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i just ordered cheerful cursive to use with my 10ds who is currently in phfhg. he hasn't done any of the lessons in cursive even when it specifies because he is so uncomfortable writing cursive. i did insist he copy the draw and write through history paragraphs in cursive though he struggled greatly. i knew he needed help so i ordered the cheerful cursive book. my question is, is it written with any extra special instruction in the bhfhg guide or is it done as written? any tips to get him through this would be appreciated. i know he will be entirely resistant.

thanks,

kelli

We have added Cheerful Cursive to PHFHG, and I just wrote in 2 pages a day in our guide for dd to check off. The book is very self explanatory, and dd has been able to do it on her own. I have BHFHG, and it is scheduled for 1 page a day with no further instruction. We're just doubling up to get through it quickly (and dd enjoys it--she didn't like handwriting before!).

Hello,

I wasn't going to use Cheerful Cursive, because he was doing pretty well with his cursive writing. But he just kept coming to me too many times saying, " I forget how to write a capital ____." So, I just decided we'd go ahead and do it even though the Cheerful Cursive lesson numbers wouldn't match up with the Unit we are on (we are more than halfway through Bigger).

Well, we've been doing it for a week or so now, and I have found it to be very open and go. All you have to do is open the book and do a page a day. The directions are completely self explanatory. I usually go over the page with him before he starts on his independent work. He hasn't had any problems with it.

Hope this helps.

Cheerful Cursive is super fun and will not take long for your ds to do. Since he is resistant to writing, I think I'd have him just do a page a day to start with (this is the pacing in BHFHG). I wouldn't have him write the copywork/notebooking in PHFHG in cursive this year. The next year, he can do it with CTC when the guide specifies to do it in cursive. I wouldn't fight this battle with him right now. I'd just tell him he doesn't have to do the PHFHG things in cursive, but instead, he gets to do this fun cursive book one page a day. He has to give his best effort, and then next year, he'll be expected to write in cursive just for the things noted in the CTC guide (he can print the rest of the time).

In Christ,
Julie

I'm just curious what style is used in this book...is it traditional or modern?

thanks so much ladies. this helps! i am actually excited to start this with him...just hope and pray he is too!

Here is a link that shows what the "Cheerful Cursive" program looks like:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4180&p=30768#p30768

In Christ,
Julie

I just have to say that this is one of my super "keepers". My second and third grade boys are using this currently. They are #4 and #5 children wise so I have used some other programs with their older siblings. Nothing has been this simple, enjoyable, and successful for cursive. I am impressed.

Cheerful Cursive is pretty self explanatory. We just do one page a day and my ds (8) is doing very well with it. I love how it keeps it in small steps, the first cursive program I did was A Beka and it did all letters, then words, then sentences . My ds did great with the letters but when it came to words and then sentences it was too much for him. Cheerful Cursive mixes it up well.