Kinetic Letters
At Shireland Hall Primary, we use Kinetic Letters to teach handwriting.
Making our bodies Stronger
To be able to write effectively and be able to maintain writing stamina, it is essential to build body strength to support the development of our fine and gross motor skills.
Practice these different body positions to build you muscle strength ready for writing.
Pencil Hold
Learning to maintain an optimal pen or pencil hold using the 3 Friends song.
Letter Formation and Spacing
Every letter has a specific starting place when being formed.
Letters start at either brave monkey's (Bounce) or scared monkey's (Skip) branch.
Some letters 'pull in' or 'bump' to sit on the line.
Some letters go 'on down' and have a tail that goes under the line.
See the different examples below.
This letter starts at brave monkey's branch.
This letter starts at scared monkey's branch.
This letter 'bumps' down to sit on the line.
This letter goes 'on down' below the line.
Letter Families: lower case
Choose a letter family below to see how they make their different lower case letter trails.
Capital Letter Groups
Choose a letter group below to see how they make their different capital letter trails.
