Classroom Handwriting Contest
Encourage students to use their very best handwriting with a Classroom Handwriting Contest!
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5 Simple Tips for Teaching Handwriting
Students use handwriting every day—so it’s pretty important to make sure they know how to write by hand! But with a million and one things to squeeze into limited classroom time, trying to fit in handwriting instruction may seem like a daunting task. However, we have good news for you: teaching handwriting doesn’t have to be…
6 Ways to Make Handwriting Fun
Before many children even start school, they begin to “pretend write,” creating line after line of doodles to mimic the way they see grownups writing. Learning to write by hand is so exciting for children; it’s a sort of right of passage that they can’t wait to begin. However, that excitement can quickly turn to frustration…
The Ultimate Goal of Handwriting Instruction
Years ago, at an educational conference, a teacher stopped by to ask some questions about handwriting instruction. She was particularly frustrated with one of her first-grade students, who just wouldn’t hold her pencil correctly. The girl held her pencil with her thumb tucked under her first and second finger. “I’ve tried everything!” the teacher lamented….