Handwriting Resources

In the age of computers and smartphones, penmanship is becoming a thing of the past. Adults can barely scratch out cursive; how do we expect children to fare any better when they've grown up wielding technology? Still, the need to be able to write isn't obsolete, and we neglect that element of our children's education at our (and their) own risk.

We really do recommend using a good penmanship course, like Getty and Dubay's Italic Handwriting or A Reason for Handwriting. Yet regular practice is a good idea, and some of these worktexts can keep methods and forms in kids' minds. Be careful, though! You don't want to end up giving your kids books following a different format than what they learned initially; that'll simply confuse and frustrate them.

If they demonstrate a natural talent for (or particular interest in) penmanship, you might consider having your kids learn calligraphy. It's a particularly demanding form of writing usually reserved for art or special occasions, but it can support the development of fine motor skills and even drawing ability like mere cursive and manuscript writing can't.

Whatever resources you choose to use, we strongly encourage you to make sure your kids can write clearly and efficiently. Who knows? If the iPocalypse actually strikes, we may be using exclusively paper and ink again for a very long time.

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Art of Illuminated Letters
by Patricia Seligman, calligraphy by Timothy Noad
from Past Times
for 9th-Adult
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
Calligraphic Ornaments
Dover Clip Art
by Kiyoshi Takahashi, designer
from Dover Publications
for Adult
in Crafts & Hobbies (Location: SS-CRA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Calligraphy
Usborne Guides
by Caroline Young
from Usborne
for 6th-10th grade
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Calligraphy
First Steps Series
by Don Marsh
from North Light Books
for 6th-Adult
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Calligraphy School
by Gaynor Goffe and Anna Ravenscroft
from Reader's Digest
for 9th-Adult
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
CL Handwriting Practice Pads: 2nd-4th
from Christian Liberty Press
for 2nd-4th grade
in CLP Handwriting (Location: HAN-CLP)
$3.00
Claritas Cycle 2 Handwriting Sheets - Cursive
from Claritas Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Claritas (Location: CUR-CLA)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Creative Lettering and Beyond
by Gabri Joy Kirkendall, Laura Lavender, Julie Manwaring, & Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
from Walter Foster
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Cursive First
by Elizabeth FitzGerald
2nd edition from LITHBTH Educational Services
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Spell to Write and Read (Location: PHO-SWR)
Cursive Knowledge - Student Book
by Jill Pike
2nd edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd-12th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$19.00
Cursive Practice Sheets I
from Memoria Press
for 1st-2nd grade
in Memoria Press Penmanship & Copybooks (Location: HAN-MPPEN)
$16.80
Delightful Handwriting: D'Nealian and Zaner Bloser - Teacher Book
by Lanaya Gore
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Floral Borders on Layout Grids
by Stefen Bernath, designer
from Dover Publications
for 6th-Adult
in Crafts & Hobbies (Location: SS-CRA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy
by Inga Dubay
from Getty-Dubay Productions
for 6th-Adult
in Getty-Dubayâ„¢ Italic Handwriting (Location: HAN-ITALIC)
$29.95
Gothic and Old English Alphabets
by Dan X. Solo, selected and arranged
from Dover Publications
for Adult
in Crafts & Hobbies (Location: SS-CRA)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Handwriting A to Zoo
by Carrie Bailey
from Master Books
for 1st-2nd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$40.79
Handwriting by George Volume 1
by Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Handwriting by George Volume 2
by Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Handwriting by George Volume 3
by Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Handwriting by George Volume 4
by Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Handwriting Level 1 - Workbook (old)
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 1st grade
Handwriting Level 5 - Workbook (old)
2nd edition from The Good and the Beautiful
for 1st grade
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Handwriting Program for Print
Preventing Academic Failure
by Eileen Perlman, Phyllis Bertin
Workbook from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-5th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$19.99
Handwriting Program for Print and Numerals - Teacher’s Manual
from Educators Publishing Service
for Adult
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$6.49
Hymns in Prose - Set
by Sonya Shafer, Lanaya Gore
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for 3rd-8th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Italic Letters (old)
