Having trouble getting your children even to think about creative writing? Experts say the best way to write is to stick with what you are familiar with. This advice holds true for beginning writers as well as adults. What does your child know more about than his own world? Here is a book that your child can write about his or her own life experience, with a slant toward thankfulness rather than pride. Writing prompts and old-fashioned illustrations throughout. WRITING TOPICS INCLUDE: Family, friends, pets, home, crafts, neighborhood, church fellowship, talents, homeschool, field trips, favorite places, music, play, birthdays, celebrations, favorite books and stories, and the Bible.

This multilevel penmanship book with its gorgeous paintings by 18 master artists portraying the harvest, majestic scenery, and children delighting in God’s creation, is a delightful way for kids to practice their handwriting while focusing on Thanksgiving. We created this book as a way to draw the family together during Thanksgiving week and throughout the month of November. Why not combine Thanksgiving celebration, music, art appreciation, Bible, and handwriting practice with singing, crafts, coloring pages, new recipes, table decorating ideas, and more? (The coloring pages will keep your kids’ hands busy while you fix Thanksgiving dinner, not to mention looking through this beautiful full-color picture-filled book.) For each of 10 Thanksgiving songs, we provide each verse of each hymn in manuscript print and cursive for kids to copy on the same page or on the 6 decorated lined pages, in 6 line sizes, at the back of the book. Each hymn includes the author and composer or source of the music. Each of the paintings includes notes about the artist and a brief discussion of art concepts related to that painting. Bonus photos of planting and harvest on our own one-acre orchard and gardens demonstrate making the land fruitful by vigorous work, which gives us abundant reason to be thankful. You are allowed to print out the pages for all family members in your same household year after year. We suggest putting the finished pages in a hymn notebook and using it to sing the Thanksgiving songs, either just as a family or with guests. Let this book be a jump off point to instill in your children a love for singing and a special place in your family schedule for singing hymns every year during Thanksgiving week. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s owner.

Delightful illustrations of kind and loving Christian character through copywork about a child’s exemplary behavior, plus Bible verses in KJV. Teaches young children in the early grades Christian character through examples of the children told about in the copy-work. Your children will learn how to behave kindly as they copy these pages in manuscript printing on the lines provided. Relevant Bible verses are included on each page, along with very appealing illustrations of kind and thoughtful children. Pictures are suitable for coloring. This is the equivalent for children in the early grades of our more advanced A Celebration of Christian Character (NASB). The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. Please note: The verses in this book are taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB). This book is also available with the same verses taken from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.

Delightful illustrations of kind and loving Christian character through copywork about a child’s exemplary behavior, plus Bible verses in KJV. Teaches young children in the early grades Christian character through examples of the children told about in the copy-work. Your children will learn how to behave kindly as they copy these pages in manuscript printing on the lines provided. Relevant KJV Bible verses are included on each page, along with very appealing illustrations of kind and thoughtful children. This is the equivalent for children in the early grades of our more advanced A Celebration of Christian Character (KJV) The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. Please note: The verses in this book are taken from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. This book is also available with the same verses taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).

Joymarie’s 26 character poems contain one Christian character trait in poetry form for each letter of the alphabet, 4 lines per poem. Each of the 26 character poems wisely teaches the moral basis and practical application of each character trait in the context of everyday life. Each poem is accompanied by a matching Bible verse for students to copy as well. Every page is graced by a large, fancy decorated letter reminiscent of “illuminated” Bibles of the Middle Ages. At the end of the character poems (A-Z) is a word search puzzle, followed by 14 pages of New Testament verses that form the foundation of Christian character. Each verse is accompanied by a stained-glass style bookmark to color (more than 14 bookmarks in all), with a colorful Bible memorization page and a crossword puzzle at the very end. We also have a character-building manuscript penmanship practice book for the early grades called A-Z Kind Kids Care. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. Please note: The verses in this book are taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB). This book is also available with the same verses taken from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.

Joymarie’s 26 character poems contain one Christian character trait in poetry form for each letter of the alphabet, 4 lines per poem. Each of the 26 character poems wisely teaches the moral basis and practical application of each character trait in the context of everyday life. Each poem is accompanied by a matching KJV Bible verse for students to copy as well. Every page is graced by a large, fancy decorated letter reminiscent of “illuminated” Bibles of the Middle Ages. At the end of the character poems (A-Z) is a word search puzzle, followed by 14 pages of New Testament (KJV) verses that form the foundation of Christian character. Each verse is accompanied by a stained-glass style bookmark to color (more than 14 bookmarks in all), with a colorful KJV Bible memorization page and a crossword puzzle at the very end. We also have a character-building manuscript penmanship practice book for the early grades called A-Z Kind Kids Care (KJV). The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. Please note: The verses in this book are taken from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. This book is also available with the same verses taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).

