Italic Handwriting Book G Grade 6
Wrap up the Italic series with a tour through writing history—scripts, tools, and numerals from ancient Rome to the 1600s. Cursive mastery meets historical flair in this sixth-grade classic.
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Italic Handwriting Book G is the seventh and final book in the Getty-Dubay italic handwriting series. Your sixth grader continues to refine basic and cursive italic, while the practice content traces the history of writing from Egyptian hieroglyphs and Phoenician script through the Roman era and into the 17th century.
Because italic uses a single alphabet across the series, your child closes out Book G having refined the same letterforms he started with in Book B—not a separate cursive system tacked on, but the natural continuation of how he was taught to write from the beginning. A final chapter introduces italic calligraphy for children who want to try edged-pen lettering—optional, and a natural extension of the italic letterforms your child has been refining all along.
We've recommended italic handwriting for nearly as long as Timberdoodle has been around. Back when our orders came in by mail, the easy-to-read ones were a small daily relief, and decades later, we still notice the difference good handwriting makes.
Book G is a good fit for a typical sixth grader, or for a child who has worked through Book F and is ready to complete the series.
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
Shorter, meaningful, and regular practice is better than longer and/or sporadic sessions. For students in 3rd to 6th grade, we recommend 60-120 minutes per week (12-24 minutes per day).
- October 3, 2011
Italic Handwriting Series is AWESOME
I. B.
I have used the Italic Handwriting Series with great success with each of my six children, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a simple, low-cost way to produce legible handwriting. Each book provides a chart of each letter, along with a pre- and post- test. Each page gives opportunity for tracing as well as freehand writing. A bonus was reading all the handwriting information in the margins, as well as the topics for the handwriting practice themselves. Topics included interesting facts about many things, like tongue twisters, geographical and historical information, etc. My children enjoyed exploring calligraphy with chiseled-tipped markers for fun, too.
- November 5, 2008
We have used Italic Handwriting for 17+ years!!
Mary S.
We have used Italic Handwriting for years (17 and counting) on Timberdoodle's initial recommendation. People have always commented on how neat our children's handwriting is. It is very legible and moves into calligraphy easily with a chiseled marker. My older children complained a little that their friends and relatives were writing a different way so, after they were proficient at italic cursive, we went over conventional cursive and I told them they were free to adjust their handwriting if they liked. I have liked the results of Italic Handwriting and we are continuing to use it with the rest of our 11 children. A benefit to teaching it is that I have improved at calligraphy myself.
- November 3, 2008
My son LOVED it!!
Michelle L.
My oldest son was resistant to learning cursive. Someone suggested letting him try calligraphy. It made me remember the information I had read about Italic Handwriting in the Timberdoodle catalog. We switched over to italic manuscript and then the transition to italic script was painless. My son LOVED it and his handwriting improved greatly. I also find using the program helpful for my other son who is dyslexic. He can work very independently and the lessons are short.
- October 24, 2008
Used this series with eight children!
Kellyanne E.
I have been using this handwriting program for almost 20 years. I have used it with eight children (so far!) and I have been very pleased with the results. The children have been able to use the books without difficulty (or tears, a big plus). Some of my children have really made the effort to duplicate the beautiful handwriting in the books and have even been inspired to try the calligraphic hand taught in book G. Some of my children have not been as eager to emphasize their handwriting to that degree. However, even those who took the "only what is required" attitude, have fine, legible handwriting.
