As 2025 wraps up, you're probably thinking about goals for the new year. More family time, less screen time, getting back to the basics. But here's a resolution that checks all those boxes while giving your kids a skill they'll use for life: teaching them traditional cursive handwriting.
I know what you're thinking. Cursive? In 2026? But hear me out. While the rest of the world is racing toward AI and automation, there's something powerful about slowing down to master a timeless skill. And with The Cursive Connection, you can start the new year with a complete 40-week curriculum that makes learning cursive actually engaging.
Why This Is the Perfect Time to Start
January is when we all feel that fresh-start energy. The holiday chaos has settled, you're mapping out your homeschool year, and everyone's ready for new routines. The Cursive Connection fits perfectly into that momentum. It's structured enough to give you a clear roadmap through 2026, but flexible enough to adapt as your year unfolds.
Think about it: if you start in January, your child will be writing beautiful cursive by October. They'll be reading historical documents by spring. By the time 2026 wraps up, they'll have a skill that sets them apart from 95% of their peers. That's the kind of tangible progress that makes homeschooling feel incredibly rewarding.
What You're Actually Getting
This isn't just a stack of worksheets to check off a list. The Cursive Connection is a complete experience designed to make cursive feel relevant and exciting. The boxed set arrives at your door with everything you need: 440 pages of curriculum, a leather desk mat that makes practice time feel special, a laminated exemplar for wet erase practice, and 12 surprise packages your child will open throughout the year.
Those surprises matter more than you might think. Opening a package to discover a vintage-style fountain pen or rainbow pencils transforms routine practice into something worth looking forward to. Combined with the spectacles for studying historical documents and vintage-themed stationery for applying their new skills, the program creates moments that stick in memory long after the lesson is done.
The online course component gives you lifetime access to video instruction, printable practice sheets, and a growing library of historical samples. Whether you choose the complete bundle with both physical and digital resources or pick the format that works best for your family, you're getting a curriculum that was created by someone who actually teaches both cursive and homeschool kids every single day.
The Skills They'll Gain Go Beyond Penmanship
Here's what I've seen after years of teaching cursive: the kids who stick with it develop something more valuable than nice handwriting. They develop patience. They learn to pay attention to details. They experience the satisfaction of mastering something difficult through consistent practice.
Research backs this up. Learning cursive improves memory retention, supports cognitive development, and actually helps kids with learning differences like dyslexia. The flowing, connected movements engage different neural pathways than printing or typing. Your child isn't just learning to write—they're literally building their brain in ways that support all their other learning.
And then there's the historical literacy piece. By the time your child completes The Cursive Connection, they'll be able to read original historical documents. The Constitution, Civil War letters, your grandmother's recipe cards—all suddenly accessible. That connection to the past changes how they understand history. It's not abstract anymore. It's personal.
Making It Work in Your Real Life
I'm a homeschool mom to four boys, so I know the curriculum that sounds great on paper doesn't always work when you're dealing with actual kids and actual schedules. That's why The Cursive Connection is designed to be flexible. You can move through one lesson per week for a focused year of cursive, or stretch it over two years for a more relaxed pace.
The instructor guides walk you through everything, even if you never learned cursive yourself. Each lesson builds systematically on the previous one, so kids gain confidence as they progress. The three certification checkpoints let them see their own improvement, which keeps motivation high even when the novelty wears off.
Plus, the curriculum integrates beautifully with whatever else you're already doing. Study historical samples during your history time. Use the letter writing unit to practice language arts. Let cursive become the thread that connects different subjects throughout your day.
Three Ways to Start Your 2026 Cursive Journey
The Complete Bundle ($239) gives you both the physical boxed set and lifetime access to the online course. This is our best value and most comprehensive option—perfect if you want the full hands-on experience plus the flexibility of digital resources.
The Boxed Set ($179) includes all the physical materials: the complete curriculum, leather desk mat, journal, laminated exemplar, feather quill pen, stationery ephemera, and those 12 surprise packages with quality writing instruments. Everything arrives ready to start your first week.
The Online Course ($179) provides lifetime digital access to video lessons, printable curriculum, bonus units, and the historical sample library. Perfect if you prefer to print materials as you need them or if you're teaching multiple children at different levels.
A Resolution Worth Keeping
Most New Year's resolutions fizzle out by February. But teaching your kids cursive through The Cursive Connection? That's different. It's something you do together, week by week, building a skill they'll carry for the rest of their lives. And in a world where everything is typed and standardized, the ability to write something beautiful by hand becomes increasingly rare—and increasingly valuable.
So as you're planning your 2026 homeschool year, consider adding traditional cursive to the mix. Not because it's trendy or because someone told you it's required, but because there's something deeply satisfying about mastering a timeless art form. Because connecting to historical documents matters. Because words never lose their value, especially when they're written by hand.
Start 2026 with The Cursive Connection and give your kids a skill that will serve them for decades to come. Ready to begin? Explore your options and order today at Simply Lettered Shop.