Workbook

L is proud of his workbook.

I decided to start a notebook of my own making for L to work in.
He practices writing his name, numbers, and letters. I let him use a skinny marker because it is more fun than a pencil, but I do like him to practice with a pencil. I think gripping the pencil correctly was the hardest thing for him to learn. It took a lot of practice with some tracing pages I printed off of www.lilbunnyhops.com.


I also have him complete other activities, such as stamping his letters in abc order. I have a set of ABC stamps that I bought from Oriental Trading Company. They are self-inking, but have dried out. So we just use an ink pad now.


Practicing his letters.
I use verbal clues that I made up: (I'm sure there are others out there)
A-up down across A
B-Straight down, top, belly, bottom B
C-Around and stop C
D-Straight down, top to bottom D
E-Straight down, hat, arm, foot E
F-Straight down, hat and arm F


I like to have L practice his gluing skills as well. Here he cut the paper and then glued each piece into the notebook. He wanted the pieces to match up.


I like to write the date as we go and the skills we worked on. This is a simple and easy way to keep track of his progress.