Zeezok Publishing provides the Presidential Penmanship program on CD or e-book. This handwriting program is good for 1st grade through high school (if you have a high school student who still needs handwriting help, as I do!). The neat thing about this program is that your child can learn a bit of American history while practicing their handwriting skills. The practice pages consist of excerpts from historical documents, speeches, quotes, etc. Practice pages actually describe this well, as there is no specific teaching involved. Rather, the student is to copy the sentence or group of sentences given. This is very much in the style of Charlotte Mason and learning through copywork. I received the Italic version on CD, but they have many different styles available. The chart below gives you an idea of the handwriting options they provide;
I really like the fact that you can print the pages you need, when you need them. When you have a large family, the ability to print multiple pages is also a plus. There is no need to buy five different copybooks when I can simply print five pages and choose the pages based on the child's age and ability (and sometimes they assume more ability than I think is appropriate for the grade level, so this may be better for a tad older than recommended). It's a non-consumable product in that it can be used for the whole family, year after year. That's a great selling point.
The main reason I am not using this in my family is that we have decided to stick with one handwriting style (as my children's handwriting needs help!) and it is not one they happen to carry. However, we also use a program that prints from the computer and I highly recommend that flexibility and convenience.
Presidential Penmanship is available on CD or e-book for $39.99. You must choose your style when ordering, they are not all available on the same CD. You may also purchase e-books by grade level for $9.99.
*Disclosure: This product was provided to me at no cost for review purposes. To see more reviews of this product, please check out the TOS Crew site.*
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