Young children will enjoy the beautiful illustrations and poetry in this book as well as practicing their penmanship (printing) by tracing dotted letters. We share 58 delightful poems about God’s creation and our relationship with Him as His children. These include 41 original poems by author Joymarie Dunlap on topics that include flowers, sunshine, rainbows, swinging, bubbles, the seashore, snow, birds, singing, family, kindness, and sharing. We have also included 17 poems by other authors on the subject of prayer and thankfulness. Two of those poems are by well known authors Louisa May Alcott and Fanny Crosby, written at age 8. This book also includes 15 Bible verses, and 44 delightful, wholesome, old-fashioned paintings of children and their natural surroundings by famous artists, along with illustrations of things kids love, such as birds, butterflies, animals, fruit, flowers, and toys. This book strengthens children’s spiritual values in a gentle, natural, enjoyable way. And while the trace manuscript penmanship in this book is designed for kids in kindergarten to 3rd grade (pre-cursive), kids as young as 3 and 4 years old will enjoy the poetry and pictures, as will some nature-loving kids ages 9, 10, and 11 as well. (Whether or not you use the penmanship in this book, your children will really enjoy the pictures and poetry.) 69 usable pages. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser.

Wow! Who wouldn’t want a penmanship practice book about a whole menagerie of sea creatures? In addition to 26 interesting, informative pages (A to Z) to copy in cursive, we give your child dot-to-dots, a word search, a crossword puzzle, and a sea diorama to make in a shoebox. We also give your child a coloring page of every creature in this book, and we include a page on oceanography and share the author’s real-life childhood experiences with sea creatures. So you get exciting copy-work and a whole lot more in this low-priced book! On top of that, we allow the purchaser to make unlimited copies year after year for every child living in your household and/or present daily in your homeschool. This book is a real deal. Your kids will beg to do handwriting practice just to read about these exciting, varied, and often unusual creatures of the sea. 69 usable pages. *NOTE: The three-lined guides provided for copying the sentences in cursive are small and intended for older students, grades 4-8. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser.

Children Love A Trip to the Zoo! Your child will love copying text about favorite zoo animals and other zoo features in this Slant Print copy-work book, with an average of about 30 words per page. Here’s what you get in this book: 4 zoo-animal mazes to help your young child develop writing readiness 3 alphabet practice pages to help your child learn and practice the individual lower-case and upper-case letters 26 illustrated copy-work pages, A to Z, with a different zoo animal or feature for each letter of the alphabet to give your child practice in writing all of the letters in a sentence context, with special emphasis on that letter of the alphabet in the text 27 simple, good-quality zoo-animal coloring pages to use as Art and/or as reward pages for a job well done and/or as part of a notebook for a unit study on animals or zoos This book makes great transitional handwriting practice for late first through third grades before going on to cursive handwriting. It is also a great fancy handwriting practice for older kids (grades 4-6) who can perfect this simple style of fancy lettering to use on anything that requires it. Buy this book once, and you can use it for any member of your immediate household indefinitely. That means you can use it for both a younger child who has already learned to print but has not yet learned cursive and for an older child who wants to learn and practice this fancy handwriting style. 60 usable pages. Please note: This book is also available in manuscript print writing: “A Trip to the Zoo” Manuscript Penmanship. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. (Slant Print is a writing format that transitions from manuscript to cursive. It is quite beautiful and can be used for fancy writing on cards or gift labels, as well as for helping your child to make the transition from manuscript to cursive handwriting.)

Children Love A Trip to the Zoo! Your child will love copying text about favorite zoo animals and other zoo features in this manuscript copy-work book, with an average of about 30 words per page. Here’s what you get in this book: 4 zoo-animal mazes to help your young child develop writing readiness 3 alphabet practice pages to help your child learn and practice the individual lower-case and upper-case letters 26 illustrated copy-work pages, A to Z, with a different zoo animal or feature for each letter of the alphabet to give your child practice in writing all of the letters in a sentence context, with special emphasis on that letter of the alphabet in the text 27 simple, good-quality zoo-animal coloring pages to use as Art and/or as reward pages for a job well done and/or as part of a notebook for a unit study on animals or zoos This book makes great printing practice for first through third grades. It is also great handwriting practice for older kids (grades 4-6) who are computer spoiled and need to spruce up their printing ability. After all, adults fill out forms all the time in printing by hand. So if your older child is losing his printing skills, or could use work on neatness, this book is also great for your family. Buy this book once, and you can use it for any member of your immediate household indefinitely. That means you can use it for both a younger child who has just learned to print and for an older child who needs more practice in neatness. 60 usable pages. Please note: This book is also available in slant print (transitional to cursive) writing: ***“A Trip to the Zoo” Slant Print Penmanship***. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser.

