Donnie is going through the Italic handwriting course, which is going great! I have seen a great improvement in his writing. He is in the third grade, and I never really concentrated too much with him on writing his letters. We did a lot of his work oral up to this point because his writing was so shaky. His letters would come out squiggly. So I figured it was a fine-motor issue.

Well, this year as he was entering 3rd grade, I knew we would have to work and improve on his penmanship because more writing would be required. So, I bought the italic course because it seemed the simplest to do.

I started him out on the first book, the very basic book with just the alphabet. He did a page a day, sometimes two. We made sure he took his time. Sometimes I had him recopy the page on a primary writing pad we had bought some years ago.

He then moved to the second book. And now he is beginning the third book. Even in his everyday writing that he does outside of studies, I can see an improvement.

But as he did his other writing for other subjects on wide ruled paper, I noticed that his writing would be uneven. His lowercase letters would sometimes be as tall as an upper case letter. Sometimes he would not bring the stem of a ‘p’ or ‘g’ below the line.

So this is where the primary lined paper comes in. I made this up for him to use during his studies. It helps him bring what he is learning in his penmanship book, into his other subjects. We have been learning about margins, so I made it up with the red lines going down both sides. Without the lines, he tends to start at the edge of the paper.

So, as with most everything else, I thought I would share these simple pages with you all. Maybe, someone else can use them too.

MaryEllen has been writing since she was 4, learning to write her letters, but I have noticed that her writing is a little sloppy. So, I started her in the Italic course also beginning with book C (the third book). I am hoping this will help her with neatness. She wasn’t too thrilled, but I told her until her writing improved, she will have to do the book concentrating on neatness.

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Primary Lined Paper - Line Height - Small (163)
Primary Lined Paper - Line Height - Medium (165)

Blessings,

Fun teaching resources to use in your homeschool.

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