting!: Printing Workbook
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Your child is beautiful, Beautiful Handwriting will make your childs handwriting beautiful as well.Beautiful Handwriting is structured with rewards at the end of each lesson to keep you child happily engaged, and it uses positive words and sentences to help increase your childs happiness and self-esteem. Practice is included for lowercase and uppercase letters, words and sentences.
Get Beautiful Handwriting now while it's still at this low price.
7. Handwriting: Learn Cursive!
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Workbook with 96 Reproduce-able PagesLearn to Write Legibly in Cursive Handwriting
Easy to Follow Instruction
Youngsters Can Almost Teach Themselves to Write
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This fun workbook can help kids teach themselves how to write in cursive (also known as longhand or script) or allow them to refine the writing skills they already have. This book includes:- Pages of capital and lowercase letters.
- Follow-the-arrow diagrams that show how to make the letters.
- Words to copy that begin with all the letters of the alphabet.
- Sentences to copy.
- Guides for writing the names of months, the days of the week, and numbers from 1 to 10.
- A place for the child to write his or her signature.
- Appealing full-color pictures.
- With its helpful diagrams, plenty of space to work, and simple exercises, this book is the perfect companion for beginning writers.
- 8-1/2 inches wide by 11 inches high (21.6 cm wide by 28 cm high).
- 96 perforated and reproducible pages.
Fewer and fewer schools are teaching cursive these days and parents are looking for resources like this for their children. Many kids, too, want to write like their parents and grandparents. This book will help!
8. Handwriting Practice: Jokes & Riddles
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Satisfaction EnsuredDesign is stylish and innovative.
Functionality that is Unbeatable.
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9. Spencerian Penmanship (Theory Book plus five copybooks)
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Spencerian Copybook Set and TheoryDescription
In the mid-1800's, the Spencerian form of penmanship became a standard. An elegant handwriting was much prized. Today, in our computer age, a fine, beautiful, and legible handwriting brings a warm personal touch to our correspondence. These books, 5 copybooks and a theory book (available separately or as a set), may be used to introduce cursive writing to second or third graders or to improve the handwriting of older students or adults.10. Printing Practice Handwriting Workbook for Boys
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Printing Practice Handwriting Workbook for BoysDescription
Printing Practice Handwriting Workbook for Boys is designed to inspire boys interest in learning and practicing to print writing phrases and sentences by hand. Boys enjoy reading phrases like, No girls allowed, or, Spy games are fun, and sentences like, Meet me at the secret clubhouse, or It would be so cool to have super powers. Exercises like these help to make learning fun, whether in the classroom or at home.
This workbook focuses on writing phrases and sentences in print in four parts:
- Students first trace and then copy words and short phrases in Part 1.
- There are longer phrases and short sentences in Part 2. Students trace and then copy the words.
- Part 3 advances onto copying sentences without any tracing.
- Part 4 challenges students to write their own expressions in response to writing exercises.
May your students or children improve their handwriting skills and enjoy reading and writing these phrases and sentences.
11. Learn To Write In Cursive: Over 8,000 Cursive Tracing Units
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The Learn to Write in Cursive Handwriting Practice workbook, provides extensive focus on cursive letter and sentence formation. This cursive tracing book contains more than 8,000 cursive tracing units. It contains individual cursive letters as well as cursive sentences from the classic alphabet poems. This beginning cursive letter writing workbook features a full-page format that focuses on one uppercase and lowercase cursive alphabet per pagea method that allows for thorough practice when learning to write each letter correctly. Students will have a minimum of 200 opportunities to trace each cursive letter before being presented with freehand cursive practice pages. Once a student has adequately mastered each cursive alphabet they may then move on to the next cursive letter or skip around as comfortable. Practicing cursive handwriting on a daily basis with the Learn to Write in Cursive workbook will expand a students understanding of the concepts of cursive writing. When cursive handwriting is practiced daily, spacing between words becomes more consistent. Teachers and parents can use the Learn to Write in Cursive Handwriting Practice workbook to utilize hand-over-hand guidance techniques that will help students make correct cursive letter strokes. Guided lines have been provided in this handwriting workbook to teach correct cursive letter formation and word spacing quickly and effectively. Cursive handwriting practice doesnt have to take place on paper only. Everyday objects can be used to help students create cursive letters. Students should be encouraged to write cursive letters in the air, sand, clay, shaving cream, etc. to make learning cursive fun. This handwriting book is perfect for improving cursive penmanship. It's a great cursive writing resource for the homeschool classroom as well as public and private 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade classrooms. Its a great companion to printed alphabet handwriting programs such as Zaner-Bloser and Kumon. The Learn to Write in Cursive Handwriting Practice workbook is superior to traditional one-page online cursive penmanship worksheets because it gives students a chance to get used to using a full-size (8.5x11) workbook formatthe same type used in classrooms.12. Hand Lettering 101: An Introduction to the Art of Creative Lettering (Hand Lettering Series)
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Hand Lettering 101 An Introduction to the Art of Creative LetteringDescription
With Hand Lettering 101, Sarah brings her fabulous Hand Lettering 101 workshop right to you with this beginner workbook!
