This placemat makes it fun to learn cursive. Did you know that many schools are cutting the amount of time they spend teaching cursive handwriting? Some schools are dropping it from the curriculum entirely as they focus on other requirements. This placemat is large, well designed and sealed in high quality lamination. Each letter begins with a dot and arrows lead the student through the strokes... which is important to correctly link the letters together. Some of the practice workbooks I purchased did not have the arrows and were difficult for a beginner. Use your own dry erase markers to trace the letters. Space is provided to practice each letter on your own without tracing. On the flipside there are words and short sentences as well as blank lines to write your own compositions.
Recent studies from Norway's Stavanger Univeristy and linked to U.S. universities, including Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington show that writing original thoughts in cursive stimulates more regions of the brain than any other form of written / typed communication. We can't ignore this skill. Our kids deserve what they can gain from this skill and this placemat can encourage them to learn at home if our schools aren't able cover this topic.
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