Enjoying Penmanship Teaching Series
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$8.95
$8.95
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A gentle handwriting course that allows your child to enjoy spelling & penmanship through letters, words, and copying beautiful scriptures. Uses words* from McGuffey's to reinforce spelling patterns. (Grades 1-2) See full description →
Note: A handbook + printable PDF with family use license will be sent to you after order processes.
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Note: A handbook + printable PDF with family use license will be sent to you after order processes.
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Full Description
Enjoying Penmanship Teaching Series uses gentle and effective methods to make handwriting lessons enjoyable. Your child will stay focused with short lessons and simple lines and confidently progress from tracing, to copying letters, words, and beautiful scriptures.
With Enjoying Penmanship you will:
Each student copybook features: Letter to Parent, Teaching Guide, Proper Posture & Grip Guide, 36 Lessons (2-pages each), 1 Letter per week, 5 Spelling words per week, 1 Scripture verse per week, 1 Spelling dictation per week (optional), and 3 Penmanship Tests (1 per Term).
Take a look at our simple, 2-page lesson pattern:
Can I use this program if my child struggles with handwriting? Yes! Our program is for everyone. We use the simple, 2-line format that is compatible with Handwriting Without Tears.
Does Enjoying Penmanship work with your curriculum? Yes! Program 3: Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Enjoying Penmanship will work with this program.
When should I begin this Penmanship Program? We start Enjoying Penmanship: Level 1 in Grade 1, but you can start this program in Grade 1 or 2.
If your child has had no previous handwriting course during Prep Level, we recommend the following:
*Seperate McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book not included
With Enjoying Penmanship you will:
- Confidently Guide Your Child—The easy-to-use student copybook helps you guide your child to write each letter properly in 3 simple-to-do steps. No extra teacher guides is needed.
- Enjoy Gentle and Effective Methods — Carefully selected methods, including Charlotte Mason and Classical, progress your child from guided to independent work naturally.
- Cultivate Best Practices —Short lessons (10 minutes, 2 days per week) cultivate the habit of attention, while a clean, 2-page lesson cultivates the habit of best effort emphasizing quality over quantity.
- Effortlessly Obtain Mastery — With the student copybook, your child can recite the spelling words and beautiful scriptures daily to effortlessly achieve long term memory.
- Strengthen Spelling Confidence—Spelling words with easy-to-see patterns are taken from the McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book and weekly dictations (optional) are given to reinforce and review words your child can read and spell. No seperate spelling program needed.
Each student copybook features: Letter to Parent, Teaching Guide, Proper Posture & Grip Guide, 36 Lessons (2-pages each), 1 Letter per week, 5 Spelling words per week, 1 Scripture verse per week, 1 Spelling dictation per week (optional), and 3 Penmanship Tests (1 per Term).
Take a look at our simple, 2-page lesson pattern:
- Day 1 - teach the letter formation and complete page 1 - tracing (10 minutes).
- Day 2 - review letter formation as needed and complete page 2 - copywork (10 minutes).
- Daily - recite the spelling words and scripture verse for effortless weekly mastery.
- Optional: Day 5 - complete a weekly spelling dictation.
Can I use this program if my child struggles with handwriting? Yes! Our program is for everyone. We use the simple, 2-line format that is compatible with Handwriting Without Tears.
Does Enjoying Penmanship work with your curriculum? Yes! Program 3: Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Enjoying Penmanship will work with this program.
When should I begin this Penmanship Program? We start Enjoying Penmanship: Level 1 in Grade 1, but you can start this program in Grade 1 or 2.
If your child has had no previous handwriting course during Prep Level, we recommend the following:
- First Semester: Do Jumpstart Kindergarten by Handwriting Without Tears (4 pages per week).
- Second Semester: Do Enjoying Penmanship: Level 1 (4 pages per week).
*Seperate McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book not included