If you follow Chalkfulloflove (also known as Sarah!) on social media, you and thousands of others already know how adorable her hand-lettered creations are. In this book, you will go over the basics on how to learn Sarah's fun style of faux calligraphy. This book will guide you through each letter of the lower case alphabet, go over her technique behind connecting letters, give tips on how to mix and match your fonts, and finally lead you to make six finished projects! This is an introduction, so no experience is needed! Since practice is key, this gold spiral bound workbook lays flat and provides tons of opportunities for practice! Chalkfulloflove was created to encourage, inspire and make you giggle, so just pour yourself a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and settle in to start your own unique, adorable lettering creations!
Hand Lettering 101: An Introduction to the Art of Creative Lettering
- Hardcover, oversized gold wire-o binding and gold corner protectors
- Step by step instructions on how to create various fonts and designs
- Thick premium paper, perfect for lettering
- Beautiful coffee table book and practical workbook
13. Creative Lettering and Beyond: Inspiring tips, techniques, and ideas for hand lettering your way to beautiful works of art (Creative...and Beyond)
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Walter Foster
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Creative Lettering and Beyond combines the artistic talents, inspirational tipsand tutorials of four professional hand letterers and calligraphers for a dynamic and interactive learning experience.
After a brief introduction to the various tools and materials, artists and lettering enthusiasts will learn how to master the art of hand lettering and typography througheasy-to-follow, step-by-step projects, prompts, and exercises. From the basic shape and form of letters, to cursive script, spacing, and alignment, artists will discover how to transform simple words, phrases, and quotes into beautiful works of hand-lettered art.
The interactive format and step-by-step process offers inspirational instruction for a wide variety of fun projects and gift ideas, including hand-rendered phrases on paper and digitally enhanced notecards. Artists will also discover how to apply lettering to linen, coffee mugs, calendars, and more.
Numerous practice pages and interactive prompts throughout the book invite readers to put their newfound lettering skills to use, as well as work out their artistic ideas. Covering a variety of styles and types of lettered art, including calligraphy, illustration, chalk lettering, and more, artists will find a plethora of exercises and tips to help them develop their own unique lettering style.
14. Lettering For Beginners: A Creative Lettering How To Guide With Alphabet Guides, Projects And Practice Pages
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FREE Bonus Including Six Additional Practice Words and 4 Projects
Want to learn to letter? This is the perfect guide to create beautiful lettering right away! The book is printed on high quality interior stock and contains instructional pages, lowercase and uppercase alphabets along with fun projects to get you started. Perfect to work on individually or in group settings. Enjoy!15. Improve Your Handwriting (Teach Yourself)
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Hodder & StoughtonDescription
Does your handwriting reflect the image you want to project?The way you write mirrors your mood and character. It is one of the main ways in which you communicate with the world, and the clarity and technique of your writing will be interpreted by others in many ways.
This practical and informative book will help you to improve your handwriting and find a mature, attractive and individual style. It is specifically written for adults and uses self-diagnosis to identify problems and provides exercises for improving your script. In a digital age where writing by hand remains a vital skill, this book covers everything from holding a pen and retraining bad habits, to the difficulties that left handers face and problems that may be caused by medical conditions. It shows how to write quickly and clearly when desired, and beautifully when desired.
Experiment with the way you write and choose the style that suits you best, enabling you to write quickly and legibly when it really matters.