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  • 51 Character traits.
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"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."

-Abraham Lincoln

 

"Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike."

-Theodore Roosevelt
"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. "
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."

-George Washington

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
-Helen Keller
"Character is much easier kept than recovered. "
-Thomas Paine
"Character, not circumstances, makes the man."
-Booker T. Washington
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A Great Concept! Lessons in Character while

Practicing Handwriting Skills

Does your student need more handwriting practice?

Are you looking for a supplement that focuses on character traits?

17 Character Traits per Book.

51 Total Traits Learned in Series.


3 Font Choices:

Getty-Dubay™Italic Handwriting Method
D'Nealian
Handwriting without Tears

Handwriting Exercises (5-15 minutes /day). Each book focuses on building character and imparting solid values through handwriting practice.

Intro includes Webster’s 1828 /1913 Dictionary definitions.

Student copies historical quotes from those who have demonstrated exemplary character.

Personal applications.

Thick consumable copy work books with quality spiral binding. 110 pgs.

 

Attentiveness, Carefulness, Creativity, Diligence, Forgiveness, Generosity, Gentleness, Gratefulness, Honor, Kindness, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Patience, Self-Control, Truthfulness, Virtue, Boldness, Confidence, Contentment, Dependability, Discernment, Decisiveness, Endurance, Enthusiasm, Forbearance, Initiative, Joyfulness, Justice, Loyalty, Orderliness, Punctuality, Respectfulness, Sincerity, Compassion, Courage, Determination, Discretion, Faithfulness, Flexibility, Goodness, Hospitality, Humility, Integrity, Optimism, Responsibility, Resourcefulness, Sensitivity, Trustworthiness, Thoroughness and Wisdom.

How Character italic (CI) Corresponds to Getty-Dubay Italic (GDI) Handwriting Books:

CI Basic Print            (Grades 1-3)      =    GDI Book B & C

CI Beginning Cursive (Grades 3-6)      =    GDI Book D & E

CI Advanced Cursive (Grades 6+)       =    GDI Book F & G

 

51 Total Character Traits in All 3 Books (17 per book):


Character Traits in Basic Print:

Attentiveness, Carefulness, Creativity, Diligence, Forgiveness, Generosity,

Gentleness, Gratefulness, Honor, Kindness, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Patience,

Self-Control, Truthfulness and Virtue.


Character Traits in Beginning Cursive:

Boldness, Confidence, Contentment, Dependability, Discernment, Decisiveness,

Endurance, Enthusiasm, Forbearance,Initiative, Joyfulness, Justice, Loyalty,

Orderliness, Punctuality, Respectfulness and Sincerity.


Character Traits in Advanced Cursive:

Compassion, Courage, Determination, Discretion, Faithfulness, Flexibility, Goodness,

Hospitality, Humility, Integrity, Optimism, Responsibility, Resourcefulness, Sensitivity,

Trustworthiness, Thoroughness and Wisdom.


Try before you buy!
1 Week Samples of All 3 Getty-Dubay Character Books:
Basic Print, Beginning Cursive, and Advanced Cursive.


 

Handwriting Without Tears & D'Nealian Samples also available.

Other Books in the Italic Family -

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
— Albert Einstein, Swiss-American mathematician, physicist and public philosopher (1879-1955)


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