with my worries way. I like
skies and new sites. Many
would you say
Wait,
I feel just fine. Let's write the
time away. It's the right
time. Hi, boys and girls. I'm so
glad to see you all here today. Before we
go any further, I want each and every one of you to give
yourselves a pat on the back. Pat on the back.
What for? For completing the cursive writing. That's
quite an achievement. In fact, Bob, you can pat yourself
on the back, too. Really? Well, all
right, I can't find my back right now, so I'll
just do this.
Okay, I guess that will. D'oh! Now I hope you're ready to
write with a sharpened pencil and a clean sheet of paper on your desk
and that you have your It's the right time folder.
Now that you've finished the upper case letters, this would be a
good time to review. Let's sit up nice and straight and right
along with Bob. First there's the under
curve loop stroke. It curves up from the baseline to the
top line and then loops back to the midline.
Let's write three under curve loops
one, two and
three God. Which letter?
Start with the under curve loop,
the way or the sea? If
you chose the G, you're right.
Next is the under curves slant stroke. It starts
at the midline than up to the top line and pulled
down to the baseline. Let's write three of
these under curve slant
under curves, slant and one more.
All right. What letter would you choose that
starts with the under curves Slant, the M,
the K or the the
Yes sir, it's the baby.
The upper case down curve stroke starts at the top line and
curves down to the baseline. Let's write three
down curves. One,
two and three.
What upper case letters starts with the down curve? Is it the
D? Yes or the
J? It's the
Our next stroke is the curve forward. It starts at the top
line, then pulls down to the baseline. Let's make
three curve forwards strokes one,
two and three.
Which of these letters start with curved forward? They
are, or
the wow. It's the
age. Here are the upper case over
curve and double curved strokes. The over
curve starts at the baseline than curves up to the
top line. The double curve is the
slightly wavy line that starts at the top line
and works its way down to the baseline.
Write each stroke three times with me. Here is the
over curve and again,
and one more now the
double curve. One,
two and three. Great
job. Which letters start with the
over curve? The I or the
J or the
well? It's not that. Q. It's the I and
J. Now, how about the double
curve? Isn't the tea eggs
or he got it?
It's the T and the F.
Thanks, Bob. That's a good warm up exercise before you start writing
sentences. Okay, I'm going to
write some letters. You tell me what they have in common.
Hey, See?
And Mm.
And Kay? Have you guessed yet? Maybe
this will help. Atlanta,
California, New
Mexico and Kalamazoo.
That's right. And Kalamazoo. Thes upper
case letters are joined with the next letter When writing a word.
Now, how about these letters? Oh,
the X and
W. I bet you can guess my next question.
What do these letters have in common?
Ohio, Vermont,
Xanadu and
Washington? That's right. The letters that
follow these upper case letters are not joined.
I have another question for you. Do you remember which
letters go past the baseline and rest on the line
below those letters?
Why?
Now that you've practiced the entire cursive alphabet, let's
have some fun writing about Well, about anything we
want. Bob, What are you going to do this summer?
This summer,
I plan
two work
four J
fish Who
trains Z brides.
Wow, What a great job, Bob.
If you need a new sheet of paper, now is the time to get one. Don't
forget to date your paper and put it in your folder. I want you to try and
keep up with me. Pencils up. Here we go. Now.
This is a long sentence. So let's write this sentence in a group of
words this summer, the
is T. It's a double curve letter and
the H doesn't join the tea. So lift
I and into the S
summer. Don't lift your pencil until you've completed
writing the entire word
e and finish at the r.
Shift your paper. If you have Thio, the next group of words
are I plan to work. I
is an over curve letter
plan. Make sure you touch the lines that you need
to A and n
two. The O ends with the
Czech stroke and work. Take your
time with this word. Check stroke into the
O, the r and the K
This summer I plan to work. Forge a
fish four has the F
upper and lower loops into the O
and the R. Joe. The
J starts with an over curve and
also has two loops A and
why? And fish is part of the proper
name. So the F is an uppercase letter
and I s into the
h. Don't forget your period This
summer I planned tow work for J Fish.
Show us the rest, Bob.
Train zebras.
Now let's write he trains. If you've been
practicing, you'll remember how to write the h
and join the E trains.
Mmm. Are
hey, I and
and the s Doctor. I cross your T
zebras. Lower case Z
into the e be
check. Stroke are hey
and s period. Make sure
you dot all your i's and cross all of the
teas. Now is a good time to check
your spacing between letters and words. Also, check
to see how your forward slant looks, every letter
must have a forward slant. I also want you to look at
each letter and make sure they're touching the correct lines.
For example, does your J touch the top
line and rest on the line past the baseline?
Be sure to circle the letters you feel need the most work. Then
you'll know which letters need more practice. That
was very, very cool. We're really writing in cursive
now. Yes, we are. When you're
finished, put your pencil down and shake your hands and fingers around to get the
tension out. Okay? We still have some more writing to Dio.
Are you ready? How about you, Bob?
Here's an oldie but goodie. Uh,
crazy brown
box jumped
over, uh,
grassy you
quickly. Do you remember when you first wrote
this sentence? The papers should be in your folder. I want you to
follow Bob. Try and keep up, but don't go so fast that
no one can read it. People must be able to read your
handwriting. That's called ledge a ble. Your writing
must be legible. Okay, Pick up your pencil and let's
begin. Remember to have all the tall letters
touched the top line keep
good spacing between the letters and between
words. Also, make
sure you're writing maintains that forward slant.
Make sure you finish writing the word before lifting your pencil to dot
the I cross the T or slant down for
the X. I think they're getting the hang of this crazy fox
sentence. Miss Lucy, I believe you're right, Bob.
I'm sure you've heard the saying practice makes perfect.
This sentence is a great example of that. You need to be able to
write cursive correctly and with ease later
on, when you're finished, circle the words or
letters that you think could use improvement
teachers. We're going to move on, but make sure they complete this
sentence when you get the chance, take out your first
attempt and writing this sentence and place it alongside the
sentence you just wrote. I bet there's going to be quite a
difference. Always remember, your
four s is and you're cursive. Writing will continue to
improve once again. Before s is our
shape. What
size?
Spacing
Band slam. You've come a
long way, but remember that cursive writing is a skill
you'll use for the rest of your life. So you must keep practicing.
Well, I guess that's it for now. Does this
mean we're saying goodbye forever?
Forever? Oh, I don't think so. As long as you keep
writing, Bob and I will always be there for you. So keep your
writing skills sharp and we'll see you again. I think it's time to
say goodbye to our friends, Bob. Okay,
Be sure to keep writing. Bye. Listen,
if you ever want to write to me, that would be really, really, really good.
Then I could say Thanks for writing.
I like
it's the right way.
It's right. Loop
stops and lines. I feel just fine. Let's
write the time away. It's the