Four Pirate Adventures. Four Visual Handwriting Discoveries.
Join the pirates as they explore their island and uncover the patterns hidden within lowercase letters!
From r-shaped seaweed to coconut c-shaped curves, then on to straight-line turtle tracks and slanted shark-teeth letters, each adventure introduces a different group of lowercase letters through imaginative visual clues and storybook illustrations.
Follow the pirates with messy map pro from their first discovery of letter formation to their final discovery of all five vowels. Four adventures, one continuing story, and a treasure trove of handwriting discoveries!
Four Pirate Adventures in One Complete Storybook
Why Four Letter Groups in One Story
Each story builds one skill of handwriting, then the next story groups letters of similar shape and starting points, till they complete all the styles.
Four books in one. The complete lowercase letter handwriting storybook collection in a one-book volume.
Treasure-seeking pirates find things in the sand to trace around. This is how they learn the new skill of handwriting. Pirate-themed word-play helps create a memorable and fun storyline, with playful use of the letters: r, i, c, and x. The similar grouping of letter shapes makes it easy for them to learn the four-letter groups quickly. Special attention is given to the importance of the vowel letters. With the help of a chatty parrot, the story has incorporated a few vowel sounds. Each letter has a specific visual cue to demonstrate the correct letter starting point. The letters are organized in clusters to help correct letter reversal errors. Each book in the series shares a close relation to Orton-Gillingham’s Style of handwriting instruction groups.
Handwriting is an adventure to treasure.
The four titles included in this book: R’s Pirate Letters, C Pirate Letters, I Pirate Letters, X Pirate Letters.
This complete storybook brings together all four Pirate Handwriting adventures, from R Pirate Letters through C and I Pirate Letters to the final adventure, X Pirate Letters.
Likewise, the posters and cards for these writing lessons are a great match for this book.
Visual Links to Handwriting Groups
1. r, n, m, h, b, p – Letter r is seaweed on the sand; the pirates trace the /r/ shape, and that helps to make the other letters in this group. These are the dive down, slide up, and hook letters. Dark blue water is on the bottom of the cards.
2. c, a, g, d, q, o, s, e – Letter c is half a coconut. The pirates trace around it in the sand to make the curved letters in this group. These are the /c/ curved letters that share the same starting point. Letter e was added to this group. (funny story in the book for letter /e/) Tallgrass on the bottom of the cards. Great for sand trays.
3. i, j, l, t, f, k –Letter i: tracks made by turtle hatchlings. The pirates copy the straight-line letters in the sand. Light blue water is on the bottom of the cards.
4. v, w, y, x, z, u – Letter x: These are the v-shaped letters; it traces around a shark’s tooth. These are the slanted line letters. Letter u was added to this group. (funny story in the book for letter /u/) Tree trunks are on the top of these cards. The letter x is the title of the book because, of course, the pirates use the all-important x to mark the spot for the treasure.
