Copy Work

I have the girls do copywork 4Xs a week.  This is how I do it:

Day 1 - Literature
Day 2 - Scripture
Day 3 - Literature
Day 4 - Poem

I require that they write at least 2 sentences.  They can pick which sentences they want from whatever book they choose.   We only have good books here.  They have to write a whole scripture and a whole poem, so of course they choose the shortest ones, but I have faith that they will one day write ones that have meaning.

I print out this page, front and back, and write the week number at the top.  This way I can easily glance at their paper and see if they did all of their copywork for the week.  I also use that same format for their Latin copywork.

I require that they write as neatly as possible.  If it is sloppy I give them extra practice from here.  Their handwriting is getting very beautiful! 

For cursive, I printed out a small cursive alphabet, laminated it, and stuck it in their folder.  They pull it out if they forget how to write a letter.  I require all of their work in cursive now, and I've decided to start Madelynn in cursive instead of the Handwriting Without Tears book.