Kid Writing

Kid Writing

Kid writing is an amazing reflection of student understanding of not only their own thoughts, but of letter sounds as well.   It is such a natural process.   Everyday in my classroom, the first activity of the day is writing in your journal.  In my classroom, the...
Handwriting Practice

Handwriting Practice

Recently on one of the yahoo groups I belong to someone posted the best idea for writing.  It was from the program – Write from the Beginning.  I do not know how the program is structured but what I gleaned from the post on yahoo – this is what I have...

The Stages of Hand Grip for Writing

As a teacher and educator, I am very concerned about the push down of handwriting.  It is scary to see the wide spread practice of teaching three and four year olds to write before they are physically ready.  I wanted to share a few developmental pieces I have...
It’s the Handwriting Fairy!

It’s the Handwriting Fairy!

I begin handwriting with a very special pencil!  It is quite a big deal.  I wait until October before formally introducing the pencil.  I tell the children that this is a special pencil that has a special way to hold it – the tripod grip!  I teach the proper...