Made Easy & Fun! 101 Quick, Creative Activities & Reproducibles That Help Kids of All Learning Styles Master Cursive Writing by Kama Einhorn PROFESSIONAL BOOKS New York Toronto * London * Auckland * Sydney * Mexico City * New Delhi * Hong Kong,For my parents, Martin Einhorn and Karen Macri Einhorn, who nurtured my love of letters from the beginning, Acknowledgments Grateful thanks to Liza Charlesworth, Terry Cooper, and Janelle Cherrington for their thoughtful consideration and editorial insight. Special thanks to Samantha Berger for her endless support and rhyming genius, to Mark ‘McVeigh for his valuable suggestions, to Jennifer Levin Boss for her teacher's, logic, and to Matty White, for love and patience. \ Ba“ x ANY MK ty Scholastic grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, oF stored in 2 retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, ‘electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording, or otherwise, without written ‘permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Professional Books, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3998, Edited by Janelle Cherrington Cover design by Norma Ortiz ‘Cover illustration by Michael Moran Ineerior design by Ellen Matlach Hassel {or Boukinghouse & Boukinghouse, Inc. Interior Mustrations by Michael Moran and Manuel Rivera ISBN 0-439-11369-5 ‘Copyright © 2000 by Kama Einhorn. All rights reserved Printed in the USA.Introduction Easing In Letter Practice Welcome to Cursive Writing Made Easy & Fun! . . Why Teach Cursive? ......-+. Using This Guide .... A Suggested Sequence . . Letter Groupings. . Cursive Across the Cu Cursive Q&A... lum Cat's Cradle ....... Continuous-Line Doodles . Sign Up! . ote The Longest Word in the World. Loopy Letters .. Cursive Concentration Riding the Cursive Wave Brush Off! Read Me 10 Letter Match . 11 Height Chart . CONDONE Hints for Cursive Instruction. ...- +--+... ees fee eo General Letter Practice Procedures Mountain Climbers at PEE Downhill Daredevi — Gre... Lumpy Letters mM. MY vs