Abeka Writing with Phonics Grade 1 - Cursive (5th Edition)
SKU
013026
ISBN
9780000197016
Grade 1
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
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Presentation
Sequential
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This colorful workbook has a landscape orientation with double-sided worksheets. Lines are 7/16" and, in the beginning of the book, have the familiar “handwriting" house icon. Pages have a weekly pattern of handwriting practice that includes letter stroke warm-ups, tracing, writing, and copying. Letters, letter combinations, words, and sentences reinforce the phonics instruction. Poems and Bible verses are added in as the year progresses, as well as paragraphs from writing prompts. To encourage creative writing from prompts, there are pages with lines on one side and “cover" artwork on the other. These can be folded into little booklets featuring the child's original composition. An important addition to this year's course is the 31 (weekly) handwriting tests.
Publisher's Description of Abeka Writing with Phonics Grade 1 - Cursive (5th Edition)
Whether you're introducing cursive for the first time or continuing from previous years, this 255-page writing book will provide your child with the foundational skills of cursive writing. The formation guide gives you and your child a template to follow. Each lesson features warm-up exercises as well as an example of the letter that is being practiced that day. Help your child master letter formation, size, slant, spacing, correct posture for writing, and correct position for paper and pencil. Begins with single letters and progresses to phonics blends of more than one letter, special sounds, and words for your child to trace and copy. Phonics, spelling, and creative writing skills are built into the exercises.
Handwriting instruction is found in the Writing with Phonics 1 workbook and is correlated with the phonics and language arts instruction. The 1st Grade Writing Tablet provides additional practice. The Language Arts 1 Homeschool Curriculum (009887) includes writing lessons that reference the cursive materials.
