Handwriting and Phonics

Letters We Have Learned So Far

          Remember to always start at the top when writing letters

L, O, G, H, T, P, A, M, I, S, F, K, B

Digraphs

KIndergarten sight words and high frequency words

I, can, the, we, see, a, like, to, and, go, you, do, are, he, with

Letter Formation for Handwriting

Letter M-  Capital - Straight Down. Go back to the top. Slant down, slant up. Straight down

                   Lowercase- Straight down. Around and straight down. Around and straight down. 

Letter A- Capital- Slant down,. Go back to the top. Slant down,. Straight across the dotted line. 

                 Lowercase- Circle back, then around. Straight down. 

Letter S- Capital -Circle back, sweep around, and back again.

                 Lowercase- Circle back, sweep around, and back again. 

Letter P- Capital- Straight down. Go back to the top. Around and in at the dotted line.

                  Lowercase-  Straight down, past the bottom line. Circle all the way around.

Letter T- Capital-  Straight down. Go back tot the top. Straight across.

                 Lowercase- Start at the top line. Straight down. Go to the dotted line. Straight across. 

Letter I- Capital- Straight down. Go back to the top. Straight across. Go back to the bottom line. Straight across. 

                 Lowercase- straight down, dot above. 

Letter N- Capital- Straight down. Go back to the top. Slant down. Straight up. 

                 Lowercase- Straight down. Around and straight down.  

Letter C- Capital- Circle back and around, then stop. 

                Lowercase- Circle back and around, then stop. 

Letter O- Capital- Circle Back, then around  all the way

                  Lowercase- Circle back, then around all the way

Letter D- Capital- Straight down. Go back to the top. Around and in at the bottom.

                 Lowercase- Circle back and around. Go to the top line. Straight down.

Letter H- Capital- Straight down. Go back to the top. Straight down. Straight across the dotted line.

                Lowercase- Straight down. Go to the dotted line. Around and down.

Letter E- Capital- Straight down. Straight across. Straight across. Straight across.

                Lowercase- Straight across. Circle back and around, then stop. 

Letter F- Capital- Straight down. Straight across. Straight across.

                Lowercase- Circle back a little, then straight down. Go to the dotted line. Straight across.

Letter R- Capital - Straight down. Go back to the top. Around and in at the dotted line. Slant down.

                Lowercase- Straight down. Curl forward. 

Letter B- Capital- Straight down. Go back to the top. Around and in, around and in.

               Lowercase- Straight down. Go to the dotted line. Around all the way.

Letter L- Capital- Straight down. Straight across the bottom line.

                 Lowercase - Straight down. 

Letter K- Capital - Straight down. Go back to the top. Slant in, slant out.

                Lowercase- Straight down. Slant in, slant out. 

Letter U- Capital- Straight down, curve around, straight up. 

               Lowercase- Straight down, curve around, and up. Straight down.

Letter G- Capital- Circle back and around. Push up to the dotted line, and straight down. 

              Lowercase- Circle back, then around all the way. Straight down past the bottom lines, and curl back.

Letter W- Capital- Slant down, slant up. Slant down, slant up.

                     Lowercase- Slant down, slant up. Slant down, slant up. 

Letter J- Capital- Straight down, curl back, then stop. Straight across the top line.

                  Lowercase- Straight down past the bottom line. Curl back, then stop, dot above. 

Letter Q- Capital- Circle back, then around all the way. Slant down

                  Lowercase- Circle back and around . Straight down. Curl forward. 

Letter Y- Capital- Slant down to the dotted line. Slant in to touch, then straight down.

                Lowercase- Slant down. Slant in to cross, then down past the bottom line.

Letter Z-Capital- Straight across. Slant down to the bottom, straight across. 

              Lowercase- Straight across. Slant down to the bottom, straight across. 

Number Formation Songs

Sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou" three times

Remember to always start at the top when writing numbers