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Draw, Write, Now

Art, Elementary, Handwriting, Language Arts No Responses »

Jan 092012

Draw Write Now handwriting and art program helped my daughter develop her printing skills and have fun while doing it! The series consists of eight books, each with a different theme and all written at the same level. You can start with any of the eight books. I took my daughter to the nearby children’s book store and she chose Book 1 – On the Farm, Kids, Critters. It was full of her favorite animals to draw!

When we opened the book together, we saw that each lesson included a shape or animal to draw and a short story to copy. Each story included facts about the animal or shape, such as “Rabbits eat plants” or “Ducks have webbed feet.” My second grader enjoyed copying down these new facts, and of course, drawing her new animal!

My daughter’s favorites were the sheep and penguin.

Benefits:

This program is built on success! Each animal or shape is explained in step-by-step drawings.
Explanations are very easy to follow.
While drawing, my daughter was developing her fine motor skills! We placed special drawings into frames and, of course, posted on the frig!
Draw,Write Now was a good fit for my daughter because she knew how to form each letter but needed a lot of practice in her printing.
Drawing also helped my daughter practice following a sequence – which improved her reading skills!

Skill building: As we worked through three of these books, my daughter developed better control of her pencil. Then while copying the sentences, she began to think up her own stories! Soon she was writing down these stories and illustrating them. The following year, she wrote a story about a toucan and illustrated it for a story contest.

Draw Write Now is aimed at the first or second grade level.
Although we chose from the animal books, Draw Write Now also offers a number of science and social studies topics.
Each of the eight books has 64 pages and is non-consumable.
Draw, Write, Now also offers lined paper, books to draw in, pencil grips and grasp positioning guides and more on their site.

Below are the eight Draw, Write Now titles:

Book 1 On Farm, Kids, Critters
Book 2 Columbus, Autumn Harvest, Weather
Book 3 North America, Native Americans, Pilgrims
Book 4 Polar Regions, Arctic, Antarctic
Book 5 U.S, From Sea to Sea
Book 6 Animal Habitats, Land, Ponds, Ocean
Book 7 Animals of the World, Part 1, Tropical
Book 8 Animals, part 2, Savannas, Grasslands

In summary, I would recommend Draw, Write, Now to families with young children who know how to form letters – and want to improve printing skills in a fun and creative way!

For more information, please visit the Draw Write Now site. You might also like Shannon’s review of Draw, Write, Now.

~Written by Betsy, a veteran homeschooler who likes unit studies and offers Homeschool Consulting, as a volunteer, to new and experienced families. She can be reached on her Facebook, at Jane Sproger.

LightHome Publications Penmanship Books

Elementary, Handwriting No Responses »

Dec 092011

I like handwriting books. They make life simple: Get out the book, turn to the page, write, put the book away. Repeat until the book is finished.

This year, though, I decided that the shipping and handling on my favorite handwriting book was outrageous. I refused to do it. What’s a homeschool mama to do? Download handwriting books instead!

So, I tripped along to Currclick and found an alternative that has made me happy.

A-Z I Like Animals A-Z Crawly Critters Cursive Penmanship

For handwriting we are using two books from LightHome Publications. My first grade son is using A-Z I Like Animals and my third grade daughter is using A to Z Crawly Critters Cursive.

I was initially drawn to the animal theme that is part of both books. The handwriting lessons and the pictures follow the respective animal themes. My kids have especially enjoyed the coloring pages that accompany each letter. They are accurate pencil drawings of the animals discussed in the handwriting lesson.

Both books begin with several pages asking students to trace similarly formed letters. The manuscript book also contains a series of simple mazes at the beginning. From that point, the letters are ordered alphabetically. The manuscript book, A-Z I Like Animals, is a tracing curriculum, so students are given letters and sentences to trace.

The cursive curriculum, A-Z Crawly Critters Cursive, on the other hand, provides both a sentence to trace and, below it, space to write the same sentence. Tracing the letters first has given my children the chance to learn letter formation without pressure.

Because these products were downloaded, I can print as many copies of each page as I need. If a particular letter gives us trouble, I simply print another page for additional practice. If everyone wants to color the picture of the yucca moth, I can easily make that happen by pushing a few buttons. I did print both e-books in their entirety, so that I would have the pages on hand.

