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Mastering cursive letters can be lots of fun when you join Skeeter, Anna, and Susie on a fishing adventure! Your students will learn to make precise letters while discovering fishing and growing in their love for Christ. Catch on to Cursive is a 36-week, elementary-level cursive curriculum that includes two schedules, so younger and older students will both benefit from the material.
There are so many benefits of learning to write in cursive! Cursive writing has been shown to have a positive influence on children’s spelling, their composition skills, motor skills, and word recall. It has also been shown to support the reading and writing skills of students with dyslexia. Catch on to Cursive is a 36-week, elementary-level cursive curriculum that includes two schedules, so younger and older students will both benefit from the material.
Your student will join Skeeter, Anna, and Susie on a fun writing and fishing adventure. Through full-color worksheets and exercises, your student will learn to recognize and create precise letters. This unique, whole-child approach is a fun and unforgettable way to learn cursive penmanship.
Within the course, your students will:
Earn badges for their work
Complete fun activities and projects to develop muscle control
Review each letter throughout the course
Learn attributes of Christ’s disciples as fishers of men
Grow spiritually
Experience the wonder of God’s creation
Every letter will be covered for three days. On the third day, there is a weigh-in section, and every few weeks, students will participate in a Fishing Derby or Gear Up activities where they review letters they have learned up to that point. This gives a fun way for built-in review and builds up their confidence. Watch for Weigh-In challenges throughout the course so they can complete the challenges.
Table of Contents
Note to the Teacher
Note from Skeeter
Suggested Schedule
Tackle Boxes
Activities for Older Students
Course Badges
Gather Your Gear: Complete Supply List
Gather Your Gear: Weekly List
Weigh-In Challenges
For Left-Handed Writers
Scope and Sequences
Cursive Letter Practice Chart
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Where keyboards and touchscreens dominate our communication, homeschool families might consider learning to write in cursive an optional educational endeavor. However, there's still a great need for students to learn the art of cursive writing. Beyond its aesthetic appeal and a student's ability to read historical documents, cursive writing actually offers several cognitive benefits. Research suggests that it can enhance fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, reading comprehension and more. That's why we're thrilled to introduce Master Books' Catch on to Cursive homeschool curriculum—a structured and enjoyable approach to mastering cursive script for students in grades 3 through 6, with a separate schedule available for older students. In this post, we will share why this unique curriculum works so well for homeschool families.
The Master Books Method of Education incorporates shorter lessons especially for the younger students. This is based on educational research and has proven very effective for homeschooling families. In this short video, Kristen Pratt – Master Books Brand and Curriculum Development Editor, shares why this approach to academic excellence works so well.
While school systems are removing cursive handwriting from a child’s educational experience, studies show this is unwise and counterproductive to a child’s brain development. In this guest post, Carrie Bailey, Master Books homeschool curriculum author of Catch on to Cursive, shares scientific proof that cursive penmanship provides optimal conditions for learning and is truly a vital part of a great education for your students.
When a homeschool family finds themselves overwhelmed and burned out, it is wise to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum. Is your curriculum meeting your student’s individual needs, or is it forcing the student to adjust to a rigorous plan that exceeds their physical, mental, and emotional development?
At Master Books, we are intentional about helping your children become confident students who love to learn. The Master Books Method uses a whole child approach to learning which helps you consider your child’s readiness for the subject matter, their attention span, and their ability to retain information.
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Where keyboards and touchscreens dominate our communication, homeschool families might consider learning to write in cursive an optional educational endeavor. However, there's still a great need for students to learn the art of cursive writing. Beyond its aesthetic appeal and a student's ability to read historical documents, cursive writing actually offers several cognitive benefits. Research suggests that it can enhance fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, reading comprehension and more. That's why we're thrilled to introduce Master Books' Catch on to Cursive homeschool curriculum—a structured and enjoyable approach to mastering cursive script for students in grades 3 through 6, with a separate schedule available for older students. In this post, we will share why this unique curriculum works so well for homeschool families.
The Master Books Method of Education incorporates shorter lessons especially for the younger students. This is based on educational research and has proven very effective for homeschooling families. In this short video, Kristen Pratt – Master Books Brand and Curriculum Development Editor, shares why this approach to academic excellence works so well.
While school systems are removing cursive handwriting from a child’s educational experience, studies show this is unwise and counterproductive to a child’s brain development. In this guest post, Carrie Bailey, Master Books homeschool curriculum author of Catch on to Cursive, shares scientific proof that cursive penmanship provides optimal conditions for learning and is truly a vital part of a great education for your students.
When a homeschool family finds themselves overwhelmed and burned out, it is wise to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum. Is your curriculum meeting your student’s individual needs, or is it forcing the student to adjust to a rigorous plan that exceeds their physical, mental, and emotional development?
At Master Books, we are intentional about helping your children become confident students who love to learn. The Master Books Method uses a whole child approach to learning which helps you consider your child’s readiness for the subject matter, their attention span, and their ability to retain information.
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Customer Reviews
5
favorite subject
Review byAshley
This has quickly become my 7 year olds favorite subject. He will request to do cursive before other books and work. Since starting it he has switched to primarily writing in cursive. This has been such a engaging way to introduce cursive. Gentle, fun and engaging. Will use again for my other 3.
5
Love!
Review byAmy
I will definitely use this for each of my kids!
5
Penmanship
Review byMomofFour
My daughter loved working through this book. She had so much fun following the storyline, and doing the exercises all while improving her penmanship. Her print was so hard to read, and she never wanted to practice. Working through this book, she was willing to have pencil in hand, practicing and advancing along.
5
My kids love it!
Review byBeth
I have two kids doing the course together and it is their favorite part of the school day! The layout is fun and I appreciate the extra steps of fun exercises or games along with the lessons. I never learned about right/left brain connections when learning cursive and probably would have enjoyed it more and done better with it if I did!
5
Fun activities!
Review byMary
To my surprise, after trying several other cursive curriculum, this one got my older boys hooked!
They even liked the extra activities. Definitely getting this book again for my younger kids when it's time for them to learn cursive handwriting.
5
great!!
Review bymommy2two
My daughter has really enjoyed learning cursive while using this book.
5
Love!
Review byLindsay
Catch on to cursive is perfect for children. I like that they talk about having the motor skills developed to start cursive writing instead of starting it in a specific grade. It is more based on your child's ability which sets them up for success!
4
My son loved it!!
Review bySamia
I thought that my son would hate to learn cursive. To my surprise it was his favorite subject last year. This book lays it out very clear and simply. They little exercises to do. A great find!
5
Great Cursive Book
Review bySnowangel
I enjoyed this book. It takes it slow and is easy to follow along. Even though my son is older now, I like to have him do a few pages out of it to give him extra practice.
3
It did it's job
Review byAmber
This did teach my son cursive and for that I am thankful. I am, however, very disappointed that the scriptures used are getting farther and farther away from the King James version as new books are released. I originally chose all Master Books because it leaned more towards KJV but now my kids can't trace or copy or use what is in the books. They have to get their Bibles and write the real thing separately, which is doable of course but it's very aggravating for the kids.
Editor's Note: We allow our authors to use their preferred Bible version when writing a course - KJV, NKJV, ESV, NASB, NIV. However, we always encourage families to use their preferred Bible version alongside our curriculum.
You may view the Bible version used in each course in the product samples - just click on a product and scroll to the "Look Inside" heading. The Bible version is listed on the copyright page.
