Beginning & Practice Cursive Modern Style Gr. 2-4 - Softcover

On The Mark Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155035843X ISBN 13: 9781550358438

Publisher: On the Mark Press, 2014

Synopsis

Teaching cursive can feel like an uphill battle. Teachers juggle curriculum mandates for letter formation, spacing, flow, and assessment-on top of daily lesson planning. Without a ready-to-go program, cursive instruction becomes inconsistent, time-consuming, and frustrating for both educators and students.

A Turnkey Solution for Cursive Success

Our two-book Modern Cursive bundle delivers everything you need-no extra prep or planning-to guide students from their very first strokes to confident, fluent writing. Featuring a playful sailing theme and engaging sailor characters, the Beginning Workbook teaches the fundamentals, while the Practice Workbook reinforces mastery through real-world activities. Both volumes align directly to Grades 2-4 curriculum expectations.

What's Inside

Beginning Workbook (64 pages)

• Sailboat analogy for spatial awareness and letter formation
• Step-by-step instructions from relatable sailor characters
• Letters introduced by shape complexity, not just alphabetically
• Guide letters on both sides of the page for left-handed learners
• Lowercase, uppercase, and numerals practice
• Over 50 extension activities to build fine motor control
• Teacher and student Six S's rubrics to track readiness and growth

Practice Workbook (64 pages)

• Focused letter drills paired with high-frequency Dolch sight words
• Meaningful contexts: addressing envelopes, writing lists, labeling diagrams, and more
• Sentences that reinforce letter shapes, vocabulary, and grammar
• Cumulative assessments and rubrics for seamless progress monitoring
• Home-school connection through sailor-led activities families can enjoy

Why Teachers Love It

• Fully meets curriculum requirements for modern cursive instruction
• Eliminates lesson-planning stress with a complete, standards-aligned program
• Engages students with a consistent theme that makes learning memorable
• Builds fine motor skills, vocabulary, and handwriting confidence
• Provides clear assessment tools for report cards and parent conferences

Set sail on a stress-free cursive journey-equip your classroom with the Beginning and Practice Modern Cursive Two-Book Bundle today and watch your students transform their handwriting from shaky to smooth, one stroke at a time.

Edition details

• Publisher: On the Mark Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155035843X
• ISBN 13: 9781550358438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130