Teaching Cursive Handwriting with Classical Conversations Prescripts

Handwriting is one of those subjects that I never get excited about.  I have to teach it, but it’s never very fun to me (or the kids for that matter).  In fact, with my first child, we had many tearful teaching sessions of him being frustrated because he could never get it quite right.  Then, I was frustrated because he just wasn’t listening to my instruction.  Thankfully, I learned a lot from those early days.  We haven’t had the same sort of issues as we’ve gone on to teach 3 more kids how to write, but I can say that they seem a bit bored and not excited about their curriculum.  That is, until we came across Prescripts.

Prescripts Handwriting Program by Classical Conversations

When I was contacted by Classical Conversations to see if I was interested in reviewing their new, just released handwriting program, I was hesitantly intrigued.  When I finally decided to have a look at it a little closer and try it out on my own children, I was excited!  Why?  I had looked over their website and could see this handwriting curriculum was something different than what my kids were used to.  I was hoping that it was something they’d get excited about and it proved to be just that!

What is Prescripts?

Prescripts is a handwriting program that uses the Classical model of copywork of historical documents and Scripture and combines it with art lessons.  Classical Conversations say:

We began with Bible and history lessons, and since one of the primary ways grammar students learn is by copying, we combined important ideas and passages with cursive handwriting and fun art lessons.

There are 4 different levels of books that are available for purchase.  The names of them are listed below in order of difficulty:

• Cursive Letters & Coloring:  Medieval to Modern World History
• Cursive Words & Drawing:  Scripture
• Cursive Sentences & Art Lessons:  Medievl to Modern World History
• Cursive Passages & Illuminations:  American Documents

What Grade Level is Prescripts Used for?

Because every child learns at a different pace, they have chosen not to label each book with a specific grade or age level.  In order to help you decide which book you’d like, they do offer a general guideline.  It is listed below:

•  Letters: ages 3–7
•  Words: ages 5–10
•  Sentences: ages 7–12
•  Passages: ages 9 through high school

Why We Love Prescripts

There are many different reasons that our family loves our new Prescripts handwriting program!  I, the mom, love that it pulls in Scripture and/or History into their handwriting practice.  We all love that there are art lessons intertwined throughout the copywork.  In fact, when we first got the books, we were thumbing through, trying to decide which child would get which book.  My 13 year old daughter happened to see what we were doing and asked, “Can I have one of those, too?”  Yes, she actually requested to do handwriting!   I’ll take it.  So, of course, this loving mother gave her exactly what she wanted.  “Anything to improve that handwriting, dear!”   We currently have 3 children working through a different book of Prescripts.  I’ve had no complaints!  They each one love getting rewarded for doing their copywork by doing art lessons.

Where Can I Buy Prescripts?

Prescripts is available for purchase through Classical Conversations.  Their normal price is very affordable at $11.99 to $12.99 each, but they are currently on sale for $7.99 to $9.99.

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