The objectives of Book 1 are to establish good basic habits of paper positioning and pencil hold, and to develop the fine motor skills needed for accurate, consistent writing. The book takes the young writer from basic pencil handling and co-ordination exercises through to formation of letters and simple short words. The 28 worksheets contain an entertaining mix of games and puzzles, which parents (or grandparents!) and child will enjoy doing together. Billy Beetle, Sam Spider, Willie Woodlouse and Sally Snail lead the left-handed child through the worksheets. The illustrations are aimed primarily at the 6-7 year-old, when many left-handed children become more conscious of the difference between their writing style and that of their right-handed peers. However, the overall design is suitable for any age: we've heard from grateful users nearer to retirement age than to next year's Year 2...

Treasure House Handwriting is a whole-school programme designed to support children in developing a clear and fluent style of writing. Using precursive and cursive handwriting styles, the programme progresses from introducing the movements and patterns needed to form letters, through to the development of a personal style. This workbook continues the development of linking handwriting to spelling, introducing joins through the main onset groups and blends and the high-frequency words required to be learned and practice by the end of the stage.

Spectrum Learning Letters offers preschoolers comprehensive instruction and practice in following directions, recognizing and writing upper- and lowercase letters, as well as beginning phonics skills. It also includes 160 full-color pages with award certificates and answer keys.

Treasure House Handwriting is a whole-school programme designed to support children in developing a clear and fluent style of writing. Using precursive and cursive handwriting styles, the programme progresses from introducing the movements and patterns needed to form letters, through to the development of a personal style. This workbook reinforces the handwriting style already learned, through sentences, spelling patterns and simple tongue-twisters and rhymes. During this book, children are encouraged to attempt writing with their eyes closed to help fix the pattern of movements in the mind. Throughout this workbook, children are introduced to the idea of collating a handwriting folder, and also contains exemplar material to be retained by children in their handwriting folder.

Learning to write can be a daunting task - it takes lots of practice to get those letter shapes correct. Luckily, that's exactly what this fantastic Daily Practice workbook for the Reception Summer Term is for - it's perfect for getting pupils confident with handwriting, either in class or at home! It's packed with colourful characters and engaging activities - there's an exercise for every school day of the term, with self-assessment tick boxes at the bottom of each page. There are examples and outlines of letters and numbers for pupils to trace, plus guidelines to prepare pupils for writing by themselves. The alphabet and numbers are covered and many of the activities focus on writing letters within words. For complete coverage of Reception, buy this with our books for the Autumn (9781789088250) and Spring (9781789088267) terms!

Treasure House Handwriting is a whole-school programme designed to support children in developing a clear and fluent style of writing. Using precursive and cursive handwriting styles, the programme progresses from introducing the movements and patterns needed to form letters, through to the development of a personal style. The worksheets in this resource pack: * allow children to examine different handwriting purposes and styles * include settings in which print letters may be appropriate both in upper case and lower case forms * link with common spelling rules and patterns, and common high and medium-frequency vocabulary are continued * introduce practice in writing at speed. Useful teacher notes accompany the 47 worksheets for children.

The new National Curriculum emphasises the importance of composition but also 'transcription' i.e. spelling and 'fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting.' Our exciting new 'Let's Do Handwriting' titles provide all the help that children need to write fluently and legibly. Through guided practice in letter structure and the correct formation of joins, the children are encouraged to develop a clear, attractive style to use with fluency and speed in their everyday writing. The extensive handwritten practice of a wide range of words also helps to broaden vocabulary and spelling skills. As with every title in the Andrew Brodie Basics range, parents can ensure that their children's efforts are well rewarded. Each book features regular progress checks as well as a wide variety of attractive reward stickers. To help the children along, Marjorie the Meercat gives lots of useful tips!

The Handwriting Practice books support literacy in schools by giving children practice in forming and joining letters, helping them to develop handwriting that is neat, fluent, legible and fast. Fully compatible with any school handwriting scheme, Handwriting Practice works methodically through the different letters and joins, and features workbook style exercises for children to complete. The simple format of the books makes them easily accessible, enabling all children to work independently - though support from an adult helper is always beneficial. FOCUS points at the foot of each page highlight key points for helpers to look out for. Handwriting Practice 1 focuses on letter formation, with capital letters introduced in the middle section. Children are supported by coloured dots, dotted lines and arrows indicating where to begin each letter and how to form the shape, guidelines indicating the height and length of letters and real-life copying tasks, including writing notes, message and an invitation.

Level: EYFS Subject: English Have fun learning lower case letters at home with this motivating wipe-clean book! Lots of practice opportunities to help children learn how to write letters. Wipe-clean pages and pen so that children can try the activities again and again. Motivating activities to help boost confidence.

Cursive-writing practice is painless with these rib-tickling reproducibles Each page features some quick "word warm-ups" plus a hilarious joke or riddle to copy with care. And here's more good news: Kids can snip and staple the pages together to make an instant joke book to share with pals Cursive writing has never been so much fun For use with Grades 2-5.

The Oxford Let's Practise Handwriting series proudly introduces learners to our fun print and cursive monsters. These friendly monsters will support children every step of the way as they start their handwriting journey. Every handwriting stroke is repres

Morrells Joining Letters 1 is the first workbook in this new series of three workbooks to help master joined-up handwriting skills; pencil control and hand-eye coordination. Each workbook is packed with essential joining practice and concentrates on the correct diagonal and horizontal joins used to master joined-up handwriting. This series of Morrells workbooks use a specially designed and innovative bounce symbol to help the writer follow the correct letter direction and joins. Simply follow the arrows and bounce back up or down the joins when required.Each workbook offers invaluable handwriting practice using a simple format to develop clear and legible handwriting and are based on ability rather than age, so can be used by primary school children, teenagers and adults. The structured exercises make these workbooks ideal for use in the home or in the classroom and are all dyspraxia and dyslexia friendly. The full series of Morrells workbooks follow the current National Curriculum for handwriting and are perfect for use as a standalone resource or as part of a whole school handwriting policy.They have been developed to create life-long fluent and legible writers using a no-nonsense back-to-basics approach. Each workbook contains guidance on the correct sitting position, pencil grip and letter direction and provide plenty of spaces to practise handwriting.