Kids are fascinated to learn about the unique and unusual animals of Australia, like the kangaroo, koala, platypus and wombat! This highly motivating penmanship copy book has all of these animals and much more, including many you have probably never heard of before - 26 Australian animals in all (marsupials, 2 different egg-laying mammals, flying mammals, flightless birds and more), all of them highly interesting! This book contains the following features: 3 pages of cursive letter practice (tracing and copying) 26 copy-work pages, one for each letter of the alphabet, with each one featuring a different Australian animal Low-saturation colored pictures of most animals (requires less color toner, or you can print in black and white) 4 extra lined pages, each with a different line size A coloring page each for most of the animals (19 total) PLUS you get 10 additional reward pages: 2 word search puzzles 6 additional word game pages A picture hunt challenge A maze for younger children 64 usable pages. This book, which is part of our Animals of the Continents Penmanship Series, can be used with our Australian Animals Nature Unit if desired, or it can be used alone. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser.

Kids love African animals, like lions, elephants, zebras and giraffes! This highly motivating penmanship copy book has all of these animals and much more, including many you have probably never heard of before - 26 African animals in all. This book contains the following features: 26 copy-work pages, one for each letter of the alphabet, with each one featuring a different African animal Low-saturation colored pictures of each animal (requires less color toner, or you can print in black and white) 27 extra lined pages, 5 in color and 22 in black and white, with 4 different line sizes A coloring page each for most of the animals (19 total) PLUS you get 22 additional reward pages: 3 drawing lessons (elephant, lion, giraffe) 6 section review crossword puzzles 4 picture hunt challenges A “What’s Different” picture puzzle A word search puzzle 5 additional word puzzles 2 mazes 94 usable pages. This book, which is part of our Animals of the Continents Penmanship Series, can be used with our African Safari Nature Unit if desired, or it can be used alone. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the books purchaser.

This copy book of beautiful, picturesque writing set amidst illustrations of natural beauty will delight kids from 4th grade through 12th. Full of word-picture scenes of the beautiful and interesting things a forest holds. Written by a homeschooling mother and daughter with the goal of giving students ample cursive practice of each letter in the alphabet. On its page each letter is repeated up to 42 times, but in sentences that are sensible yet charming enough kids will gladly do any page twice. Delightful text worth reading aloud as examples of alliteration, with breathtakingly beautiful coloring pages and a special section at the end of illustrated nature craft ideas to try. Here is a sampling of a sentence or 2 from over half of the delightful stories kids get to copy in this book: A - Acorns scattered across the forest floor are destined to become great oak trees… B - Birds bless the forest with their ballads, bringing the beautiful gift of song… C - The chipmunk scampers away, scattering leaves, and cheats the hawk of an afternoon snack… D - …They dine until satisfied. Then the deer detect danger. Suddenly, with a soft drum of hooves, they disappear into the woods… F - A shaft of light filters onto the forest floor through the firs. I find a frilly fern and finger its feathery leaf… L - Lacy leaves seem to laugh as they fall lightly to the forest floor… M At midnight, the mice are awake, meandering amid the many leaves and mosses… N - Blind birdlings rest contentedly in a round nest in a branch high above the ground… O - Old oak trees spread their strong boughs across the forest canopy, groping for light… P - Picture-perfect pines among the peaks line the peaceful pathway… R - The brush by the path rustles, and several rascally raccoons burst forth from amidst the branches… S - In the sunlight glistens a sparkling forest stream… V - Vivid violets quivering in the breeze thrive in their quiet place… W - Wildflowers waving in the wind, whisper in the wilderness. Wisps of yellow petals break off and wander away in the wind… This is the second book in a series of outdoors penmanship books that also includes A Backpacker’s Alphabet, about the basics of backpacking for camping enthusiasts and anyone who loves the outdoors, and Have a Wonderful Walk!, telling how to make family walks exciting and varied. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser.