by Inga Dubay & Barbara Getty
from Continuing Education Press
for 9th-Adult
in Getty-Dubayâ„¢ Italic Handwriting (Location: HAN-ITALIC)
Italic Letters: Calligraphy and Handwriting
by Inga Dubay & Barbara Getty
from Continuing Education Press
for 9th-Adult
in Getty-Dubayâ„¢ Italic Handwriting (Location: HAN-ITALIC)
$36.95
Keyboarding & Document Processing - Quiz & Test Book
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 10th-12th grade
in Computer Literacy (Location: SCIREF-COMP)
Keyboarding & Document Processing - Student Text
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Computer Literacy (Location: SCIREF-COMP)
$30.00 (1 in stock)
Keyboarding Skills
from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-6th grade
in EPS Writing (Location: WRI-EPS)
$32.39
Learning Cursive: Handwriting Practice Workbook for Teens
from Trace2Write
for 7th-12th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Lettering and Modern Calligraphy
from Paper Peony Press
for 3rd-12th grade
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Letters And Numbers for Me
by Jan Olsen
4th edition from Learning Without Tears
for Preschool-1st grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Little Scribes: Practicing Cursive with Scripture
from Master Books
for 1st-3rd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$26.39
Little Scribes: Practicing Penmanship with Scripture
from Master Books
for 1st-3rd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$26.39
PAF Handwriting Program for Cursive (Left Handed)
Preventing Academic Failure
by Eileen Perlman, Phyllis Bertin
Workbook from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$38.99
PAF Handwriting Program for Cursive (Right Handed)
Preventing Academic Failure
by Eileen Perlman, Phyllis Bertin
Workbook from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-5th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$34.99 $13.00 (1 in stock)
PAF Handwriting Program for Cursive - Teacher’s Manual
by Eileen Perlman, Phyllis Bertin
Workbook from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-5th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$6.49
PAF Handwriting Program for Numerals
Preventing Academic Failure
by Eileen Perlman, Phyllis Bertin
Workbook from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-5th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$17.49
Palmer Method of Business Writing
from Harding Press
for 10th-Adult
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$10.00
Practical Guide to Calligraphy
2005th edition from Mud Puddle Books
for 6th-Adult
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Print to Cursive Proverbs
by Sonya Shafer
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for 1st-4th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Puffin Book of Lettering
by Tom Gourdie
for 6th-Adult
in Calligraphy (Location: HAN-CALLIG)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Sonlight China Kit
from Avyx, Inc.
for 6th-9th grade
in China (Location: HISMC-CHI)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Spencerian Penmanship - Copybook Set
by Mott Media
from Mott Media
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$15.00 (2 in stock)
Spencerian Penmanship - Theory Book
by Mott Media
from Mott Media
for 2nd-12th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Spencerian Penmanship set
by Mott Media
from Mott Media
for 7th-Adult
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
Startwrite 6.0
6th edition from Start Write
for K-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$22.00
Stetro Rubber Pencil Grip
from Stetro
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$0.50
Teaching Cursive!
by Linda L. Corson
Fir from PBC Press
for Adult
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$25.00
Typing 2
by Jenny Phillips
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 2nd-6th grade
in The Good and the Beautiful (Location: CUR-GAB)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Typing 3
by Jenny Phillips
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 2nd-6th grade
in The Good and the Beautiful (Location: CUR-GAB)
Write-On Handwriting: Conquering Cursive (Left-Hand)
from Educators Publishing Service
for 2nd-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$15.19
Write-On Handwriting: Conquering Cursive (Right-Hand)
from Educators Publishing Service
for 2nd-6th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$15.19
Write-On Handwriting: Powerful Printing (Left-Hand)
from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$15.19
Write-On Handwriting: Powerful Printing (Right-Hand)
from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$15.19
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grade 3 - Homeschool Bundle
from Zaner-Bloser
for 3rd grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$50.00 (1 in stock)
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grade 7/8
from Zaner-Bloser
for 7th-8th grade
in Handwriting Resources (Location: HAN-REF)
$5.00 (1 in stock)