You can find the written version of this blog post at:  http://ridgelightranch.com/improve-memory-confidence-grades/    Here's the Highlights: The benefits for handwriting How to improve handwriting Handwriting is an art form Practice, Practice, Practice!   Things I mention is this episode: “The Man Health Perks of Good Handwriting”  from the Chicago Tribune June 15, 2011 by Julie Deardorff,  “What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades”  from The New York Times, June 2, 2014 by Maria Konnikova Renaissance - Impressionists Amazing Artist Handwriting Sheets American Amazing Artist Handwriting Sheets Making a Statement with Grant Wood’s American Gothic Lesson plan Painting in Tones Like OKeeffe Lesson Plan Drawing Botanicals like Linnaeus Lesson Plan