Handwriting Without Tears

The first grade continues to learn and practice the proper formation of lowercase letters. To practice, we used sentence strips and chalk boards. On the chalk boards, we first write in chalk the new letter, then we take a damp sponge and "erase" the letter by tracing it. Finally we take a dry paper towel and re-trace the wet letter. This all reinforces what we learned. The children enjoyed the hands on practice.