Christmas Copywork Collection (Ages 8-13)

Description

The Christmas Copywork Collection includes two copywork units and two poetry analysis with copywork units. Guided poetry analysis and copywork is included for “Christmas Bells” and “The Foolish Fir-Tree.” Additional copywork units include Christmas Poems Copywork, which includes three Christmas poems, and American Authors Copywork: James Russell Lowell, which features his poem “A Christmas Carol.” See a preview of each title at the links below.

American Authors Copywork: James Russell Lowell: This American authors copywork pack includes “A Christmas Carol” by James Russell Lowell. Text is included in print, cursive, and manuscript to trace and to copy. 42 pages total.

Christmas Poems Copywork, Volume 1: This set of copywork from three poems shares beautiful words about this most wonderful season. It includes: “A Christmas Carol” by Josiah Gilbert “Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning” by Reginald Heber “The Three Kings of Cologne” by Eugene Field These are perfect for dictation or copywork and provide excellent handwriting practice. Traceable copy and blank lines are both included. Available in print and cursive handwriting versions. 36 pages (print) or 39 pages (cursive) total.

Christmas Bells Poetry Analysis and Copywork: Analyzing poetry sounds difficult, but it doesn’t have to be hard if students take it one piece at a time. This Poetry Analysis & Copywork unit includes 18 steps to guide students through analyzing any poem, room to write an analysis and summary of what they learned, notebooking page to record information about the poem’s author, the full text of the poem, and the full text of the poem as copywork to trace and to copy (blank lines are also included). These analysis sheets do not include examples from the poem but do include room for the students to record the information they find as they study the poem. The featured poem is “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 25 pages total. Available in print or cursive copywork versions.

The Foolish Fir-Tree Poetry Analysis and Copywork: Analyzing poetry sounds difficult, but it doesn’t have to be hard if students take it one piece at a time. This Poetry Analysis & Copywork unit includes 18 steps to guide students through analyzing any poem, room to write an analysis and summary of what they learned, notebooking page to record information about the poem’s author, the full text of the poem, and the full text of the poem as copywork to trace and to copy (blank lines are also included). These analysis sheets do not include examples from the poem but do include room for the students to record the information they find as they study the poem. The featured poem is “The Foolish Fir-Tree” by Henry Van Dyke, which tells the story of a Christmas tree who isn’t happy with the way he is dressed. This poem retains original wording, spelling, and punctuation. In this poem, “gay” means “happy”; “dress” means “clothing”; and “peddler” is spelled “pedlar.” Available in print copywork (50 pages) or cursive copywork (59 pages) versions.