Ada is getting much better at coloring between the lines...when she takes her time. I think she might be a bit of a chip off the old block here in that she likes to rush things because her active little imagination is racing ahead to the next thing she wants to do.
It's the same with handwriting. Her pencil grip is quite good, and she can form most letters fairly easily, but you can forget about straight lines and keeping between them.
Unfortunately she's not one for copying the same letter over and over until she gets it right. That's boring.
So I have to make her letter practice a little more visually stimulating.
The first time was for letter X, and we were using water color paints. I drew several boxes of various sizes on her paper, showed her how to form an X, and let her at it. She could use any colour or brush, our only rule being she had to form an X in every box.
She loved it, and we've since done it for every letter in their God's Little Explorers notebook.
She's at a point now where I want to introduce her to writing between the lines, so I've confined the boxes with blank writing lines. We're starting with lowercase, but I'm working on an upper case set as well.
You can download your Letter Formation Practice pages (lowercase)here.
Addendum: Letter r has been added to the file! So sorry to miss it the first time!
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I love this idea! It is so great to do! You could also do the same thing with sight words! *hint*hint*
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment! Sight words are next on the list after upper case letters and numbers. I see it as a friendly introduction to copywork.
DeleteLove this! I really don't enjoy printing out lined sheets and making my son write them over and over, he gets bored, and so do I! But this is perfect, thank you so much for sharing it!
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I like this idea! The long repetitive lines of letters can be drudgery for a beginning writer. This is a clever way to add variety and encourage practice. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at NextGen Homeschool - this is very helpful!!!
ReplyDeleteRenée at NextGen Homeschool
Thank you, I was looking for something like this:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I like the idea of adding art to make things more interesting :) I think this might be really good for my son.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great resource, I love it! Gwyn
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea!!! I can't wait to start doing this with my oldest.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea---I definitely love this for my oldest! We would love for you to share at our first Super Summer Saturday party here: http://www.thechirpingmoms.com/2013/06/super-summer-saturday-party.html!
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I found you at Manic Monday! Thanks for sharing these printables. I love the variety in sizes and colors! I'll pin this to a kindergarten board.
ReplyDeleteLinda Nelson
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Hi Linda. Thanks for pinning it up. I just hope people find it useful!
DeleteI just found you & these!! AMAZING!! Downloading and Printing as we speak!! Do you have capitals or sight words?!? LOVE!
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Hi Sarah, thanks for the enthusiasm! I'll be posting capital letters tonight and then I'll be working on sight words after that. I'll have to reformat the sight words pages somewhat. Cassie from 3Dinosaurs will be working on some sight word sets as well, so stay posted!
DeleteThis is a great printable. Reagan is going to be a rockstar when she gets into school because of all these fabulous printables!!
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Those are so pretty! I don't think I've ever said that about a handwriting printable before =) Thanks for sharing the download!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment Amy. I was never one for doing copywork, but as a teacher I often gave dictation. Handwriting is becoming a lost art! I try to make sure my children see me writing more often than they see me typing.
DeleteShe is coming on so well - thanks for sharing on Motivational Monday
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Thanks for so generously sharing your printable! I featured your post as the Free Printable of the Day at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow (and on Pinterest).
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DeleteThis is terrific. It is very frustrating when the kids come in having learned letter formation the wrong way!! I applaud the efforts, but RE-teaching is harder :) This will be extremely helpful! Thank you so much. Looking forward to getting the upper case, too! Following you on Bloglovin' so I don't miss anything wonderful :) Have a blessed day!
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DeleteWOW! This is such a brilliant way to make writing practice just a little bit more interesting. I'm definitely going to use a few of these printables to work on some problem letters with my preschooler. This is just what I needed to get him all the way ready for Kindergarten.
ReplyDeleteI like this a lot! Something to try when my four year old is ready for lower case letters. I also like your tag next to the copyright. I might add something like that to my printables.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna. I went through several iterations before I got to something that said what I wanted but still fitted on one line! You're more than welcome to use the same
DeleteThank you - How clever! This should be a lot of fun for my kinders!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so much more fun than a normal worksheet.
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know I've featured this on The Sunday Showcase: http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/06/29/the-sunday-showcase-letters-and-words.html
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DeleteI absolutely LOVE this idea! I have a soon to be 4 year old, who wants to learn to form letters. I didn't want to do a boring line of letters. This is GREAT!
ReplyDeleteHomeschoolers thank you!
I always hated that myself, so I didn't want to inflict it on my own kids!
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