Starting with cursive

I am going to begin a phonics program and to look more at writing with my DD, and am considering starting with cursive instead of print. I'm trying to find recomendations for that. I am looking at Explode the Code, Abeka phonics in cursive and / or cursive first. Does anyone have recomendations for this? I know that phonics and writing are two different things, but if I want to use a workbook for phonics I'm not sure it should be in print if I want to teach cursive first, KWIM?

TIA!
~hkhik

 

I don't know if it is any good but New American Cursive by Iris Hatfield is supposed to be simplified so that it can be used by 1st graders. They have some sample pages for viewing here http://www.memoriapress.com/descriptions/new-cursive.html

I used Phonics Pathways which didn't require writing, although we used a whiteboard a lot so you could write the words in cursive if you wanted to but that might be confusing. Hope the link is helpful at least.

 

I started with Abeka cursive last year and loved it. I would recommend it.

 

My daughter did Abeka cursive in 1st grade and by the end of the year wrote in cursive better than most adults! Still, 4 years later, her hadwriting is beautiful. We enjoyed Abeka phonics and writing.

 

Back during the early part of the century up until about the Depression, all kids were taught cursive from the very beginning. It makes perfect sense to me...curvy lines that connect are easier than straight lines that stop and start. I wish I had known this when mine were younger. I don't know of anything that starts out with cursive though, sorry. Wish I had something besides useless trivia to offer!LOL

 

I plan on teaching my tot cursive in K with Abeka since it worked so well with my oldest daughter.

 

My daughter learned learned cursive with Abeka in 5k. The program is good. The school stressed her though by expecting perfection. When she got home, I didn't make her write cursive since it was a sensitive subject for her. She can read it and that's all I care.

I used bits and pieces of Abeka for my son. Just gave him the cursive chart and let him use it when he wanted. He writes better than my dd and he never did practice sheets. Lol

 

When my son was in kindergarten he told me that he wanted to learn how to scribble like me...I realized that he meant cursive writing (BTW, I don't "scribble", I have very nice handwriting). We started using A Beka cursive and loved it! He is now in 3rd grade and "scribbles" very nicely. I highly recommend A Beka cursive.