Teacher's manual for Grade 4 Penmanship previous edition (1983). This edition is not compatible with the current 2nd edition (2021).

30 lessons. The workbook is 8.25" high and 10.5" wide with tear-out sheets. Grade 4 reviews the slant print strokes, the formation of slant print letters, and numerals. In lessons 5 and 6 the cursive strokes are reviewed. Lessons 7 and 8 review the various aspects of quality: slant, size, alignment, height, letter spacing, word spacing, proportion, and neatness. In the remaining lessons the cursive letters are reviewed.

Throughout the year, the pupils write many sentences about animals. The aspects of quality listed above are drilled continually. The main emphasis of Grade 4 is on perfecting the students' cursive handwriting.

Tablets of writing paper are available that match the lines in the penmanship book.

Supplementary items (not included):

Table of Contents

• Cursive Stroke Formations

• Introduction to the Penmanship Series
• Posture, Pencil Holding, and Paper Placement
• Special Instructions for Left-handed Pupils
• How to Treat the Teacher's Manual
• To the Fourth Grade Teacher

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Slant Print Review (Part 1)
• 3. Slant Print Review (Part 2)
• 4. Numerals Review
• 5. Stroke Review (Part 1)
• 6. Stroke Review (Part 2)
• 7. Quality
• 8. Slant
• 9. Letters With Ovals
• 10. Letters With Upper Loops
• 11. Letters With Lower Loops
• 12. Alignment
• 13. Letters With Upper Stems
• 14. Short Letters Beginning With Undercurves
• 15. Short Letters Beginning With Overcurves
• 16. Size and Proportion
• 17. Capitals With Beginning Loops (Part 1)
• 18. Capitals With Beginning Loops (Part 2)
• 19. Proper Margins
• 20. Review of Slant, Alignment, and Proportion
• 21. Capitals With Reverse Loops
• 22. Capitals Beginning With Undercurves
• 23. Capitals Beginning With Overcurves, and Capital D
• 24. Letter Spacing
• 25. Word Spacing
• 26. Some Difficult Small Letters
• 27. More Difficult Small Letters
• 28. Difficult Capital Letters
• 29. Quality Checkup
• 30. Final Test