Once my children were in upper elementary school, we let go of copywork assigned by Mom. That said, it is still important to practice handwriting.  Writing cards to family and friends is a sneaky way we get handwriting practice in their lives! I love to use picture books as inspiration. I loved reading the new book Sallie Bee

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I stumbled on an article about cursive being cut from public schools. With the impending implementation of the Common Core and cursive not being a part of that Core, I completely get it. How can you teach everything to this huge group of students in your stewardship in just one year? Something has to give,

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