I may be done with paper handwriting books forever. LightHome Publications and Currclick have not only made it easy to practice penmanship, they have alleviated those costly shipping and handling fees!

Susan is homeschooling mama to three: a third-grader, a first-grader, and a nearly kindergartner. Their educational philosophy is classical-ish, Charlotte Mason-y, and little bit traditional. She likes for things to be quality and for them to be simple.

Primary Arts of Language: Writing

Elementary, Handwriting, Phonics, Spelling, Writing No Responses »

Nov 302011

This review is Part 2. If you haven’t already read my review of Primary Arts of Language: Reading, please do so before continuing with this post.

Primary Arts of Language: Writing by Jill Pike of Excellence in Writing is the companion program to Primary Arts of Language: Reading. While the reading program focuses on early phonics and reading skills, the writing program focuses on printing, beginning story writing, copy work and spelling. Using the two programs combined gives you a complete and thorough language arts curriculum for the K-2nd grade student.

Primary Arts of Language: Writing is divided into three parts.

Part 1 introduces your child to printing using correct letter formation and story summaries. Handwriting is taught in a variety of ways, most importantly through modeling by the parent. (A DVD-ROM comes with the program which teaches you precisely how to teach your child.) Letter stories are introduced to your child at the same time they are learning to write the letters to reinforce sounds the letters make. After handwriting practice, your child gets to listen to simple stories and learn the fundamentals of comprehension through sequencing, and understanding characters, settings, plots and more.

Part 2 builds on handwriting fundamentals through copy work and begins spelling lessons using the very popular All About Spelling , Level 1. (You can read my previous review of All About Spelling here or read Lynn’s review here.) During copy work times, you will also discuss such things as punctuation and capitals.

Part 3 assumes that handwriting is now automatic, spelling is going well and story charting (characters, setting, etc.) is no problem. If this is the case, your child will move into beginning composition. These 16 final lessons are meant to ease your child into the basic units of the Institute for Excellence in Writing’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style methods. Your child will learn to take notes, summarize from the notes, create a story sequence and write creative stories.

You can certainly choose to move more slowly than the material suggests! I am using Primary Arts of Language: Reading with my K4 at a slow pace. My little guy is only ready for some of the handwriting lessons, so that’s all I plan to complete this year. I’ll probably wait to use the remaining parts of the book until first grade, because I know he won’t be ready for copy work and composition until at least then.

Besides the daily lesson plans, the teacher’s guide also includes a scope and sequence of writing skills covered, several printable posters, charts and templates, and additional tips for teaching writing. You also receive a DVD-ROM with video instruction on how to teach the lessons, audio seminars from writing teachers and the all-important printable student pages.

Just as the reading program, Primary Arts of Language: Writing is a fantastic program! The only warning I might give…the reading and writing programs are meant to be used together. My feeling is that the reading program can be started much earlier than the writing program. I would be very weary about starting the writing program with a child younger than 1st grade, while the reading program can easily be started as early as K4.

-Cindy West is an eclectically Charlotte Mason mom of a high schooler, middle schooler and K4. You can find her blogging at Our Journey Westward and find her NaturExplorers studies and other creative curricula at Shining Dawn Books.

Canadian Handwriting Series

Elementary, Handwriting 4 Responses »

Jun 102011

For years we did not use a handwriting program. Miss 18 learned cursive from Richard Scarry’s big picture books and the handwritten examples I made up for her in a little scribbler. She was enthusiastic and learned quickly.

My son, on the other hand, was not enthusiastic. He even had trouble printing. When I tried to teach him cursive using my own examples, I soon concluded he was not ready. The trouble was, he never, ever did become ready, and now he’s 16 and still finds cursive difficult.

Even though Miss 13 learned well and quickly, Miss 10 is as reluctant as her brother.

So I’ve made a decision. Ready or not, the Little Misses are learning cursive. If it’s hard, they can go slowly, but they will practice. Regularly.

There are many beautiful and involved handwriting programs out there, but we chose a simple, convenient, no-frill set of workbooks with a solid track record, the Canadian Handwriting Series.

Books A to G are available, with the transition from printing to cursive in Book C. Each book has 80 pages full of careful examples and lots of practice space.

