Newberry Academy • Elective
Penmanship Curriculum
Handwriting Practice and Cursive Writing courses designed to help students develop clearer, more controlled, and more confident written work.
Build Stronger Handwriting Skills
Newberry Academy Penmanship gives students focused practice in letter formation, spacing, control, legibility, and writing fluency.
Younger students begin with handwriting practice, while students in Grades 2–5 can move into cursive writing.
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Handwriting Practice
Focused manuscript handwriting practice for students who are still developing consistent letter formation, spacing, alignment, control, and readable everyday writing.
Explore Handwriting PracticeCursive Writing
Cursive instruction and practice designed to help students form letters correctly, connect them smoothly, improve legibility, and develop greater handwriting fluency.
Explore Cursive WritingAvailable by Grade
Handwriting Practice
Build strong manuscript habits with focused practice in letter formation, spacing, alignment, and neat written work.
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Strengthen manuscript handwriting with continued attention to consistent formation, spacing, control, and legibility.
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Introduce cursive letter formation and connections while helping students begin developing smooth, readable cursive handwriting.
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Strengthen cursive fluency through practice with letter formation, connections, spacing, words, sentences, and increasingly natural written work.
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Continue improving cursive legibility, consistency, control, connected writing, and confidence in longer written practice.
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Refine cursive handwriting through practice that emphasizes fluency, legibility, consistency, and confident use in everyday written work.
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2nd Grade Has Two Penmanship Choices
Second-grade students can continue strengthening manuscript handwriting with Handwriting Practice, begin Cursive Writing, or use both depending on the student's readiness and your family's goals.
Add Penmanship When Your Student Needs It
Penmanship is offered separately from the core academic curriculum, giving families the flexibility to add handwriting or cursive practice without purchasing another full subject package.