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Grade K, Writing Benchmark A: Develop writing skills (COS 3 19-21) 1. Develop fine motor skills Manipulate various writing tools Use correct letter formation to write upper and lower case letters Use correct directionality Use appropriate spacing between words Write legibly on kindergarten handwriting paper 2. Express personal meaning through writing Draw pictures Scribble Write random strips of letters Write strings of initial sounds Approximate spelling Develop a collection of correctly spelled high frequency words

Lesson Plans: Handwriting Practice Made Easy Students use lined whiteboards as tools for learning and practicing handwriting skills. Eliminating Reversals A daily practice activity to eliminate the number of reversals with numbers and letters. Message To Mother Students write sentences to their mothers and include them in beautiful Mother's Day gifts.

Resources: Teaching Handwriting: This site has a variety of resources on teaching handwriting. Handwriting Worksheet Maker: Make custom handwriting sheets at the click of a button. This site allows the teacher to make up one sentence worksheets for beginning handwriting. Dynamic Tracer Pages: This site is really easy to use. You can create handwriting sheets. Penmanship Practice: This website has a large supply of handwriting pintables including readiness practice sheets, manuscript handwriting sheets and awards. Free Jan Brett Alphabet Sheets: Modern or Traditional Manuscript - Printable! Use letters together as an alphabet line or separately as flash cards Wheel of Words: These pages include a hands-on activity that helps students strengthen skills in reading and writing. Alphabet Worksheet Index: Writing and letter naming activities Practice Handwriting Using Shaving Cream: A fun way to practice writing the letters D'Nealian Alphabet Worksheets: Letter sheets for beginning writers Learning Page: Learning Page provides a huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials you can download and print. Fine Motor Skills: This web site offers ideas and activities to help elementary school-aged children develop their perceptual fine-motor skills, with an emphasis on handwriting.
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