Using ROH Alongside Essentials

You can easily integrate Rhythm of Handwriting with Essentials Online. The following video will give ideas and suggestions for using the two curricula. 

The Essentials Teacher’s Guide also gives suggestions for integrating Rhythm of Handwriting with the Essentials curriculum. The chart below gives a summary of the integration schedule from the Essentials Teacher's Guide. 

Essentials	Cursive	Manuscript
Pre-Lesson A	i, t, u, s	i, t, r, l
Pre-Lesson B	j, p, r, w	b, p, k, h
Pre-Lesson C	a, d, g	n, m, j
Pre-Lesson D	qu, c, o	u, w, y
Pre-Lesson E	Connecting letters	Correct spacing
Pre-Lesson F	l, b, f	a, d, g, c
Pre-Lesson G	e, h, k	o, qu, s, f
Pre-Lesson H	Connecting from the midline	Spacing after roll letters
Pre-Lesson I	n, m, y	e, x
Pre-Lesson J	v, x, z	v, z
Unit 2	P, B, R, N	T, I, H, P
Unit 3	M, K, H, U	B, R, N, M
Unit 4	Y, W, V, X	K, L, E, F
Unit 5	Z and Practice	D and Practice
Unit 6	Uppercase letters that connect at the baseline, Practice	Uppercase letters in words, Practice
Unit 7	Uppercase letters that do not connect, Practice	J, U and Practice
Unit 8	A, O, C, E	C, G, O, Q
Unit 9	Practice	S and Practice
Unit 10	G, S and Practice	A and Practice
Unit 11	J, Q and Practice	Y, W, V, X and Practice
Unit 12	T, F, D and Practice	Z and Practice
Unit 13	I, L and Practice	Practice
Unit 14	Numbers and Practice	Numbers and Practice
Unit 15	Practice	Practice