Letter Formation A to Z | Handwriting Practice, Alphabet Tracing, Dot the Letter, Stroke Cues, Letter Families | Pencil Grip, Pre-Writing | Pre-K Kindergarten Printable

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65 printable pages to teach children how to form every letter, A to Z. Includes pencil grip tips, warm up strokes, stroke cues for every letter, tracing cards, letter families, dot the letter pages, name practice and a letter formation check.

Writing letters by hand helps children remember them. When a child says the sound while forming the letter, the sound, the shape and the movement are linked together. This companion to Learn to Read 1: Letter Sounds teaches correct letter formation step by step: get ready to write, learn the stroke cue, trace, practice in letter families, and write from memory.

What's included

• Getting Ready: pencil grip and posture, three pages of warm up strokes (lines, slants, zigzags, curves and circles), tall, small and fall letters, and the b and d bed trick
• Stroke Cues: simple words to say for every lowercase and uppercase letter, like "b: big line down, back up, around"
• Trace and Write A to Z: a tracing card for every uppercase and lowercase letter with picture keywords
• Letter Families: a poster and a practice page for each of the six lowercase families, starting with the magic c letters: c, a, d, g, o, q
• Dot and Find A to Z: dot the big letter, then find it among look-alike letters
• Practice and Check: lowercase and uppercase letter charts, trace the alphabet, I Can Write Letters, write your name, write from memory and a letter formation record sheet
• How to Use guide with teaching tips and contents

Why parents and teachers love it

• Science of Reading aligned: links each letter's shape to its sound
• Starts at the top: stroke cues and start dots build correct habits from day one
• Taught in families: letters with the same strokes are practiced together
• Helps with reversals: a b and d bed trick plus look-alike letter hunts
• Built-in check: write from memory and a record sheet to see what needs practice
• Great for pre-K and kindergarten, homeschool, fine motor centers, tutoring and occupational therapy support

Details

• Ages 3 to 6 (Pre-K to Kindergarten)
• 65 pages, instant digital download (PDF), US Letter size
• This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.
• For personal or single-classroom use.