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Reproducible Practice Pages
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Cursive Writing Practice
Violet Findley
Cursive Writing Practice Jokes & Riddles © Violet Findley, Scholastic Teaching ResourcesContents
Introduction
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Using This Resource
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Making a Joke & Riddle Booklet
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4
Meeting the 2–5 Language Arts Standards
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Uppercase Practice Page
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Lowercase Practice Page
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Joke & Riddle Practice Pages
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Blank Booklet Page
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Booklet Cover
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ISBN-13: 978-0-545-22752-0
All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
©
Copyright 2010 by Violet Findley
Cursive Writing Practice Jokes & Riddles © Violet Findley, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Welcome to Cursive Writing Practice: Jokes & Riddles! In the hustle and
bustle of a hectic school day, cursive writing often gets short shrift. With
reading, writing, math, science, and social studies to learn, few students
have the time or inclination to perfect the fine art of the loop-the-loop.
What a shame! Clear cursive writing is one of the best tools available to
kids for efficient note taking and self-expression.
That’s where these lively practice pages come in! In as little as five
minutes a day, you can spur students to spruce up their cursive writing.
Just reproduce and pass out a page, then sit back and watch kids move
their pencils with levity and care. Why? Because the simple act of
rewriting an amusing joke or riddle motivates them to master the shape,
size, spacing, slant, and curve of model script.
And here’s more good news: The completed practice pages can be
quickly bound into instant joke-and-riddle books to share with family
and friends. Can you think of a cooler way to showcase a child’s carefully
crafted script? I can’t.
Read on to discover more tips for using this resource to improve
your students’ cursive writing and, in so doing, their essential
communication skills.
Your partner in education,
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Cursive Writing Practice Jokes & Riddles © Violet Findley, Scholastic Teaching ResourcesThis book has been designed for easy use. Before
embarking on the joke and riddle pages, it’s a good
idea to review the basics. Do so by distributing the
upper- and lowercase practice pages to students.
These sheets include arrows showing the standard
way to form each letter in cursive. As students
complete these pages, circulate around the room
looking for writing “red flags”—that is, kids who
are forming their letters in nonstandard ways. If you
notice an error, approach the student and model
standard formation. This will help students rewire
their cursive writing habits, which will improve both
the clarity and speed of their printing down the road.
Once students have reviewed the basics, they’re
ready to enjoy the joke and riddle pages. These pages
can be reproduced in any sequence you choose.
Here are some simple routines for sharing them:
Cursive Writing Starters
Place a practice page
on each student’s desk to complete first thing in the
morning.
Cursive Writing Center
Stock a table with a
“practice page of the day” for students to complete
independently.
Cursive Writing Homework
Send home a
page each night for students to complete in addition
to the rest of their homework.
Cursive Writing Folders
Create personal
cursive writing folders filled with photocopies of
the pages for students to complete at their own pace.
Making a Joke & Riddle Booklet
Once students have completed their pages, they
can follow these simple directions to make personal
booklets. Note: The booklets can comprise as many
pages as you like. They need not include every page.
1.
Cut the pages along the dashed lines, discarding
the top portions.
2.
Optional: Photocopy the blank booklet sheet on
page 47 to add original jokes and riddles to the
booklet.
3.
Photocopy the booklet cover on page 48.
4.
Place the booklet cover on top of the stacked
pages in any order you choose.
5.
Staple the book along the left-hand side.
6.
Color the booklet covers and interior pages.
7.
Share the booklet with family and friends.
Meeting the 2–5 Language
Arts Standards
Standard3.Usesgrammaticalandmechanical
conventionsinwrittencompositions
• Writes in Cursive
Source: Content Knowledge: A Compendium of
Standards and Benchmarks for PreK–12 Education
(4th Edition) (Mid-Continent Regional Educational
Laboratory, 2004)
Using This Resource
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Atlas we are together!
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a gorilla
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Ape-aham Lincoln!
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A re-tail store!
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practice, copy your favorite quotes in cursive.
What did the
duck say when he dr
opped his dish?
“I hope it did not
quack!”
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Why did the boy bring a ladder to
school?
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high
school!
T
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Always
take your time and do your best.
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your SIZE. Is each of your letters the right height and resting neatly on the line?
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Use your best cursive writing to copy the sentences below
.
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on
us
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h
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c
k
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What kind of cats like to go
bowling?
Alley cats!
T
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Check
your SLANT
. Do
all your letters slant in the same
direction?
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Use your best cursive writing to copy the sentences below
.
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us
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?
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T
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Check
your SHAPE. Are all of your letters the right shape and closed where they should be?
What do you call
a bear with no teeth?
A Gummy Bear!
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