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I will be posting school suggestions that you may find to be very helpful this year. If your child cannot write his or her name please start to practice. The child must first know how to spell it. With my own children, I found it helpful to make a chant/cheer for both first then last name. When my youngest was 2 years old, we started the process of learning how to spell her name. Here is the example: A-D, R-I, ANA! Let's say it again! etc.Then, we moved to writing her name using proper formation, as listed below. If your child can write their first and last name, way to go! For these students, you have work to do too! Please work on proper letter formation!
Sit with your child and follow these guidelines:
1. ALL letters and numbers are formed from top to bottom.
2. Circle formation IS IMPORTANT!!!! Circles are formed counter clockwise!
3. ALWAYS SIT ON YOUR CHILD'S LEFT SIDE, SO S/HE KNOWS TO FORM LETTERS TOWARDS YOU.
Good habits start early. All the work that we put in today will benefit your child for many years to come! BUT above all make it fun!!! Use different colored pencils or markers. Use a chalk board or white board, put a cup of uncooked rice in a shirt box and practice writing with your finger or some finger paint in a zip-loc bag and seal it. Then, write with your finger on the outside of the bag on a flat surface. I think about the kids in our class all the time! I try to find what works for each to move them forward. Please ask any questions you may have, I am always here to help!
Suggestions
Suggestions
Print the practice page.
Sit in writing position with your feet on the floor and your back against the back of the chair.
Use proper pencil grip! (See pictures of pencil grip from morning work)
Complete tracing the lines.
PARENT TIP-Your child can access and print extra printing practice pages through our reading series student Wonders account that is linked on the links and resources page. Passwords are on the ring in your tool kit that were sent home!
PowerPoint Presentation.pdfName Practice
Name Practice
If your child struggles with writing her/his name, print several pages and practice often! Please turn in the extra practice pages.
If your child struggles with writing her/his name, print several pages and practice often! Please turn in the extra practice pages.
Find your name and print the page.
Using proper pencil grip and writing position (your back against the back of the chair, feet on the floor), complete the trace and write your name activity.
Journal Practice
Journal Practice
Directions:
Print the writing paper below.
Write your name on the line. *If you are able to write your first name, also write your last name. Your name should start with a capital letter and the rest of the letters must be lower case.
Under your name write the date.
The sentence that you will write and illustrate is: I see me.
*Things to stress: good grip, good writing position, finger spaces between words. Use the rubric on the side to go over what is needed in the illustration.
The rubric on the side of the journal should be reviewed before you start to write or draw. Once you are finished with the writing and drawing, you need to go over the rubric on the side and "X" the box if your child completed the activity. If your child missed something from one of the boxes, go back and fix it. Then, your child can "X" the box.
Draw a picture of yourself using several colors.
Journal Practice
Journal Practice
Print the writing paper below.
Write your name on the line. *If you are able to write your first name, also write your last name. Your name should start with a capital letter and the rest of the letters must be lower case.
Under your name write the date.
The sentence that you will write and illustrate is: I can play.
*Things to stress: good grip, good writing position, finger spaces between words. Use the rubric on the side to go over what is needed in the illustration.
*The rubric on the side of the journal should be reviewed before you start to write or draw. Once you are finished with the writing and drawing, you need to go over the rubric on the side and "X" the box if your child completed the activity. If your child missed something from one of the boxes, go back and fix it. Then, your child can "X" the box.
Draw a picture of yourself playing with the use of several colors. Today you will label your picture using kid spelling too!! For example: If your picture is of the child playing with a ball, have your child say the beginning sound for ball and write the letter "B." If your child can spell the word ball independently great! If not, stress the ending sound and add that to the "b." Then, talk about how they did a great job getting the beginning and ending sounds, and tell the child that it does have a few more letters in the middle. They will learn how to include these middle sounds, as the school year progresses. *This is the last box on the rubric!
I will be keeping the journals to see how your child's writing is progressing throughout the year.
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