Offer a variety of interesting writing exercises to boost your third grader’s penmanship skills. The Cursive Writing Skillbook emphasizes correct letter formation, spacing, proportion, and slant through writing exercises such as writing Bible verses, practicing phonics, and completing creative writing pieces. The back of the book offers an Animal Dictionary that is used throughout the book to answer questions and write selections based on animals. There is never a dull moment when practicing penmanship in the Cursive Writing Skillbook.