Cursive writing?

Question

our daughter will be starting 2nd grade in the fall. I would like to give her a head start with cursive. Should I teach her all upper then lower case....or teach Aa, Bb, Cc....or Cat.....I don't want to p**s off her teacher so I would like to know how best to give her a head start.

Answer 1

My son's teacher told him to stop writing in cursive.  He is in 2nd grade.  He asked me how to write certain words in cursive so I showed him and he picked it up!  He came back from school and told me he was NOT allowed to write in cursive.  

I guess she wants to make sure the students learn it the correct way.  He prints at school and for fun he writes in cursive at home.  :)

Answer 2

here are some very helpful websites that will help you teach your daughter how to write cursive.  they show you animated how to's for capital and lowercase .  they also let you print out practice sheets for tracing as well as blank sheets for when she gets good and can practice without tracing!

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwr...

http://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/index.htm

as a teacher, it is great to see parents who want to work with their children and jump start their learning!  keep up the great work!

Answer 3

I would suggest doing Aa cursive until about 3rd or 4th grade

Answer 4

First find out what style they use at your daughter's school. There are 2 main styles used by most schools: Zaner-Bloser (also known as Traditional) and D'Nealian (also known as Modern or Simplified). It is also best to start with the strokes rather than letters, but most handwriting programs jump right into letters. Lowercase letters are almost always taught first.

You may want to use this sequence for learning the letters in cursive:

i, u, t, j, w

e, l, b, f, k,

m, n, h, r, s, v, x, y, z

c, a, d, g, o, p, qu

By the way, you are her mom or dad and can teach your own child anything you want. Teachers should not get mad at parents helping their own children!!

Answer 5

All upper case is generally taught first in some programs. Best to find out what your school's curriculum is teaching.  Find out what cursive writing program your school is using and you can buy a copy of that book. If you can't obtain it contact your local library and they can order it for you. Best to use the same program or your child may have to learn it all over.

Answer 6

teach her in a way that you think would keep her interested. here's a link for handwriting cursive worksheets for the whole alphabet:

http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dnfont_al...

and here's that website's link for other printable handwriting tools:

http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/han...

honestly, the teacher will never know if you taught her Aa, Bb, Cc or cat unless you tell him/her! one thing to consider is that it is easier for a child to learn the letters individually and then learn how to string them together. sometimes it can be a little harder to figure out how to connect them in cursive, so i would teach her the individual letters first. the person above me mentioned how you should teach the lower case letters first and i agree with that as do many other teachers/schools. the only capital letter to teach right away is the first letter of your daughter's name. also, the person above gives a good list of letters to teach together. a program that our school district uses bits and pieces of is called Handwriting Without Tears (HWT). here's the link for information on what order to teach the letters in and how to teach your daughter to string them together:

http://www.hwtears.com/files/HWT-TEACHIN...

good luck :)

Answer 7

As the parent, you have the supreme rule over what your child is taught. You may not be able to control the methods that the teacher is using, but this doesn't mean you can't teach something at home that is not being covered by the school. It's your right as the parent, and the teacher does not have any right to complain as long as the subject is not disrupting the lessons for the rest of the class.

I think it's wonderful that you want to teach your daughter cursive. This is a beautiful way of writing, and it is sadly not widely taught anymore. I write in cursive whenever possible and was taught a little bit in early school. I would start with the "Aa Bb..." method. It's the common way to learn the alphabet and writing, and it will most likely not go against anything that is already being taught in her class.

Answer 8

I first learned cursive when I was 5, through the use of one of those cursive notepads that offer examples. You can pick those up at most educational bookstores, and they will offer examples that will help. As long as your daughter will know how to write the cursive alphabet in it's entirety, it shouldn't matter whether it is first taught with all uppers, then all lowers, or a mixture of both.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Most schools don't start cursive till toward the end of 2nd or beginning of 3rd grade. I'd leave that alone and have her read a lot, observe nature, etc. For goodness sake, don't do worksheets. It kills kids' interest.

Answer 11

I would do Aa and I don't think I learned cursive till 3rd grade. Your daughter's teacher will be thrilled!