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 third gradecursive workbook focuses on a review of manuscript writingand the transition to cursive. Colorful and engagingexercises include how to read cursive; tracing and writingindividual letters, words, sentences, and numbers; andoriginal writing exercises that apply handwriting skills tonarrative, explanatory, and opinion-based writing tasks.Review and application exercises are included throughout.Students will think about shape, size, spacing and slant asthe keys to legibility. 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)
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.
The practice masters providestudents with additional practice for every letter and skilland offer school-to-home activities/letters to reinforcecorrect letter formation at home. This set of practicemasters also includes manipulative and multisensory learningactivities along with additional handwriting support such asreproducibles of the Zaner-Bloser alphabets, awardcertificates, handwriting basics, and handwriting paper.
This Homeschool Kit includes:
- StudentEdition, 160 pages, indexed, softcover. Non-reproducible;consumable workbook. 9" x 11". Grade 3.
- PracticeMasters
- Teacher Edition
This 2020 editionfeatures updates to the basic strokes in the studentworkbook and QR codes have been added to the practicemasters.
Please note that this item is onlyavailable for purchase by Homeschools located in the USA andCanada.
