Cursive Writing Clues for the Letter R
I just finished working with my girls on their cursive writing. I find it funny that my 3rd grader hadn't shown any interest in learning until her five year old sister started learning. Aren't kids interesting that way? Jade has troubles with the letter "r" both in print and cursive. When she prints the letter "r" it grows from a diminutive mid-line letter to a gargantuan top line monster. In all of her words that's the letter that overshadows them all. So, I thought that would be a great letter to add to her skill list. And perhaps eliminate the need for me to constantly repeat "the letter 'r' is a midline letter" over and over and over. As you know, the lower-case "r" is a bit strange looking, especially if it's hanging out all by itself. For some reason, my daughter just wasn't getting the hang of the shape. Perhaps it wasn't aesthetically pleasing (she goes through that sometimes). So, some of her attempts...