Each letter is taught on its own page, and similar letters are taught consecutively. Numbered letter strokes show the child exactly how to make each letter. The first three books have dashed-line examples for the children to trace before they try to make the letters on their own.

In later books, more detailed instruction, including written description of the letters, is given. Common mistakes are pointed out, and troublesome letters and letter combinations are carefully reviewed. Students are even taught how to evaluate their writing and improve it:

Sometimes the practice sentences discuss Canada, so this handwriting series teaches the students some geography and interesting facts as well. However, the Canadian content is not overwhelming, at least in levels C and D which we have used. Here’s the page on Canada at the end of level D:

All I, as a mom, have to do is encourage, help with a few tough letters when the transition to cursive is made, and correct the pages. That’s a whole lot easier than making personalized lessons for each child!

The only complaint I have is that these books teach children to make loops in the bottom of the ‘p,’ which leads to messy-looking writing. I’ve told my children to avoid the loops, and that works most of the time.

I’m pleased with the Canadian Handwriting Series and wish we had used them for all our children.

This inexpensive series is available from most Canadian homeschool suppliers, such as The Learning House or Heritage Resources.

-Written by Annie Kate, a Christian homeschooling mom of five, who reviews and blogs at Tea Time with Annie Kate. You can read her other Curriculum Choice reviews here.

A Reason for Handwriting

Bible, Elementary, Handwriting, Language Arts, Writing No Responses »

Dec 102010

We started out this year with the intent to use a different curriculum for handwriting but, of course, life happens!

We ended up moving across country, leaving behind the majority of our home to be shipped at a later date. That means we left most of our curriculum as well! Basically starting from scratch, I stumbled across “A Reason for Handwriting”. I am so glad that I did!

We chose “A Reason for Handwriting, manuscript B”, which offers slightly smaller text than the traditional first grade books, technically book “B” is a second grade level book. I love that feature because it helps my son to really concentrate on what he is doing and it helps him develop better hand-eye coordination.

The book starts out with a review section to remind and reconnect, if necessary; then it jumps right into lesson plans. The lesson plans are easy to follow and already setup for each day’s worth of work. The lessons are short and the pages are colorful.

What I love the most is that the curriculum is primarily focused around Bible verses. The kids practice letters as well as whole words, which all tie into a bible verse. It reinforces neat, tidy penmanship, light reading along with easy memorizing of scripture!

A Reason for Handwriting is available as a set with a teachers guide and consumable student workbook, or as a single student workbook. We opted to just get the workbook which we are doing fine as a stand alone product. The set retails for $34.95; the individual workbook retails for $15.95. However, I have found the curriculum at discount on a few sites for a low $26.21 for the set and $11.96 individual.

Overall, I am really happy with the curriculum. My son loves to do the work and looks forward to learning new scripture verses as his lessons progress.

Master Writer Quotation Copybooks

Elementary, Handwriting, Language Arts 1 Response »

Oct 252010

I have fairly high standards for copywork. I like for it to be easy to use and cost effective. In addition, while I certainly care about their handwriting, I want my kids’ writing practice to consist of more than drill. I want it to provide food for thought. Of course, I really like it when the copywork complements our studies.

The Master Writer Quotation Copybooks by Westvon Publishing do all of these things.

There are nineteen books in the Master Writer Quotation Copybook series. Individual copybooks contain twenty quotations in three different fonts: block printing, D’Nealian, and cursive. Each font is presented in solid and dotted writing with space to write the quote below it. The copybooks are available in CD form if ordered directly from Westvon, but I opted for the instant download from Currclick.

Quotation books are compiled from the following categories:

African Americans
Artists
Athletes
Authors
Entertainers
Explorers
Famous Women
Jesus Christ
Kings and Queens
Musicians
Native Americans
Philosophers
Presidents 1 and 2
First Ladies
Saints
Scientists
Shakespearean Plays
Statesmen

I purchased the Master Writer Combo that contains all of the copybooks. Because it includes quotations from a variety of categories, the copywork selections are useful in a variety of academic areas. I have appreciated the ease of printing a historically appropriate quote from Aristotle and a quote by van Gogh at the same time without the need for an internet search.

