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About this Set
The printable handwriting lessons offered here have arrows and each letter is presented in both capital and lower case on the same lesson. The letters and numbers are large and the page is printed horizontally.
Options Regarding A, M, N
In this set, you can choose to teach the A as a 2-stroke letter
or a 3-stroke letter. The link name tells you which one is which: Aa2 is the 2-stroke Aa3 is the
3-stroke. You have the same choice with M. The N can be draw in 1,
2, or 3 strokes, however; this set presents the N as a 2-stoke
character. This matches the way the M is drawn in the Mm2 file. Of
course you can "white-out" the arrows on the N and any
other letter and teach your child the way that you think is best.
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Teaching Suggestion
To conduct the lesson, first draw the letter that you are going
to teach on a white board or on paper. Demonstrate which direction
to make the strokes. If your child enjoys writing on the white
board, allow him to practice the letter a few times. After this
introduction and if there is still time, hand your child a practice
sheet. Your child can use markers, crayons, or a pencil to trace the
letters. If you have a theme color, use a crayon or marker in that
color or you could let your child choose which color to use.
Observe your child tracing the characters! This is THE time to teach character formation. If you hand the printable to your child and then walk away, you are giving opportunity to error. Stand by and watch your child draw the first and second character (at least).
You can opt to teach both capital and lower case on the same day or you can teach them on different days. Either way, try to keep the session between 7-15 minutes. Practice 4-5 days a week.
The lessons can be given as needed or use one of the schedules listed in the right side bar.
Letters By Shape
There are a few shapes that letters have in common as well as stroke direction. if you want to introduce the letters in an order based on shape and stroke see the chart below. Please note that when cursive is taught, quite a few of these letters will be drawn in a different direction. The purpose here is more of a pencil control issue.
c, o, a, d, g, q, f, e, s, C, O, Q, G, S
r, n, m, h, b, p, P, B, R, D
*t, u, U,
*t can be taught with a hook or without a hook.
l, *t, i, j, y, v, w, x, k, z, E, F, I, H, L, T, N, M, A, K, X, Y, Z, J, V,
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