Handwriting Today is a comprehensive cursive handwriting programme. It removes the need for teaching a pre cursive letter formation, as it introduces individual letters at Book A level, that have the identical shape and form of those used at later stages when joining letters and creating words. It starts with a cursive font and builds to joins and words quickly. It uses a flowing cursive font that combines the best of traditional and contemporary fonts to create an easy to write and easy on the eye writing style. Pupils find this an easy beginning. It focuses on the flow of letters and text, and avoids a start-stop writing style, which in turn leads to illegible writing in later years a smooth flowing style is the result of using Handwriting Today. It makes it easy for young children to build their skills, as in the early stages all lower case letters share the same starting point. Handwriting Today is available from Book A to Book D: Book A: letters are introduced in Book A, where young writers practice word shapes and formations before moving to joins in the following year; Book B: looks at creating joins and practicing various letter combinations leading to the writing of words; Book C: builds on joins, combining multiple joins into words, groups of words and sentences; and, Book D: provides opportunities for children to practice their writing in the context of every day usage and cross-curricular themes, providing for letter and join revision as appropriate. What will the teacher get with Handwriting Today? It contains over 72 activity pages in each level. It provides regular revision and consolidation. It offers teacher assessment framework. It features programme that provide a developmental approach to handwriting. It includes diversity of resources that allow for individual attention to pupil progress and a comprehensive approach to differentiation of the class handwriting programme. It is a comprehensive, photocopiable teacher's guide. It also offers a demonstration that can be download. It also provides handwriting software resource for teachers.

This Print Wacky Sentences workbook focuses on writing complete sentences by printing words by hand. Three sections of this workbook help students develop their print-writing skills at a variety of levels: Part 1 is for beginning writers who have practiced individual letter and words, and who are ready to move onto complete sentences. Students practice handwriting motions by tracing dotted sentences like, "Two rabbits slept on a fox's head." Part 2 advances to help students begin to write on their own. In this section, students first trace a dotted sentence and then copy the sentence onto a new line. The three traditional horizontal lines are included as a guide - solid top and bottom lines plus a dashed middle line help students master the relative heights of the letters, and to write across the page in straight lines. Part 3 gives solid sentences like, "Six elephants jumped over a giraffe," instead of dotted sentences. At this stage, students practice their handwriting without first tracing the letters. May your students or children improve their handwriting skills and enjoy reading and writing these wacky sentences.

This edition of the "Left Hand Writing Skills" combines all three stages in the "Left Hand Writing Skills" series. Altogether, the book contains 83 worksheets to help students through the phases of fine motor skill development, formation and flow of letters and words, and on to successful smudge-free writing using ink. The worksheets have been produced in mono for photocopying. (The worksheets may be photocopied for use in one establishment only.)

Have fun and discover letter shapes in this moving-counter play book! Toddlers can start their writing journey without having to grasp a pen - just slide the counters around each track and have fun with the rhyming text! This book features curved tracks that mimic early handwriting patterns and with Waves and Wiggles little ones can become familiar with letter shapes: W, M, N, U and V. The five sliding counters in this book have fingerholes to help keep little hands steady and the rhyming narrative and bright illustrations from Ekaterina Trukhan will keep them entertained as they whizz around the tracks! This Learn&Play title: Boosts motor skills Introduces letter shapes Recommended for children 2+ Look out for the other Ladybird Learn&Play title: Swirls and Squiggles

From the invention of the alphabet to the explosion of the internet, Dominic Wyse takes us on a unique journey into the process of writing. Starting with seven extraordinary examples that serve as a backdrop to the themes explored, it pays particular attention to key developments in the history of language, including Aristotle's grammar through socio-cultural multimodality, to pragmatist philosophy of communication. Analogies with music are used as a comparator throughout the book, yielding radically new insights into composition processes. The book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the Paris Review interviews with the world's greatest writers such as Louise Erdrich, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ted Hughes, and Marilynne Robinson. It critically reviews the most influential guides to styles and standards of language, and presents new research on young people's creativity and writing. Drawing on over twenty years of findings, Wyse presents research-informed innovative practices to demonstrate powerfully how writing can be learned and taught.

