Prewriting Practice

Prewriting practice is very important for little ones.  These type of activities are the building blocks for handwriting.

N is learning to:

1) hold her writing utensil correctly (she mostly uses her right hand, but still wants to try her left-don't discourage this!  It is important to let your child figure out what is most comfortable for him/her.)
2) hold her paper correctly
3) start her marks on the left side of the paper
4) trace straight lines to the end point
5) stop her marks at the ending point

Standards:

Kansas Early Learning Standard

CL Standard 4: Demonstrates emergent writing skills

using a highlighter to trace the line

tracing the dotted lines

 DIY Prewriting Practice Pages

use stamps and a highlighter

using a pencil to trace over the highlighted line

 using curved lines and angled lines

 using stickers and maze lines

>>>If your child struggles with holding a writing utensil correctly there are several sources out there you can check out.  Simply Google "correct handwriting grip", "correct pencil grip" or something similar.  You can use a rubberband to help hold the pencil in place (I've seen this on Pinterest), or there are grips you can buy.  One method that works well is to have your child place the pencil on the table with the eraser at the top.  Next have them pinch the pencil near the bottom by the point with their thumb and index finger and then swing the pencil (without letting go!) back towards their hand.<<<