Handwriting – Letter formation Part 1
Every school seems to have a different handwriting policy, most schools use either cursive or pre-cursive letters. Pre-cursive means that each letter is designed to be individual. Cursive font is designed so that you don’t have to take the pen off the paper allowing the wrting to flow better. Each school may also have different ways of forming letters. For example there are different ways of forming f, k and s.
In these posts I am going to talk about letter formation of print letters and then cursive letters. It is worth asking your school which Every school seems to have a different handwriting policy, most schools use either cursive or pre-cursive letters. Pre-cursive means that each letter is designed to be individual. Cursive font is designed so that you don’t have to take the pen off the paper allowing the writing to flow better. Each school may also have different ways of forming letters. For example there are different ways of forming f, k and s. In these posts I am going to talk about letter formation of print letters and then cursive letters. It is worth asking your school which way they are teaching and they will be able to show you so you can support your children at home. One thing to remember is to remain positive and praise the good. Learning to write is really hard! Children need to form new muscles in their hand and writing can make their hands ache. When I was training we were asked to write with a pen with a 6ft garden cane attached – we were then given Chinese writing to copy – it was really hard and really hurt so worth trying to empathise with your little one! Free letter formation chart link at the bottom of the page. Montessori methods In a Montessori classroom and I have seen these in non-Montessori classes we use Sandpaper letters. These are tiles approx A5 size with letters cut out of sandpaper on them. Learning the letter formation in a kinesthetic way (by touch and movement) helps the children to remember the formation of the letter. There is often a sand tray as well for the children to practice forming the letters with out fear of mistake. Recording something on paper can be quite daunting for a young child, allowing access to sand – or even white boards gives an opportunity to explore the letters with out fear of permanency. Print letters – how they are formed
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Free printable for these letter formations.
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