The Fun Way to Learn Cursive Handwriting
The New American Cursive Penmanship Program is an easy to follow resource to learn cursive handwriting – through simplified letter forms, and multi-sensory methods.
Learn Cursive Handwriting- Simple as A B C
Our Workbook Advantages
Teaching our program is just as enjoyable as learning from it! NAC only takes 15 minutes a day and it naturally integrates with the Startwrite/NAC worksheet software. Learning cursive doesn’t have to mean hours spent writing sentence after repetitious sentence!
Teach Yourself Cursive
The New American Cursive Penmanship Program isn’t just for young students. The Teach Yourself Cursive Workbook is written so that older students and adults can easily develop a good, unique cursive style too, and still have fun while learning all of it.
Our Program
NAC recognizes that everyone’s handwriting is unique. Each workbook is written to assist students at different levels, starting at the first grade, in not just learning the rules, but realizing and expressing their own unique and articulate cursive handwriting style.
New American Cursive Student Workbooks
This series of workbooks improves the process of teaching handwriting and allows students to gain competency at a younger age.
Cursive Workbook 1
Beginner
$25.75
This workbook features a simplified alphabet, clear starting dots and arrow directions, as well as a teaching guide
Cursive Workbook 2
Standard
$25.75
Level 2 of our workbook series features over 125 instruction exercises, an eight page instruction manual, and more...
Cursive Workbook 2
Scripture
$25.75
Level 2 of our workbook series features over 125 instruction exercises, an eight page instruction manual, and more...
Cursive Workbook 3
Standard
$25.75
The third book in the NAC® Program is designed to enhance the student’s development of cursive writing skills...
Cursive Workbook 3
Scriptures
$25.75
The third book in the NAC® Program is designed to enhance the student’s development of cursive writing skills...
Student Handwriting Samples
Getting started couldn’t be easier, and the results speak for themselves. Students as young as Kindergarten age can have neat, legible cursive handwriting. Just check out some of the examples below of New American Cursive Penmanship Program students.
New American Cursive Penmanship Program
New American Cursive is honored and humbled to be the recipient of Practical Homeschooling’s Reader Award for 2019.
This program presents a simplified set of letter forms and a refined multi-sensory method that help young students–and adults–develop the necessary skills to learn cursive and write well.
Founded and developed by handwriting specialist Iris Hatfield, with over 35 years of experience, NAC recognizes that everyone’s handwriting is unique. Each workbook is written to assist students at different levels, starting at the first grade, in not just learning the rules, but realizing and expressing their own unique and articulate cursive handwriting style. The workbooks are top-bound, making them equally accessible for left-handed or right-handed writers, and include instructions on posture for either approach.
The innovative methodology of the New American Cursive curriculum is accompanied and reinforced by time-tested values. With inspiring historical quotes and–also versions available with passages of scripture, students are encouraged to cultivate a world-view as strong as their writing abilities.
Every aspect of the New American Cursive Penmanship Program, from the workbooks to the supplementary StartWrite/NAC software, is conscientiously designed to make an enjoyable and enriching experience for students and teachers while making all the connections between a valid handwriting style and a viable cursive.
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Annual New American Cursive Penmanship Contest
New American CursiveⓇ Penmanship Contest for 2024 is fast approaching.
April 10 is the absolute last postmark date for mailing.
As we announced last year, the contest has been changed to include only grades one through three. We suggest holding an in-house contest for other grades, judged by students and teachers.
Here is a link to an excellent research article: Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning | Scientific American
We are looking forward to seeing all the delightful entries this year!
National Handwriting Day
How will you celebrate? We have some ideas. Check them out here.
Download free samples of our cursive handwriting template for personal or classroom use, or view our NAC student handwriting samples.