A Reason for Handwriting E - Grade 5
Short daily lessons use Bible verses to teach cursive and character. Each week ends with a verse masterpiece your child can write, color, and share.
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A Reason for Handwriting: Level E
If your fifth grader is going to spend time practicing handwriting, why not make it meaningful? A Reason for Handwriting: Level E pairs daily cursive practice with a weekly Scripture verse, building fluency through steady, Scripture-based copywork across the school year.
The worktext is built around 32 weekly lessons on a 5-day rhythm. The first three days of each week, your child writes letters and words from the week's verse. On day 4, he traces the full verse as it appears in the worktext. On day 5, he chooses a Border Sheet from the back of the book, copies the verse onto it in his best cursive, and colors the artwork around it.
Daily lessons take 10–15 minutes. Scripture verses come from the Living Bible paraphrase, drawn from the Psalms.
For additional teaching support, the Teacher Guidebook (available separately) covers Levels A through F with extension ideas and teaching tips.
See some sample pages from this book and browse all that it has to offer.
How to Use A Reason for Handwriting: Level E
- Work through one weekly cursive lesson at a time. Each week follows a 5-day rhythm built around one Scripture verse.
- Days 1–3: Your child writes letters and words from the week's verse.
- Day 4: He traces the full verse as it appears in the worktext.
- Day 5: He chooses a Border Sheet from the back of the book, copies the verse onto it in his best cursive, and colors the artwork around it.
- Keep daily lessons to 10–15 minutes. Short, consistent practice keeps cursive sharp through the elementary years.
- Share or display the finished Border Sheets. A completed verse on the fridge or sent to a grandparent gives your child a reason to do his best work.
For additional teaching support, the Teacher Guidebook (available separately) covers Levels A through F with extension ideas and teaching tips.
Verses taken from the Psalms.
Publisher's Information
Publisher: A Reason For
Authors: Carol Ann Retzer & Eva Hoshino
Age Recommendation: 10
Grade Recommendation: 5th
Faith-Based: Yes
Consumable: Yes
Pages: 144
ISBN: 0936785438
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2001
- March 21, 2020
Another great book
Kimberly G.
My son has been using these books since kindergarten and he really enjoys them. Bible verses and coloring!
- November 6, 2015
I was looking for something
Candy Z.
I was looking for something for 6th and 8th graders who wanted more experience with their penmanship...this is good - was hoping for more mature look like the Italic series offers - but girls aren't complaining, so I won't either!
- May 19, 2014
I love this series!
Stephanie L.
These books are excellent for teaching children how to print and to write in cursive! User friendly and effective. I highly recommend them!
- May 31, 2012
We buy these books EVERY year!
Christine
We LOVE A Reason for Writing curriculum! Our daughter had some room for improvement in her penmanship. She has greatly improved in her print and has also learned cursive through this curriculum! Our family loves the choice in words and verses to practice, very uplifting. We will be buying again and again!
- September 26, 2011
Solid program
Anonymous
I agree that A Reason for Writing would not be enough remedial instruction for a struggling student, but the Christian content and the digestible, repetitious, nature of the simple program has its merits. I use this with another support program for my struggling student, but it is quite sufficient for my typical students.
- November 5, 2008
Excellent handwriting program!
Debbie
Excellent handwriting program! Each child works on memorizing and writing out one verse each week. The handwriting practice is divided by four days. By the end of the week the student should be able to write out the verse in its entirety. I like this program because my son can work on it on his own and it is not overwhelming.
- October 24, 2008
So straightforward in teaching
Julie K.
We started using this from the very beginning. It is so straightforward in teaching printing and then transitioning to cursive, that my children wanted to do more than the necessary amount for the day. I love the Bible verses it reinforces and the kids love the illustrated characters that show up throughout the books.
- October 21, 2008
Dramatic improvement upon use!
Tracy F.
I trusted Karen Andreola's review of Getty-Dubay Italic in the CBD catalog, but when my 8th and 6th graders still couldn't READ cursive, and couldn't read their own italic, I knew something was lacking. Because I've never been dissatisfied with a recommendation from Timberdoodle, I took their advice and switched to A Reason... Within a week both were dramatically improved. I've used this for three years now with my seven children. (It should be noted in the catalog that the Transition book contains all of the exercises/material found in Book B)
- October 18, 2008
A perfect way to work on penmanship!
Erin M.
This program was recommended to us and we loved it! My girls were able to learn cursive painlessly. What surprised me most was how much they enjoyed doing the copywork of bible verses. They would always put their best effort into their handwriting, color the pictures on the paper provided, and have it ready for when their Daddy came home from work. It definitely put a smile on his face and some warmth in his heart. What a perfect way to work on having beautiful penmanship!
