The Grade 6 Cursive eBook is a downloadable pdf file of handwriting practice pages for first grade through senior high. These practice pages are in today's most popular font. Similar to the writing style most of us would have learned in grade school. The sixth grade Presidential Penmanship program consists of 108 cursive handwriting lessons utilizing presidential quotes and a "final exam" in which the student copies the Gettysburg Address. Quotes chosen reinforce the core principles upon which our nation was founded and emphasize character qualities such as self-discipline and selflessness. Following are some selected quotes from the sixth grade program. My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. ~Herbert Hoover Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again. ~Grover Cleveland There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. ~John Adams The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. ~Abraham Lincoln The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight. ~Theodore Roosevelt Here is a link to some sample pages.
