Description
Teachers and parents can offer this cursive handwriting activity to children beginning to learn cursive letter formation. This is a favorite work for children in the Montessori classroom.
Learning goals: teach cursive letter formation, strengthen fine motor skills, improve focus
Points of interest: every letter begins on the same line unlike print which has many starting points, creative use of colors, encourage child to make choices when possible
Pre-requisite: This template is best utilized after children have been introduced to letter formation and their phonemes. Ideally they have had practice with sandpaper letters and sand trays, and lots of non-writing fine motor practice that has prepared the hand and grip for writing as well as the lowercase letters.
How to present:
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You can begin teaching uppercase and lowercase using proper nouns familiar to the child such as the child’s name, the names of people and places they know, holidays, planets, etc. Using photos and discussing these people and places can be interesting to the child and may inspire them to write.
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Choose only 3-4 letters at a time so they can feel successful completing a task, introduce more if they want to or feel ready.
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Observe the child’s form and note any areas they may need to correct and plan to present the correct formation at another time.
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You can further simplify this activity by cutting or folding the form in half and using only the rainbow tracing side and then presenting the lined side at another time.
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