(PENMANSHIP)
Rod and Staff worktexts, Italic Handwriting, and D'Nealian are good to consider.
ABeka teaches cursive handwriting in Kindergarten. (For cursive consider teaching
letters in groups according to similar "strokes," for example in cursive lower case
"i, e, t, u, w, etc." all begin with the "swing-up" stroke.)

Use copywork for penmanship. Copy Bible scripture, old hymns, memorable founding father
quotes, George Washington's Rules of Civility and Good Behavior (view these online at http://www.foundationsmag.com/civility.html), passages from good books, and good poetry
such as A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson at http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/youth/poems/AChildsGardenofVerses/Chap0.html.

One Hundred and One Famous Poems is one of our favorite poetry books.

Practice good penmanship when writing "Thank You" notes and friendly letters.
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;..." Ecclesiastes 9:10