IHM GOOD WRITERS’ CLUB

Rationale

1. To assist teachers in providing motivation

2. To develop skills of legible handwriting

3. To provide a means for a sense of achievement

4. To foster pride in daily work

Tips For Teachers

1. Select a definite objective for each lesson.

2. Allocate a specific time for penmanship each day.

3. Study techniques outlined in your Teacher’s Manual, noting the letter formation peculiar to your series (Palmer, Noble, Zaner Blozer, Universal Publishing etc).

4. Provide thorough instruction by demonstrating formation, size, shape, alignment, appearance, spacing and slant.

1. SHAPE correct formation of letters

2. SIZE uniform, correct height and width of letters

3. SLANT uniform, diagonal slope of strokes

4. ALIGNMENT tangency to baseline with down-strokes

5. APPEARANCE neat, clean work; proper margins; specified arrangement of papers

Classes should come to an agreement on one alphabet. Having the alphabet on display in each classroom is most beneficial to proper letter formation.

Grades 3 & 4

OCTOBER NOVEMBER

October is the month Thanksgiving is a time When the smallest breeze For us to pause and say Gives us a shower Thank You, God, for everything Of autumn leaves. You send us every day.

Grades 5 & 6

OCTOBER NOVEMBER

Yesterday is history. For food we eat and homes we love Tomorrow is a mystery. And for our loved ones dear, Today is a gift We bow our heads, and thank You, God That’s why we call it the present. For blessings of the year.

Grades 7 & 8

OCTOBER NOVEMBER

We don’t change God’s message. Where God puts a period. His message changes us.

Don’t put a question mark