Example Quotes

From the artists copybook: “Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction stop the vigors of the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci

From the statesmen copybook: “Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” William Penn

From the Native American copybook: “I was warmed by the sun, rocked by winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I can go everywhere with a good feeling.” Geronimo

From the philosphers copybook: “I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.” Diogenes

From the entertainers copybook: “No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.” Harry Houdini

From the musicians copybook: “Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

With such a large number of quotes in relevant topics, I anticipate many years of use from the Master Writer Quotation Copybooks.

Master Writer Quotation Copybooks can be purchased from Currclick or directly from Westvon Publishing.

Susan S. is a homeschooling mama of three little ones who get bigger and livelier every day. They delight in living books and hands-on math, and are nurturing a love for God and the amazing world that He created.

Lessons in Manners for Copywork

Charlotte Mason, Classical, Elementary, Handwriting, Language Arts 2 Responses »

Oct 132010

Copywork should be easy. It should be related to the history lesson or pulled from the read-aloud selection. It can come from art, music, or science. It can be a statement, a poem, or a definition. Copywork should be easy, but if I do not take the time to gather and organize the passages it becomes a tedious, time-consuming problem. Most of the time, I am on top of things well enough to avoid copywork problems.

There are times, though . . . oh, there are times . . .

For the times when time is not on my side and my child needs a bit of copywork and I have not prepared it, I use bought copywork. I have to admit that I am sort of against this. It seems a waste of time to purchase copywork when I could easily pull it from one of our readings. I have purchased a couple of sets of copywork anyway, and I must say that I have been pleased.

My current favorite in bought copywork is Lessons in Manners for Copywork from Queen Homeschool.

This spiral-bound volume is part of Queen Homeschool’s copywork series for students in grades 1 to 3. It contains 180 copywork selections, as it is intended to be used every day for a school year. The sentences range from 15 to 30 words. They are appropriate in length and word choice for early elementary students, and could even serve as dictation exercises if the parent were so inclined. Selections are biblically-based and designed to support parents as they seek to raise mannerly children.

The lessons in manners break down into several useful categories.

”Being Polite at Home”
“A Thank You Letter”
“Apologies”
“Special Rules for Boys”
“Special Rules for Girls”
“When Speaking About Others”
“When to Say Excuse Me”
“When Receiving a Gift”
“Politeness When Company Comes”
“Using Your Manners at Church”
“Using Good Manners When Giving the Gospel”
“When Playing in a Group”
“When Helping Dad or Mom”
“When Playing with a Younger Sibling”
“Introductions”
“Talking with Others”
“Other Rules for Using Your Mouth”
“Repecting Someone Else’s Property”
“Good Manners in the Library”
“Putting Others First”

Each heading is followed by ten or more groupings of sentences covering the topic simply and directly.

For example, a selection under “Being Polite at Home” reads “If you are next in line for the bathroom, and your little brother who is just learning how to use the potty needs to go, let him go before you.”

Simple and direct.

Selections pertaining to the topic of speaking about others include “Only speak the truth,” “Never pass on gossip about others,” and “Do not complain about people to others. Let your requests be made known unto God.”

I have been pleased with this book on several levels. At any moment, it is easy to take from the shelf and hand to my daughter. We do not write in the book as the publisher suggests, as the lines are too small. A piece of age-appropriate lined paper and this book, however, make for easy copywork. I have also appreciated the commentary on being a mannerly child. It has inspired several meaningful conversations discussing personal presentation and thoughtfulness for others, which have been in line with our family goals. Lastly, it has 180 selections, which is, quite frankly, a lot of copywork. So, though this book cost almost $10, I will get my money’s worth by the time we are finished with it.

Lessons in Manners for Copywork and Queen Homeschool’s other copywork books are available directly at the Queen Homeschool website.

Games for Writing: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write

Elementary, Hands On, Handwriting, Language Arts, Uncategorized, Vocabulary, Writing 1 Response »

May 252010

Do have a child who is a reluctant writer, one who has an allergy to writing instruments, or who fills your house with moans and groans when it’s time to put pencil to paper? Whether you do or not, Games for Writing by Peggy Kaye is sure to make writing a fun subject for all of your children – and for you too!

