Happy Handwriting! Roll-A-Number, Write-A-Number: 0-10 For Beginners: 1X a Week

This class will help learners develop confidence in their handwriting skills and number knowledge. Through modeling, songs, and hands-on and developmentally appropriate activities, students will enjoy learning to write NUMBERS 0-10. 

Class structure: 
-Introductions and class expectations
-Hello song
-Introduction to strokes
-Intro to first number-of-the-day
-Discuss the lines and curves in number-of-the-day
-Roll-a-number with playdough
-Discuss where to begin writing number (a star is used on handouts)
-Tracing and writing number on given hand-out
-Hand strength exercises and/or finger play
-Intro to second number-of-the-day
-Discuss the lines and curves in second number-of-the-day
-Roll-a-number with playdough
-Discuss where to begin writing the number (find star)
-Tracing and writing number on given hand-out
-Play game if time allows
-Goodbye song

In each lesson, we will focus on two NUMBERS. Students will learn vocabulary to understand direction and strokes used for each number, identify numbers, practice 1:1 counting, rote counting and develop fine motor skills. 

If you are unable to print the handouts, you can recreate them using markers or highlighters. The star is very important so please use a dark colored marker to draw the star, and a light colored marker to write the number. 

The playdough part of class may be a little difficult for your child AT FIRST. I will be showing them how to roll their playdough into "snakes." The more classes they take, the easier it will become. I ask that an adult or older sibling is near by to help the child the first few lessons to help them learn to roll their playdough correctly. Again, it will get easier with the more times they do it. 

Your student will hear the same introductions and language used every class even if they began the first lesson because repetition is key in handwriting. Every class will be a little different in that every class will have two new numbers. The discussion of number 1 will be very different than the discussion of number 3. 

If class time allows, we will play a game reinforcing numbers and/or counting.
I look forward to meeting your child and helping them develop their handwriting skills!

*play-doh may contain wheat, which could cause an allergic reaction if ingested in those sensitive to wheat gluten or with Celiac disease.

Order of number we will learn:
Week of October 4: 1,7
Week of October 11: 4,0
Week of October 18: 6, 9
Week of October 25 4: 2, 5
Week of November 1: 3, 8
Week of November 8: 10