Handwriting Teacher Resource (Book 1-3)

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During the initial years, students willfirst learn the Beginner’s Alphabet, move on to learn the letters with exits and entries during the Transition stage, and then learn how to join the letters to form Modern Cursive. These are crucial years in students’ development of fluent and legible handwriting. The Targeting Handwriting series provides everything you’ll need to give your students a through grounding and lots of practice in all the vital handwriting skills. Key Features information on the mechanics of writing ideas for pre-writing warm-ups teaching notes for each year handwriting skills checklists for each year pattern props and stories for demonstrating handwriting movement patterns a detailed 8-week Fine Motor Skills Program for use with Year 1 specific teaching notes on all the different joins 74 fun blackline masters these include tracking, tracing and independent writing activities and incorporate practice of numerals, number words and punctuation. Plus a bonus Keyboarding section that includes clear teaching notes keyboard and posture diagrams 25 task cards for students easy-to-use computer skills checklist. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION The Mechanics of Writing Using the Targeting Handwriting books A sample handwriting lesson Warming up: fine motor skills The basic movement patterns Using the pattern props Using the pattern pages Introducing letters/joins Introducing the letters using the seahorse prop The Targeting Handwriting Student Books Using the handwriting skills checklists BLM: Seahorse prop BLMs: Pattern props YEAR 1 A sample Year 1 handwriting lesson Fine Motor Skills Program teaching notes The five-minute pre-writing warm-up Handwriting skills checklist The Fine Motor Skills Program An eight-week, day-by-day program enabling students to develop a range of fine motor skills BLMs: for use with Fine Motor Skills Program. BLMs: Pattern pages BLMs: Numerals 1-10 YEAR 2 A sample Year 2 Transition stage handwriting lesson Teaching notes for each letter group Handy hints for teaching the Transition stage The five-minute pre-writing warm—up Handwriting skills checklist Using the Teacher Resource Book BLMs: Pattern pages BLMs: Letter pages in alphabetical order BLMs: Numerals YEAR 3 A sample Year 3 Cursive handwriting lesson Joining notes for teachers Handy hints for teaching Queensland Modern Cursive The five-minute pre-writing warm-up Handwriting skills checklist BLMs: Pattern pages BLMs: Practice pages BLMs: Numerals 1-100 KEYBOARDING Featuring teaching tips, handy diagrams and task cards for students