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 and practicemasters.
The fifth grade cursive workbook focuses onmanuscript maintenance and mastery of cursive. Colorful andengaging exercises include tracing and writing letters,joinings, words, sentences, and longer passages. Review andapplication exercises are included throughout. Shape, size,spacing and slant are emphasized as the keys to legibility.The last unit is "using what you have learned" and focuseson real-life applications of cursive handwriting such aswriting notes, writing an outline, writing a list, writing apoem, and more. Original writing exercises help applyhandwriting skills to narrative, explanatory, andopinion-based writing tasks. This student workbook includes"Handwriting Tutor" QR codes; students can scan the QR codeswith a mobile device to watch animated letter models andhow-to videos.
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)
Thepractice masters provide students with additionalpractice for every letter and skill and offer school-to-homeactivities/letters to reinforce correct letter formation athome. This set of practice masters also includesmanipulative and multisensory learning activities along withadditional handwriting support such as reproducibles of theZaner-Bloser alphabets, award certificates, handwritingbasics, and handwriting paper.
This Homeschool Kitincludes:
- Student Edition, 96 pages, indexed,softcover. Non-reproducible; consumable workbook. 9" x 11".Grade 5.
- Practice Masters
This 2020 editionfeatures updates to the basic strokes plus a new "readinghistorical documents" feature in the student workbook; QRcodes have been added to the practice masters.
Please note that this item is only available forpurchase by Homeschools located in the USA andCanada.
