The Joy Of Learning

Teaching penmanship using large motor skills part 3

You want to check out part 1 and part 2 before you proceed.

We started with the clock letters, writing on the floor using chalks.

We started with him tracing my writing and says the movement as he swings his arm i.e. “Start from the base line, go to 2 O’clock, turn back and then put a connector” for cursive a.

Once he is able to trace smoothly, he would write on his own by chanting the same as above.

Do it on blackboard with lines.

Children don’t automatically know where to start the letters, so it’s important to teach the placement and position of the letters.

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