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2 © 2008 Jan Z. Olsen Handwriting Without Tears ® Can-Do Cursive TABLE OF CONTENTS Cursive - Fast and Neat Cursive & GrAMMAr - Did she say Gramma? For Teachers For Students 4–5 6–7 8–9 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24–25 26–27 t h e i Review & Mastery p u n s a d g r l f m y k Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Cranked Up to Tow – Cranked Up to Tow – 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Cursive & Grammar Eight Parts of Speech Words Work Starting and Stopping Punctuation . ? ! NOUNS – Common Nouns Proper Nouns Capitalization Rules PRONOUNS – Subject Case Pronouns – Object Case Pronouns – Possessive Case Pronoun Review NOUNS – Singular Possessive Nouns – Plural Possessive Proper Nouns ADJECTIVES – Synonyms and Antonyms Comparative and Superlative VERBS Present Tense Verbs Present Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs Future Tense b t h k n p m e l f i r s j z x q A C U Y Z O V W X T F P B R M N K D G E L J Q Aa Bb C Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm S H I 12 20 12 12 8 14 12 8 8 24 16 14 16 iNTrODuCTiON

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tAble of contents

Cursive - Fast and Neat

Cursive & GrAMMAr - Did she say Gramma?

For Teachers For Students

4–56–7

8–9 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–17

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24–25 26–27

t h e i

Review & Mastery

p u n s a d gr l f m y k Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Tow Truck Letter – Cranked Up to Tow – Cranked Up to Tow –

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 394041 42 43 44 4546474849

Cursive & GrammarEight Parts of SpeechWords WorkStarting and Stopping Punctuation . ? !NOUNS – Common Nouns Proper Nouns

Capitalization RulesPRONOUNS – Subject Case Pronouns – Object Case Pronouns – Possessive Case Pronoun ReviewNOUNS – Singular Possessive Nouns – Plural Possessive

Proper Nouns

ADJECTIVES – Synonyms and Antonyms Comparative and SuperlativeVERBS Present Tense Verbs Present Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs Future Tense

bt h k n p me l f i r s

j z x q

A C U Y ZO V W XT F P B R M N K

D G E L J Q

A a Bb C Dd E e F f Gg Hh I i J j K k L l Mm

SHI

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iNTrODuCTiON

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CURSIVE WITH LATIN & GREEK - It’s All Greek to Me!

CURSIVE & THE WRITER’S NOTEBOOK

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66-67686970717273747576777879

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VERBS – Irregular Verbs Helping “have” Verbs Linking Verbs Helping “be” VerbsADVERBSPREPOSITIONS Prepositional PhrasesCONJUNCTIONSABBREVIATIONSPUNCTUATIONQUOTATIONSINTERJECTIONS!

LXIIILXIVLXV

LXVI–LXVIILXVIIILXIXLXXLXXILXXIILXXIIILXXIVLXXVLXXVILXXVIILXXVIIILXXIX

Cursive with Greek & LatinGetting to the Root of ThingsGrowing WordsWord DetectivesScience All AroundSize Science The Number StoryMath Words Made Easy!Head to ToeSounds All Around Vast Seas Starry SkiesDown to EarthFalse Clues: “Tri” Again!Try This – TranslateGreek – Latin Glossary + Index

8081

82–838485

86–878889

90–9192

93–94

Cursive & the Writer’s NotebookDetails, DetailsParagraphsDiary or Journal NotesAutobiography NotesThank You NotesPoetryPlay NotesCharacter SketchesShort Story NotesBook Case Notes

Nn O Pp Qq Rr Ss T t Uu V W Xx Yy Zz 10 18 10 24 14 10 8 10 21 19 24 16 24

Cursive & GrAMMAr - Continued

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travel, up down travel away

cross

travel, up down upoverdowntravel away

travel, up turn down travel away

travel, up down travel away

dot

Trace the steps.

Mr. Wrig�t This is how to write cursive t h e i. Get ready . . . Now GO! GO! GO! GO!

Check Letter1. Start correctly.2. Do each step.3. Bump the line.

Write & Check t

Write & Check h

Write & Check e

Write & Check i

Write the letter.

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And b�g�n to �ry, Oh, Mo�her Dear, sadly fear,

naug�ty kittens! Then shall hav� no pie.

mittens hav� lo�t. What! Lo�t mittens!

Three little kittens, lo�t their mittens,

Do you remember “Three Little Kittens”? Not only did they lose their mittens; they also lost their pronouns. Help Mother Goose get this rhyme right!

Fill in the missing pronouns. Choose pronouns from the list below.

This piz�� is

This b��� is

This b�s is

These possessive pronouns also show ownership. Fill in the blanks. Choose pronouns from the list below.

mine yours his hers ours theirs

The FINE Print Choosing the right pronouns is easy as pie if you know the job it does in the sentence. (Whose is also a possessive case pronoun.)

Possessive pronouns show ownership. They take the place of possessive nouns.

Meagan’s carher car

the car’s trunkits trunk

Mike and Greg’s momtheir mom

Give these possessive pronouns something to own. Choose from the list below or make up your own.

shoes bike party friends shirt pizza soda money present

my ���r his her

its ��r ���r their

we you they our your their

b�t the �alz��e is

b�t that b��� is

b�t that b�s is ,

,

,

.

.

.

Patrick’s carhis car

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Here are more familiar Greek and Latin roots:

WORD DETECTIVES

tricy�le micro�co�e

�stro�aut

pho�o��aph tripo� �o�stellatio� (Tip: The suffix -tion = state of, condition)

Now draw pictures of some of the things listed on the page.

Decode the words below by writing the meaning of their roots.

naut = sailor

=

=

=

=

=

=

+

+

+

+

+

+

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��to = eight

pho�o = light

ped

sco�e = look at

tri = three

�stro

�o� = together

�y�l = wheel, circle

��aph = write, draw

micro = small

stella = star

po�= foot

therm

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PARAGRAPHS

Keep your paragraphs organized and structured:1. Tell your reader what you’re going to write about. This becomes the topic sentence.2. Say it. Give supporting facts, details, and thoughts about your topic sentence.3. Tell your reader what you said. Restate the idea from the topic sentence using different words.

Plan your paragraph.

My to�ic is:

Tho�g�ts, facts, �� �etails to include:

Write a draft.

1. T��ic sentence:

2. S�y it.

3. Restate the to�ic sentence in �ifferent ���ds.

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