Customer Reviews

Cursive Writing Made Easy & Fun! (Grades 2-5)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This book was great! The system used in this to teach cursive was just incredible. Great for me and my child. Highly recommended for home teachers.

I am using this with a Third Grade class. They love the little extras as well as the cursive writing practice.

Great practices - I just wish that the pages were "erasable" so I could have my other children practice too, without 'tracing' over what was already done.

This book is really great! There are a lot of activities to do as well as practice worksheets. I'd recommend it.

As a second grade teacher I'm always looking for fun ways to teach my students. This book is a terrific resource for teaching cursive. The pages are easy for the children to complete and give them a solid base for learning to write in cursive.

I am a third grade teacher and have to teach cursive to students who have only written in print. This book takes students slowly through the process. What I like the most is the organization of this book. It groups the letters based on how they are written. For example, it begins with 'mountain climbers' (letters that are written by starting on the bottom line and going upwards). So students first learn how to write, t, i, r, s, w etc. They all use the same hand movements, which helps students to learn them quicker.

The book also contains ideas for creative teaching besides the worksheets. I loved how the book talked about how some letters "hold feet" (s, e, t etc.) and that some letters "hold hands" (w, b). It helped students understand that when writing "be" you wouldn't drop back down to the bottom line to begin the "e" which is a common problem with students.

This book is helpful for my grandson who is in the second grade and has not been taught cursive writing.

My 3 star rating is not of the book mentioned, it is for what the book teaches. This style of handwriting is archaic. If you're learning it for the sake of your own entertainment, please ignore this review. If you're planning on learning or teaching handwriting for practical (daily) use, you (or your child) will be much better served by learning some form of cursive italic writing instead. Something along the lines of, "Write Now: The Complete Program For Better Handwriting", By Getty and Dubay or similar would be a good choice.

P.S. I would have liked making a comment without rating the item. I thought about giving it one start, but that seemed inconsiderate to the author (directing potential buyers to another product may not be considerate either, but I wanted to be clear that I'm not saying this book is "bad" -- only that better subject matter is available).