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Crack the Cursive Code : Left-Handed Cursive Writing Activity Book - Jacqueline Mantikoski

Crack the Cursive Code

Left-Handed Cursive Writing Activity Book

By: Jacqueline Mantikoski

Paperback | 26 July 2023

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Get ready to transform cursive learning from a chore into a captivating journey! Crack the Cursive Code is not just a writing program-it's a holistic, homeschool-friendly adventure designed to engage kids while making cursive fun and meaningful. This innovative program combines reading, writing, and puzzles, offering a full toolkit for homeschool moms seeking a creative and effective way to teach cursive.

What Makes This Writing Program One-of-a-Kind?

  1. Adventure Story with Alphabet Alliteration: Dive into a 3000-word tale where kids learn cursive while following a heartwarming story about friendship. Each letter comes alive through clever alliteration, adding excitement to every page.
  2. Professionally Recorded Audiobook: Bring the story to life with character voices and immersive sound effects! The audiobook adds an exciting auditory element, making the adventure even more engaging for kids. Perfect for auditory learners or on-the-go homeschooling.
  3. Pangram Sentence Challenge: Kids solve the cursive code by mastering the pangram sentence-a phrase containing every letter of the alphabet. This efficient technique minimizes repetition while maximizing engagement and retention.
  4. Connectors for Letter Flow: Master cursive connections with 676 two-letter combinations! Kids learn how every letter joins seamlessly, building confidence and fluency in their writing.
  5. Thoughtful Design for Left-Handed Writers: Say goodbye to fighting with the spine! All writing practice is on the right-hand page, ensuring an inclusive and frustration-free experience for left-handed learners.
  6. Black-and-White Format: Reduce eye fatigue while offering the option to color-a low-pressure activity that keeps the focus on learning.

Why Choose Cursive?

Cursive isn't just handwriting; it's a skill that nurtures:

  • Neurological Development: Strengthens brain connections, improving fine motor skills and focus.
  • Memory and Literacy: Enhances reading, spelling, and retention through the physical act of writing.
  • Support for Dyslexia: A proven tool for children with dyslexia, helping them process words more effectively.

More Than a Writing Program

This book is part of the Ultimate Cursive Writing Adventure Set which also includes the story in full-color and written in cursive, 100+ engaging puzzles with activities to reinforce cursive skills as well as the "feel like you're there" audiobook. Together, these tools make learning cursive a holistic experience that kids (and parents) will love.

Homeschool Moms' Secret Weapon

Designed with the unique needs of homeschool families in mind, Crack the Cursive Code offers connection, creativity, and a sense of accomplishment for both parent and child. Forget the struggles of traditional cursive programs-this one turns learning into an adventure.

Make learning cursive the most exciting part of your homeschool day.

Industry Reviews

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Crack the Cursive Code teaches cursive writing in the context of a cartoon adventure story. The publisher's website describes it as a "Cursive Writing story/coloring/workbook."


The course is very creative on many levels, but I think the story is the feature that makes this course much more interesting than many other options.

 

It features cartoon characters in the ongoing story. Fox, Chicken, and Dog decide to play dress-up as the characters Eat N. Hunt, Lord of the Wings, and Indie 'Napper' Bones, respectively. They open an old scroll that they are unable to decipher, and thus starts their amazing adventure as they suddenly find themselves on the deck of a pirate ship that later transforms into a submarine, then a hot air balloon.


Along with the text and story illustrations, each page of the story highlights two letters in cursive, Introduced by the Lord or the Wing's magic wand-for example, a and b, with arrows indicating the direction and steps to follow in forming the letters. The cursive style taught in this course is fairly standard, although it simplifies things a bit by dropping joins after some of the uppercase letters such as BF, and O.


The letters are taught in alphabetical order, and the 1,000-word story employs alliteration within each story section based on the letters being taught. For instance, as students learn about the letter g, one sentence of the story reads, "The underwater boat gracefully glided toward the sun that glistened on the ocean's surface." The letter h follows with sentences such as, "The dog hastily hung a hammock and had his head down in hardly any time at all!"


Facing each story page is a lined page for tracing the two letters emphasized in that piece of the story, in both uppercase and lowercase forms, in isolation and in word context. The instructions do not tell students to write the letters on their own, but additional practice pages in the second half of the book provide more tracing practice and space for students to write the letters on their own.

In addition, the book uses the sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" to provide practice for writing all lowercase letters. Students will both trace and copy this sentence a few times. A few extra lined pages at the back of the book can be used for whatever practice you wish.


Utilizing those pages is important since otherwise, students don't get enough practice writing without tracing the forms.


I expect that many children will love to color the black-and-white story illustrations, and there are additional coloring pages for the story characters.

Some parents are ambivalent about teaching cursive handwriting, but Crack the Cursive Code might be appealing enough to tip that decision in a positive direction.


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