This course is designed to help young children learn the basic strokes used for printing letters and numerals. Students will follow instructions on how to hold and manipulate a writing instrument. Students will become familiar with direction and position words such as top, middle, bottom, below,  above, down, up, left, and right. In this class, students listen and follow instructions as they learn how to print the letters of the alphabet. At the beginning of each class, students will have the opportunity to write their names in correct manuscript form. Approximately 15 minutes will be guided practice as students learn the different strokes that makeup manuscript letters. This teacher-directed activity reinforces the student's eye-hand coordination. Approximately 10 minutes will allow students to use their writing and drawing skills creatively.
I have a flexible teaching style that encourages creativity; however, in this particular class, I will expect students to follow explicit instructions when forming the letters. 

Beginning September  18

Week 1 The basic strokes
Theme: Headline, Midline, Baseline

Week 2  
Theme: Writing letters with straight lines

Week 3  
Theme:  Writing letters with curve lines 

Week 4 
Theme: Writing letters with slant down lines

Week 5 
Theme: Writing circle letters

Week 6 
Theme: Writing words with straight lines

Week 7 
Theme: Tall letters and below baseline letters

Week 8
Theme:  Connecting letters

This is an ongoing class. Students who master the correct letter formation will practice writing the letters and use their creative abilities to develop their own written stories.