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Handwriting and Keyboarding Curriculum for Alabama

Learn more about our handwriting and keyboarding programs below including accessing review resources.

Below you'll find important documents to review, instructions on how to access our interactive teaching tool and student apps, as well as samples of our activity books, teachers guides and more.

 



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Topic: Alabama State ELA Presentations- Learning Without Tears
Start Time : Sep 17, 2021 08:20 AM
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Explore Handwriting Program

Tutorials - We are here to support your success. Watch one of our experts in a free, on-demand session for a complete overview of how to navigate our new digital tools.

Double Lines Board
 

 

Watch this video to see how Double Lines will help your writers

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Overview of the Interactive Digital Teaching Tool

 

Teacher Demo
 

 

Overview of Digital Student App

 

ELA Rubric for Handwriting and Keyboarding
Pre-K GSS
ELA correlations
Handwriting Research Review

Keyboarding Without Tears Research 
Free with Order Teacher's Kits

Double Line Brochure

Screener of Handwriting Proficiency

Helpful for every teacher and student, the Screener is a free, easy-to-administer, whole-class assessment that helps educators and specialists assess critical and measurable skills that students need for success.

  • Works with any handwriting curriculum to identify and measure specific skill areas where students need print or cursive instruction and intervention throughout the year
  • Includes both formative and summative assessments to identify critical gaps in literacy and handwriting skills (letter memory, reversals, and sentence structure)
  • Helps educators better focus handwriting instruction

Handwriting Student App

Remember to use the PIN provided to access the student apps.

Access Student Apps

Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool

Remember to use the email address and password provided to access the tool

Access Teaching Tool

 

Student Edition and Teacher Guide Samples
Available in English and Spanish

Student Editions


My First School Book
Grade: Pre-K

Kick Start Kindergarten
Grade: Kindergarten

Letters and Numbers for Me
Grade: Kindergarten

My Printing Book
Grade: First

Printing Power
Grade: Second

Cursive Kickoff
Grade: Second

Cursive Handwriting
Grade: Third

Cursive Success
Grade: Fourth

Can-Do Cursive
Grade: Fifth

 

Teacher's Guide


My First School Book Teacher's Guide
Grade: Pre-K

Kick Start Kindergarten Teacher's Guide
Grade: Kindergarten

Letters and Numbers for Me Teacher's Guide
Grade: Kindergarten

My Printing Book Teacher's Guide
Grade: First

Printing Power Teacher's Guide
Grade: Second

Cursive Kickoff Teacher's Guide
Grade: Second

Cursive Handwriting Teacher's Guide
Grade: Third

Cursive Success Teacher's Guide
Grade: Fourth

Cursive Success Teacher's Guide
Grade: Fifth

Spanish Student Editions


Mi Primer Libro Escolar
Grade: Pre-K

Comencemos Con Kinder
Grade: Kindergarten

Letras y Numeros Para Mi
Grade: Kindergarten

Mi Libro De Escribir Imprenta
Grade: First

El Poder de la Imprenta
Grade: Second

Adventuras en Cursiva
Grade: Second

Escribiendo Cursiva
Grade: Third

Exito con Cursiva
Grade: Fourth

Domino Cursiva
Grade: Fifth

Spanish Teacher's Guide


Preparación y Escritura Guía Para Maestro de Prekínder Teacher's Guide
Grade: Pre-K

Comencemos Con Kinder Teacher's Guide
Grade: Kindergarten

Letras y Numeros Para Mi Teacher's Guide
Grade: Kindergarten

Mi Libro De Escribir Imprenta Teacher's Guide
Grade: First

El Poder de la Imprenta Teacher's Guide
Grade: Second

Adventuras en Cursiva Teacher's Guide
Grade: Second

Escribiendo Cursiva Teacher's Guide
Grade: Third

Exito con Cursiva Teacher's Guide
Grade: Fourth

Domino Cursiva Teacher's Guide
Grade: Fifth

 

Multisensory Manipulatives & Tools

Our specially designed manipulatives are an integral component of our complete K-5 program. We understand how young children learn and, based on that understanding, we have built an unparalleled, multisensory curriculum focused on developing the whole child.

Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set
Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set

Engages children with hands-on literacy and pre-writing awareness activities while teaching letter size and placement.

Stamp and See Screen®
Stamp and See Screen®

Wood Piece stamps help build capitals and numbers.

 

Roll–A–Dough Letters®
Roll–A–Dough Letters®

It's fun to roll and cut dough snakes to make capitals and numbers!

 

Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters
Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters

Teach capital formations, letter size, shape, and position words and concepts, too!

Build Mat Man® Kit
Mat for Wood Pieces

The smiley face on this mat reminds children where to start their letters

 

Capital Letter Cards for Wood Pieces - Laminated
Capital Letter Cards for Wood Pieces - Laminated

Ideal for children who are just starting to learn capital letters.

Slate Chalkboard
Slate Chalkboard

The 4" x 6" Slate Chalkboard helps prevent reversals as children learn to write capitals and numbers.

Little Chalk Bits
Little Chalk Bits

These soft chalk pieces make writing easy for little hands.

 

Little Sponge Cubes
Little Sponge Cubes

These sponges are just the right size for doing Wet–Dry–Try.

Keyboarding Without Tears

Explore the Program 

Keyboarding Without Tears makes it easy to teach the pre-keyboarding and keyboarding skills students need to succeed with any assignment, in any setting. 

What sets us apart?

  • Digital citizenship courses from Common Sense Education
  • Easy to teach, easy to learn
  • Students work independently
  • Patented home row instruction
  • Game-based lessons build typing fluency and speed
  • Tech readiness activities

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