Improve cursive penmanship through patriotic passages and body strengthening exercises — for grades 3 and up.
With Write Like a Patriot, you’ll connect handwriting practice to content that actually matters, so your child is absorbing something meaningful while they develop legible, flowing cursive handwriting. Creative expression, fun facts, full-color illustrations, and a wide variety of hand, finger, and body strengthening experiences make this workbook fun for kids!
A Whole-Child Approach with a Biblical Emphasis
Write Like a Patriot takes a whole-child approach to cursive, engaging the mind, body, and heart to create a lasting learning experience. Yes, your child gets plenty of practice forming and connecting letters. But they also build fine motor strength and coordination, mature in focus and patience, and reflect on history, character, and spiritual themes through the carefully selected passages.
A Christian worldview permeates this practice workbook. Your child will copy scripture passages, read the examples of American heroes who followed God’s lead, and repeatedly see themes of prayer and Christian faith.
What Your Student Will Gain
- Develop legible, consistent cursive handwriting with correct letter formation and spacing.
- Build stamina and muscle memory, making cursive automatic so children can eventually focus on meaning more than handwriting.
- Improve attention to detail through proper alignment, size, and spacing.
- Connect handwriting practice with history by engaging with stories of American patriots.
- Strengthen Christian faith through Bible passages and references to godly character.
- Build the physical foundation for writing through hand, finger, and core strengthening exercises.
More Than a Handwriting Workbook
Each lesson pairs copy work with physical exercises that build the strength and coordination the body needs for confident, lasting penmanship. Your child will copy some of the most important words in our nation's history alongside fun exercises like popping bubble wrap, wringing a wet cloth, doing superman holds, using tongs, and more. These aren't filler activities. They build the gross and fine motor skills that make fluent cursive possible.
How It Works: Simple, Flexible, Open-and-Go
With Write Like a Patriot , you’ll spend just 30 minutes per day twice a week to give your child the necessary practice and skill development for beautiful cursive handwriting. Follow the clearly laid out 36-week schedule or opt for the accelerated one-semester pace, also included.
Check the supply list for any household object you may need week by week: a stapler, a washcloth, playdough, etc. An Answer Key provides solutions to the mazes and matching activities along with grading suggestions.
It’s fully open-and-go and all-in-one. Your child writes directly in the workbook where all directions for the parent are also included.
Readiness Benchmarks
Designed for grade 4, but suitable for grades 3 and up.
Write Like a Patriot assumes a mastery of print manuscript and a basic understanding of how to form cursive letters. Missing either foundation? Start with Handwriting: A to Zoo for print writing and then progress to Catch on to Cursive before starting Write Like a Patriot . (See the full Scope and Sequence for more detail and product comparisons.)
Other prerequisites are the ability to read simple sentences, pencil control, and good posture.