Daily Handwriting Practice Traditional Manuscript is more than just a handwriting book it is a learning tool that helps developing young minds practice basic skills in an interesting and unique way. For example as students learn to clearly write The pizza is divided into fourths they are reinforcing their understanding of fractions and ordinal numbers. Students write letters words and sentences about a variety of contentarea topics appropriate for the primary classroom. Monday through Thursday the weekly subjects for writing exercises include nutrition our solar system pets and vehicles. On Friday a fullpage exercise draws the topic to a close by reviewing what was learned earlier that week. This book is a useful and effective teaching tool because each letter is introduced and practiced before students are asked to use it. Practice includes the following important vocabulary words color words number words days of the week and months position words sports family members Curriculum topics addressed include nutrition the solar system the layers of the Earth recycling fractions the continents geometric shapes money energy Skills reinforced that help keep handwriting legible include correct letter formation letter placement spacing between letters spacing between words show more