The book contains fifty-two games designed for ages ranging from kindergarten through third grade, and is divided into five sections:

Part One: Just for Starters – These activities are designed to ease kindergarteners and first-graders into writing, helping them to learn pencil control, letter formation, and how to tell a well-organized tale.
Part Two: Stress Busters – These are silly activities that help children get over writer’s block, choose a suitable topic, and get words down on paper. These are quick games and will probably have your child giggling before they’re finished.
Part Three: Bugaboos – Spelling, Handwriting, and Grammar – The section title pretty much says it all.
Part Four: Writing with Style - These games will help children create unusual characters, develop an understanding of story structure, and learn to choose the right words to express their ideas.
Part Five: Made with Pride – These are longer writing projects that can take anywhere from a half-hour to several sessions of work to complete.

What I like about this book:

This is a “grab it and use it” kind of book. The games do not require many supplies or much preparation. Many just require pencil, paper, and a few minutes to sit down and have fun with your child.
The games are fun and motivating. (The ones I’ve played with my children have had them asking for more.)
The activities provide a great opportunity for some enjoyable parent/child interaction – not just another boring writing lesson.
The author includes entertaining stories of how she has used each specific game with her own students. This makes for an interesting and informative read that shows you how to practically apply the games with your children.
In the introduction Ms. Kaye shares insights she has gained from her experience as a reading and math teacher and tutor over the last twenty-five years. I have found her ideas to be extremely helpful in my own teaching.

What I don’t like:

Every now and then a game features witches or monsters, which may or may not be a problem for you. I’ve found that these games can be easily adapted by using characters that are more to my family’s liking and interest.

Games for Writing is available in many public libraries and can be purchased from most online booksellers. You can visit Peggy Kaye’s website to view samples of the games from this book and others she has written.

I hope that you’re able to try some of these games and that they will inject some fun and pizzaz into your writing program!

Written by Shannon, who blogs about her family’s homeschool adventures at Song of My Heart.

A Little Classical Teamwork: First Language Lessons and Writing with Ease

Classical, Elementary, Handwriting, Language Arts, Writing 8 Responses »

Apr 212010

After publication of their classically-based homeschooling guide, The Well-Trained Mind, mother and daughter Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer continued their streak of parent-friendly curricula with a variety of texts, including Mrs. Wise’s First Language Lessons and, more recently, Dr. Bauer’s first installment in the series The Complete Writer, which is titled Writing with Ease: Strong Fundamentals.

Both are on the first grade book list at my house.

First Language Lessons is a first and second grade grammar text. The lessons are short, but effective, methodically sharing language terms and ideas for a young audience. Complete reviews can be found here and here.

Writing with Ease: Strong Fundamentals is a first through fourth grade writing text. It is the first installment of three writing guides. They are sort of like timelines that provide a detailed, but gentle list of writing skills beginning with entry level narration and copywork. The program will eventually progress through the middle school and high school years. A detailed review of the system and the workbooks, which are available for the elementary levels, can be found here.

First grade at our house uses First Language Lessons and Writing with Ease as the base of the language program. We have elected to use Writing with Ease: Strong Fundamentals without the workbooks that Dr. Bauer has written. Even without the workbooks, the meshing of the two programs has been simple, as they were meant to complement and complete each other.

The books present the same ideas at the same time.

For example, First Language Lessons lesson 3 differentiates between common and proper nouns. Lessons 10, 13, 14, 16, and 18-21 develop the idea of the proper noun as the name of a specific person or place.

Completing three lessons per week most weeks places these lessons of First Language Lessons during weeks 4 through 7 of Writing with Ease, which also deal with proper nouns. The focus here, however, is not to identify a proper noun, but to write it correctly within the context of a sentence.

First Language Lessons is fully scripted. Writing with Ease is not, but the book provides a full week’s example each time the difficulty increases for the student. The example is followed by a schedule that details the copywork and narration for the five to nine weeks until the next increase in difficulty or shift in focus.

At this point, as the teacher, I am charged with finding a sentence in my child’s history, science, or other reading that contains, for example, a proper noun. This is simple, as I can either use a sentence from the First Language Lessons lesson, choose one in our history reading, or create one using a family member’s name and location.

The instructions in Writing with Ease are extremely detailed for the teacher, leaving no guesswork. For weeks 5 to 6 the copywork sentences should contain as many proper people names as possible. Weeks 7 to 8 move on to proper city names; weeks 9 to 10 incorporate the proper names of states. Narration lengths—here of three short paragraphs—are also provided.

