HANDWRITING

We are trying to focus on letter formation at present and building up your child's fine motor skills to support writing strength for consistent pressure on the paper and helping to support your child to write for longer periods.

Can you help your child to practice with some of the equipment below:-

Blackboard with chalks	Shaving foam making letter formations	using chop sticks
Whiteboards with big pens	Formal handwriting	exploring with keys and locks
Different media- paint, chalk, felt tips, etc	playing with ribbons and dancing	Mini-screw drivers on building projects
big writing on wallpaper	Mouse control, typing and playing games on the computer	Pegs boards
Finger painting letters and numbers	Cutting practice	Hama beads
Writing letters/numbers in sand	Trays with tweezers	Hammering in nails
Picking up rice with their fingers	Tongs work	Pouring techniques
Squeezy bottles letter work	opening bottle tops, jam jars	Tea parties pouring liquids

We are also working on using capital letters and not mixing upper and lower cased letters incorrectly.

Please come in if you need any assistance or a school handwriting sheet showing the correct formation.