A Reason for Handwriting - Teacher Guidebook

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A Reason for Handwriting Teacher Guidebook

The comprehensive Teacher Guidebook is used for the entire 8-volume Handwriting series. From Kindergarten through Level F the guide provides: 

  • Daily lesson plans for every level
  • Letter formation charts in both manuscript and cursive
  • Readiness exercises for pre-writers
  • Teaching tips and techniques
  • Strategies for remedial and advanced instruction
  • Extended teaching/enrichment activities
  • Vocabulary lists, and more


About the A Reason for Handwriting Series

Handwriting, especially in this era of word processors, is a relatively low priority compared to other subjects. However, if you are going to make handwriting a part of your curriculum, here is something to think about. 


Handwriting is a learned motor skill requiring regular practice. Doesn't it seem that if your child is going to labor over something with his mind and hands, he should also engage his heart? A Reason for Handwriting does all three.


With each 10- to 15-minute daily lesson built around Bible verses, the content is not only instructional but also inspirational. Plus, at the end of each week, your children will be given the opportunity to apply excellence to their work as they copy their verse-of-the-week onto their choice of "Scripture Border Sheets." These completed sheets are worth sharing with friends and family. 


A Reason for Handwriting uses a Living Bible paraphrase for its verses. For those dyed-in-the-wool KJV-only families, let me suggest that even this Scriptural rendition is better for your child to toil over than any trivial sentence about the environment, sports events, or popular media standard in other handwriting programs. Each workbook is full color.


Features
Over 200 pages of teaching tips and techniques. The only guidebook homeschooling parents need for teaching the entire series, kindergarten through sixth grade.

Author: Carol Ann Retzer, Eva Hoshino
Pages: 252
Binding: Paperback
Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 0936785810
Publisher: The Concerned Group
Consumable: Yes
Reproducible: No

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Armintha P.
Not impressed

I needed a new cursive curriculum for my two 4th graders and thought this would be it. I was not impressed. This book gave good hints to teach my boys, but I did not think it was as helpful as it needed to be. If my kids had already been working on this style of cursive, I think it would have done alright. However, they started with another curriculum. They actually found this curriculum boring. We stuck with it this year but will be trying something different next year.

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Jen
Teacher guidebook only!

This is the teacher guidebook! When I got this I didn’t realize the student portion wasn’t part of it. So I got that separately later. It was actually a good thing because this book shows how to decide what level of the student book you need, so I knew which student book to get. I like that only one of these books is needed for all levels. It’s easy to follow and presents instructions clearly.

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Bryson
needed

I tried to do this program without this book with my 1st child but that did not work very well. Thankfully, I bought it and have used it with my other children.

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Jessica
Good Handwriting Curriculum

I love that I only have to buy one of these and it can go along with all my different grade levels. Each child has their workbook and I have my guide!

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2nd G.H.M.
Hesitant at first

I was hesitant to purchase the teacher's handbook at first. I thought, "seriously, why would I need a teachers handbook for something as simple as handwriting." But then I thought, "Timberdoodle doesn't sell useless material" and I liked the fact that it would carry us through 6th grade. Well, I'm so glad I bought this book! It contains all kinds of teaching hints and ways to help your student "get it." It kinda feels like someone teaching me how to teach my daughter:)