Zaner-Bloser Handwriting is a complete handwritingprogram that can be taught in as little as 15 minutes a day!The Zaner-Bloser style teaches a vertical manuscriptalphabet that is made up of only four simple strokes and issimilar to the letter forms most widely used in everydayprint. This kit includes the student edition, practicemasters, and teacher's edition.
The kindergartenworkbook focuses on teaching manuscript handwriting.Colorful and engaging exercises increase legibility throughregular self-evaluation and will help students developfluency and automaticity. Students will trace and writestrokes, letters, words, and sentences, along with numbersand basic math problems, with review and applicationincluded throughout. This workbook includes "HandwritingTutor" QR codes; students can scan the QR codes with amobile device to watch animated letter models and how-tovideos.
Directional features include:
- Letter models with arrows to show strokesequence
- Green starting dots that show studentswhere initial strokes begin
- Stroke descriptions to guideletter formation at home
- Stop-and-check signs to remindstudents to self-evaluate their letters
- Space topractice writing directly beneath models (that both left-andright-handed students can easily see)
Theeasy-to-use teacher's edition features three-steplessons that follow a simple instructional plan of model,practice, and evaluate. This guide includes:
- Clearly stated objectives that guideinstruction.
- Short, clear stroke descriptions thatuse academic language and give teachers the exact words touse when modeling.
- Instructions to model usingskywriting with large muscle movements that reinforce themotor patterns for forming strokes and letters.
- References to Practice Masters (not included) that allowthe teacher to match additional practice to students' needs.
- Multiple opportunities to differentiate instructionincluding ELL, gross & fine motor development activities,and multisensory activities for kinesthetic, auditory, andvisual learners.
This 2020 edition features updatesto the basic strokes.
This Homeschool Kitincludes:
- Student Edition, 144 pages,indexed, softcover. Non-reproducible; consumable workbook.11" x 9". Kindergarten.
- Teacher Edition
Please note that this item is only available forpurchase by Homeschools located in the USA andCanada.
