I teach my students each year about the "Handwriting House". All of the letters have a special place in the house. I teach them this little poem:
Then, I print the cards on cardstock and send them home as bookmarks! They even like to teach their parents a thing or two about handwriting. Perhaps I should share this with my husband?
No, we are not learning our ABC's in 1st grade, but we ARE learning how to properly form our letters. I am very strict with my students with handwriting starting on day 1. It helps them make it a habit. If I can't read their writing, we will both struggle all year! They end up feeling so proud about their handwriting. Of course the Handwriting Fairy helps, too. ;)
You can download the poster and bookmark {here}.
For more handwriting ideas you can click {here} and scroll down past this post and you'll see tons of other ideas.
How do you teach handwriting?
