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Grade 3, Writing
Benchmark A: Write legibly (COS 29, 30)
  1. Use manuscript to communicate clearly
  2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate in cursive

Lesson Plans:

Cursive Readiness Lesson Plans
46 pages of all you ever needed to know about teaching cursive writing.  It is research based gross motor instruction.

Mountain Climbers and Downhill Daredevils
Cursive writing instruction for the letters that go up and those that go down.

Lesson Plans for Advanced Cursive Handwriting
Research-based instruction for integration of fluent adult cursive handwriting patterns.

 

 

Resources:

Pencil Pete: This is a great resource for teaching cursive writing. Click on "cursive writing animation samples", and you will see cartoon pencils demonstrate the proper way to form letters. Site also has free worksheets

D'Nealian Printouts: Here is an opportunity to practice writing letters and numbers

Handwriting Sheets: Practice sheets to use in the classroom

Learning PageLearning Page provides a huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials you can download and print.

Cursive Handwriting Practice Sheets: Free handwriting activities from Crayola

Legible Writing: Handwriting For Kids

Handwriting Worksheet Maker: Make custom handwriting sheets at the click of a button. This site allows the teacher to make up one sentence worksheets for beginning handwriting.

 

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