Turns out cursive is really good for your brain! Click here to view a quick video by Discovery News that shows some study results that show how good cursive is for your brain! Here are some highlights from the video:
- Cursive teaches the brain a functional specialization
- Cursive activates multiple areas of the brain at once
- Cursive improves fine motor skills because it’s more demanding (in terms of movement tasks) than print is
- Practices handwriting increases neural activity
- The broad range of letter shapes in cursive increases visual recognition skills
- Cursive engages students more in by giving them a better sense of style and giving them a sense of ownership over their own handwriting
- Cursive enhances creativity
I recently made these Dolch sight words flash cards for pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade all using Microsoft Word 2013. It’s my new favorite thing! Click below for the front and back to the set you want to download:
Sometimes publishing a writing assignment on a special piece of paper adds some extra incentive and interest. Here’s a simple printable you can use for the final publishing step of a friendly letter assignment. Or if your kids like the idea of “from the desk of” letterhead, have them design their own.
Squarehead Teachers 