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 fifth gradecursive workbook focuses on manuscript maintenance andmastery of cursive. Colorful and engaging exercises includetracing and writing letters, joinings, words, sentences, andlonger passages. Review and application exercises areincluded throughout. Shape, size, spacing and slant areemphasized as the keys to legibility. The last unit is"using what you have learned" and focuses on real-lifeapplications of cursive handwriting such as writing notes,writing an outline, writing a list, writing a poem, andmore. Original writing exercises help apply handwritingskills to narrative, explanatory, and opinion-based writingtasks. This student workbook includes "Handwriting Tutor" QRcodes; students can scan the QR codes with a mobile deviceto watch animated letter models and how-to videos.
Directional features include:
- Lettermodels with arrows to show stroke sequence
- Greenstarting dots that show students where initial strokes begin
- Stroke descriptions to guide letter formation at home
- Stop-and-check signs to remind students to self-evaluatetheir letters
- Space to practice writing directly beneathmodels (that both left-and right-handed students can easilysee)
The easy-to-use teacher's editionfeatures three-step lessons that follow a simpleinstructional plan of model, practice, and evaluate. Thisguide includes:
- Clearly stated objectivesthat guide instruction.
- Short, clear strokedescriptions that use academic language and give teachersthe exact words to use when modeling.
- Instructions tomodel using skywriting with large muscle movements thatreinforce the motor patterns for forming strokes andletters.
- References to Practice Masters (not included)that allow the teacher to match additional practice tostudents' needs.
- Multiple opportunities to differentiateinstruction including ELL, gross & fine motor developmentactivities, and multisensory activities for kinesthetic,auditory, and visual learners.
The practicemasters provide students with additional practice forevery 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
- Teacher Edition
This 2020 edition features updates to the basic strokesplus a new "reading historical documents" feature in thestudent workbook; QR codes have been added to the practicemasters.
Please note that this item is onlyavailable for purchase by Homeschools located in the USA andCanada.