The Letterland Grammar Pack is perfect for introducing the grammatical concepts in Key Stage 1. The range of teaching resources will help you bring grammar concepts to life so children can understand them, remember them and know how to use them in their own writing. Letterland Grammar is an interesting world to explore, where words become buildings and sentences become streets. The punctuation we see is road signs on those streets, indicating what is happening. Box dimensions 445 x 315mm.Letterland Grammar Pack contents:* Grammar Teacher's Guide with Resource CD* Grammar Copymasters* Grammar Posters* Letter Sound Cards

Does your hand ache when you write? Packed with fun and simple ideas to help kids feel good about writing, this handwriting book with a difference helps children embed the strength and skills they need to get the most out of their written work, at home and school! From different kinds of cushions, hand warm-ups, and cool eye scan exercises, and pencil grips to yoga balls in cardboard boxes, personalized activity binders, playdough, lego, and Velcro on pencils, this book is filled with fun stuff to help kids focus, get stronger, and be in control of their writing. The strategies in the book are accompanied by cartoon-style illustrations, and the author includes useful tips for parents and teachers as well as handy visual charts, a quiz to identify areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress. Armed with the strategies and exercises in this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and the positive self-esteem that goes along with that. Suitable for children with writing difficulties aged approximately 7 to 12.

An extremely useful wipe-clean handwriting homework helper book from Ladybird Books Help your child to practise and improve their handwriting skills with this resuable wipe-clean handwriting activity book from Ladybird. The attached pen is perfect for drawing common letter shapes and practising writing first words on the colourful pages. Then simply wipe clean and start again! Letters that are formed in a similar way are grouped together so that your child can practise the correct handwriting movements over and over, and there is a comprehensive parent note to help you both get the most out of the book. Also included is advice on how to help left-handers write certain letters correctly. Also Available: Homework Helpers Times Tables Sticker Book Ladybird publishes the very best books for babies and toddlers - colourful and engaging, they encourage early interaction with books and the wider world. Watch your little one have fun and learn with Ladybird from their very first book until they start school. Look out for the classic Ladybird series - there is a Ladybird book for every age and every stage. Baby Touch; Toddler Touch; Busy; First Favourite Tales; Read It Yourself; Topsy and Tim; Key Words With Peter and Jane

A letter and number tracing workbook for kids ages 3-5 in kindergarten and pre-k, packed with activities and coloring pages to make handwriting practice fun. Get ready for school by learning to count and trace numbers and letters with this fun activity book for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids ages 3-5. This engaging collection of exercises features space to practice writing numbers alongside coloring book images that will keep kids entertained for hours at a time.

Get a jumpstart on Pre-K in this handy on-the-go workbook with wipe-clean pages and a pen from Scholastic Early Learners! Write and Wipe Practice: Get Ready for Pre-K introduces children to concepts and themes essential for Pre-K success. It provides pictures and words for children to trace, learn to count, and build future reading success.Practice workbooks provide the essential repetition needed for the long-term retention of key learning points. It's the perfect hands-on format for children who want to get a head start on Pre-K readiness. With convenient, on-the-go spiral-bound wipe-clean pages and an embedded wipe-clean pen, kids can practice their letters and pen control anywhere, anytime!Scholastic Early Learners: Interactive books for hands-on learning. Perfect for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders, too!

Develop and practise first letter shapes with Peppa Pig and friends in this colourful wipe-clean activity book! Trace over the lowercase letters from a-z and learn new words through a range of fun Peppa-themed activities. Ideal for young readers who are starting school and learning to write first letter shapes, this book helps children form letters in the correct way with extra guidance for left-handers. Children can wipe the page clean each time and practise again and again. Also includes a free pen. For more confident writers, why not also try: Practise with Peppa: Wipe-Clean First Writing that also introduces writing capital letters and simple first words. Practise with Peppa: Wipe-Clean First Words for more fluent, confident readers and writers.