Your students can have fun solving puzzles while practicing their cursive capital letters by copying the names of all the countries around the world in alphabetical order. Each page of this book represents a letter of the alphabet and includes a fancy letter, games and puzzles, country names that start with that letter of the alphabet to copy in cursive, and a Mystery Flag. The Mystery Flags are real flags for kids to color, with coloring instructions, belonging to a country that is listed on that page — but which one? Kids can use the Internet or encyclopedia to discover the country each flag represents. In this book we also include an account of our home school “Trip Around the World” unit study with photos, plus a page of facts of extremes from around the world (tallest mountain, highest waterfall, largest river, etc.). We top it all off with 2 word searches of countries around the world. Includes a colorful answer key to the Mystery Flags and puzzles. 40 pages packed with challenging fun! Faith-based The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s purchaser. Quotes About This Product “In a word, this product is delightful!.. It is useful, creative, simple, and helpful. The graphics are absolutely wonderful, and the pages are beautifully designed. This is the perfect supplement for a geography course, and I started assigning these pages right away as part of my children’s geography (3rd and 8th grade). It is also just a great penmanship book on its own… This is one of the finest quality products I have seen, and I am thrilled to have made the discovery!” Camilla Anderson The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC October 2007 “Here is a great way for kids to brush up on their cursive writing and do geography at the same time. This 40-page e-book provides children the opportunity to practice their cursive letters while giving you some great ideas and starters for doing your own world unit study. … You could … locate the countries on a map, study the culture, try some of the regional cuisine, make a craft, etc. The possibilities are numerous. This book offers so much more than just cursive practice … ideal for those who like world geography and enjoy combining research with writing practice.” Kathy Davis homeschoolbuzz.com

We have made handwriting practice delightful by creating beautifully illustrated pages in color with gorgeous flowers and fancy letters on each page, one for each letter of the alphabet. When your daughter (or son—many boys like this book, too!) traces or copies each sentence about yet another girl name and flower, she is taking part in completing a work of art, not just doing copy work. That makes handwriting pure delight. We start by teaching the cursive letters with dotted lines to trace, introduced in order of difficulty (the easy ones first). Throughout the book, each exercise appears in dotted letters to trace as well as in solid letters with blank lines to copy on. We also give you beautiful coloring pages to go with more than half of the exercises. You can use these as reward pages, or simply as art to go with handwriting. Plus we give you Bible verse posters, extra copy-work pages in color to use as you choose, and a flower word search puzzle at the end. Each page has a word scramble or other word game to add to the fun. Your daughter will love this book! (Many boys will be more motivated by our cursive penmanship book full of creatures that move along the ground, “Crawly Critters” Cursive Penmanship A-Z.) Sixty-three (63) usable pages of beginning cursive practice that will interest and motivate your children to do their best handwriting. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s owner.

Most boys are enthralled with things that crawl along the ground. Here is a whole cursive penmanship book chock full of these creatures to motivate your kids to learn and practice their cursive handwriting every day! (Most girls are more motivated by our cursive penmanship book full of flowers and butterflies: An Elegant Floral Alphabet!) This beautifully illustrated, kid-friendly reproducible workbook is designed to be your child’s first cursive writing course, with letters to trace in order of difficulty, then 26 pages (A to Z) of animals kids in grades 2-4 love, one page per animal, with sentences to trace and copy (both traceable letters and lines on which to copy are provided on each page). All practice pages are beautifully illustrated, plus more than half of the animals include an additional coloring page, so you can combine handwriting with art. The animals represented are familiar to and loved by children of North America (and highly interesting to those of other continents). Fifty (50) usable pages of beginning cursive practice that will interest and motivate your children to do their best handwriting. The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s owner.

This beginning penmanship course is created to be your child’s very first introduction to hand printing, with letters introduced in order of difficulty, easiest letters first, upper and lower case, in trace printing. The child traces over each letter in order to learn writing the easy way. We start with super-easy fun mazes that develop the child’s hand coordination. Each maze contains the letter shapes included in the next set of letters. After practicing with letters, your child copies a list of mostly one-syllable animal names (ant, bee, cat, dog, etc.) and goes on to tracing sentences about each animal. Every page is delightfully illustrated and includes a picture of that animal to color on the facing page. To top off the fun format, we also have bees scattered through the pages for your child to find and count. A fantastic resource for new homeschooling moms! The professional handwriting font set used in our penmanship books is used by public schools across the U.S. This book is reproducible for all students living in the same home as the book’s owner. Quotes About This Product “A gentle and playful introduction to trace manuscript and penmanship. … The animal themed format is child-friendly and fun, and very non-threatening to the beginner writer.” Kathy Davis homeschoolbuzz.com