Resources for the
Australian and New Zealand
Homeschool
Downunder Literature
Use copywork in your homeschool to introduce quality literature and encourage excellent handwriting. You can make this an independent homeschool lesson for your children in their homeschool day. The pages are set out so that you can set an easy rule of "just one page " per homeschool day.
“The earliest practice in writing proper for children of seven or eight should be, not letter writing or dictation, but transcription [copy work], slow and beautiful work.”Charlotte Mason from Home Education
Beatrix Potter’s stories and illustrations are a delight. This 80 page eBook has the complete text & illustrations from the following four of her stories:
The Story of Miss Moppet
The Story of the Fierce Bad Rabbit
Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes
Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes
This ebook has been developed to provide a language-arts resource that helps your student develop the pre writing skills that lead to good handwriting. It begins with tracing and finishes with letter construction. There are places for your student’s own illustrations. Age range: 4-7
This resource is available in the ball and stick font, foundation style print and foundation style cursive.
Here is a free font style comparison chart to help you decide.
Sample page from Beatrix Potter for Beginners-ball and stick font 
Sample page from Beatrix Potter for Beginners-foundation print font
Sample page from Beatrix Potter for Beginners-foundation cursive font