Real Learning at Our House

My daughter completes a short portion of copywork most days. I have used a variety of sources, from the Bible to science sentences to artist sentences; I have used things I have bought and things I have made up on the spot. So, it has been very easy to incorporate the sequence of grammatical information outlined in Writing with Ease. Some of the time, the First Language Lessons lesson even contains appropriate sentences. When it does not, I can quickly locate or make up a sentence that fits the bill.

For me, choosing copywork is the most time intensive part of using Writing with Ease without the workbook, and it has been simple and easy.

We narrate daily in our home, too, though it is rarely a formal affair. When Daddy comes home for lunch, the kids tell him about their history lesson. At dinner, we talk about the science reading or recount the read-aloud chapter. A couple of times a week, I do ask my first grade daughter to illustrate her reading assignment and to summarize the reading orally. I have not found it necessary to find extra things for her to narrate, as we have just used what we were already reading.

Because narration is such a natural part of our day and because I have already chosen full length texts as readers, it seemed to me that the workbooks would be repetitive, providing unnecessary and sometimes disconnected additional reading for my daughter.

A quick comparison of the table of contents of both books reveals that the ideas continue to be presented in First Language Lessons, and then fleshed out in Writing with Ease through the second grade year. I do not have the third or fourth grade levels of First Language Lessons yet, but it would surprise me if they suddenly stop complementing one another.

These two books provide an excellent introduction to grammar and writing.

First Language Lessons has been effective and easy to use.

Writing with Ease: Strong Fundamentals has provided the blue print for beginning writing that is just what I need.

Most days find Susan on the couch reading to her children, in the floor “playing” math, and generally in the middle of a good-sized mess. A love for the Lord, a love for her little ones, and a love of learning have led Susan and that wonderful man she married to an educational philosophy that is Well-Trained Mind-inspired classical and Charlotte Mason, with a touch of the traditional.

Happy Scribe Copybooks

Charlotte Mason, Classical, Handwriting 3 Responses »

Mar 262010

Based on my conversations with other homeschoolers over the years, we have mixed opinions about the importance of handwriting instruction within our homeschools. Why do I bother to teach my children cursive handwriting in this age of e-mail, texts, and instant messaging?

My children need to be able to read the cursive handwriting of others. For example, they will need to be able to read both the love notes and the grocery lists that their future spouses leave for them!
I firmly believe there are times when a handwritten note is most appropriate (for example, a handwritten note in a sympathy card).

My goals for my children’s handwriting are quite few. I simply want them to be able to:

Read the cursive handwriting of others.
Write in a neat and legible cursive script.

Happy Scribe Copybooks have helped my children meet the handwriting goals that I set for them. Happy Scribe Copybooks are inexpensive, simple to use, and perfectly complement a unit study approach.

Inexpensive

Happy Scribe Copybooks are available for purchase either as an e-book or on CD. Currently, the price for a copybook is $1.50. Each copybook includes 20 phrases related to a specific topic, alphabet pages, number pages, and blank pages. As well, each copybook includes three different handwriting/printing styles:

Classic Block
D’Nealian Italic
Classic Cursive

Simple To Use

After purchasing and downloading the desired copybook, I simply print out the pages in the handwriting style I desire. All of my children are now writing in cursive, so I choose Classic Cursive. Then I print out a copy of the front cover for each child. The front covers are lovely and in color. Lastly, I have the book bound at my local office supply store.

A page or half a page per day could be assigned, depending upon the age of the child. After the model sentence, the first line is to be traced. Then, there are additional lines to copy the sentence again.

Complements a Unit Study Approach

My favorite aspect of Happy Scribe Copybooks is that they work well with a unit study approach. As we work through a unit study, I try to pull as many academic subjects as I can into the study. So, for example, when we studied Ancient Egypt, I used the Ancient Egypt copybook with my children. When we studied Ancient Greece, I used the Ancient Greece copybook.

Currently, there are 37 different copybooks available covering not only many different time periods; but science topics, bible topics, and some “just for fun” topics like Pets. With so many different copybooks, it is often possible to find one that coordinates with our current unit study.

If you would like to try a Happy Scribe Copybook, a free Weather Folklore copybook can be downloaded at their website. Happy Scribe Copybooks have been a good fit for our family and our unit study approach.