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Why is copy work so good? The primary use of copy work is for penmanship—to develop good technical skills. So why not just use a regular handwriting book, you might ask! Copy work can be so much more than just bending lines nicely. And one of the major benefits is in the content of the copywork that is being used by the child. Many handwriting technique books ask the child to copy a silly sentence but by using quality copywork you could have them practice their handwriting technique while writing a poem or a piece of beautiful prose, from a great author who has excellent technique. Copy work has been used for centuries and is tried-and-tested. Copy work is also useful in teaching spelling, memorization and dictation preparation. Searching for quality Australian and New Zealand copy work is time consuming, so we have done the hard work for you. We have chosen ‘living literature’ that is VERY EASY TO USE the homeschool or a classroom setting. and reusable if you buy as an ebook. We carefully selected a broad range of good literature that we believe will be educational, encouraging, uplifting and bring delight to you and your students. Our extracts are chosen from material which dates from 1700’s-2007 and includes classic fiction, poetry, songs, biographies, studies of nature and explorers’ journals. You can see the literature list when you look at each individual books. Our Beatrix Potter for Beginners and Mother Goose have universal appeal. And the Downunder Copywork series has been developed to provide a language-art resource that has a unique ‘down under’ flavour. Click on the index to find out more on particular books. Which book should my children use? Book Title Approximate Age Handwriting Beatrix Potter for Beginners 5 years Early printing Mother Goose Copywork 5-6 years Early printing Downunder Copy Work Book One 7-8 years Printing Downunder Copy Work Book Two 8-9 years Cursive Downunder Copy Work Book Three 9-12 years Cursive loops Downunder Dictation and Teacher’s Guide 8-12 years Dictation Handwriting Fonts We have traditional and modern handwriting fonts depending on your preference. The manuscript/ball and stick style (used with LEM and in the US). It progress to a traditional style cursive (just like grandma’s). We also have a Foundation font which is a modern slanted manuscript style (similar the other foundation fonts used in Australia and NZ and to the D’nealian which is used in the US).
All of our fonts were created by John Greatorex at School Fonts. To purchase his fonts go to his website.
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Australian and New Zealand Copywork |