Getting Started with First Grade Samples

1 Getting Started with First Grade SamplesYour First Grade materials help you teach printing with capitals and lowercase letters in words and sentences. There are activities for number lessons, too!Essential First Grade Materials: My Printing Book student workbook 1st Grade Printing Teacher s Guide Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD Blackboard with Double Lines Little Chalk Bits Little Sponge Cubes Wide Double Line Notebook Paper (500 sheets) Pencils for Little HandsHandwriting Without Tears 1. Alphabet Boogie Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 1988 Leading Role Music, ASCAP 2. Where Do You Start Your Letters?

2 Jan Z. Olsen, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 2007 handwriting Without Tears / 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP 3. Air Writing Emily Knapton 4. Hey, Hey! Big Line Emily Knapton & Cathy Fink, 2007 handwriting Without Tears / 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP 5. Diagonals Monica Hawpetoss, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 2007 handwriting Without Tears / 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP 6. Big Line March Emily Knapton 7. Sentence Song Emily Knapton 8. My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean Traditional, arrangement by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP 9.

3 Picking Up My Pencil Emily Knapton 10. Stomp Your Feet Jan Z. Olsen 11. Vowels Jan Z. Olsen 12. Frog Jump Letters Jan Z. Olsen 13. Give It A Middle Jan Z. Olsen 14. Give It A Top Jan Z. Olsen 15. Sliding Down to the End of the Alphabet Jan Z. Olsen 16. CAPITALS & lowercase Jan Z. Olsen 17. Magic C Rap Emily Knapton 18. Diver Letters School Emily Knapton 19. Descending Letters Jan Z. Olsen 20. Number Song Emily Knapton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 2007 handwriting Without Tears / 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP 21.

4 My Teacher Writes Jan Z. Olsen 22. 10 Fingers Jan Z. Olsen 23. Mat Man Rock Emily Knapton 24. Head & Shoulders, Baby! Traditional, arrangement by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP 25. Tapping to the ABC s Cathy Fink, 2 Spoons Music, ASCAPU nauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable rights reserved. Printed in the 2007 handwriting Without TearsHWT1905withCathy Fink & Marcy MarxerHandwriting Without Tears presentsRock, Rap, Tap & Learn Readiness to PrintingHandwriting Without Tears with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marcy MarxerROCK,RAP, TAP&LEARNP rinting Teacher s Guide1st GradeHandwriting Without Tears 1st Grade Printing Teacher s Guide by Jan Z.

5 Olsen, OTR and Emily F. Knapton, , | Jan Z. Olsen, OTR and Emily F. Knapton, , OTR/LGuide to Multisensory Lessons and Activities jump tug koalaName:MPB 29/21/12 1:51 PMcar jump tug koalaName:MPB 29/21/12 1:51 PM6. Charlie is proud to write his name. 4. Have the child trace the model with a crumpled paper towel piece. 5. Have the child pick up a Little Chalk Bit and write over the dry video demonstration, see or pp. 44 and 63 of the1st Grade Printing Teacher s Learning Learning with Music Using the Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CDYour students will sing and dance their way to better language and motor skills with the upbeat rhythm and clever lyrics on this CD recorded by back-to-back Grammy Award winners for Best Children s Album, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer.

6 Preview 20-second segments of all songs on our website Letters on the Blackboard with Double Lines Children learn correct letter placement to promote neat and fast printing. Use the Blackboard with Double Lines for letter, word, and name practice before transitioning to pencil and paper. 3. Have the child trace the model with a wet Little Sponge Gather Demonstrate for the child. Digital Teaching ToolsLetter & Number FormationsModel the steps for writing letters in print and cursive by using this web-based program on your interactive whiteboard or computer. A+ Worksheet MakerThis classroom resource helps you integrate our unique font and double lines into other activities like sentence writing, spelling, vocabulary, and graphic Teacher s Guides Available for Grades K 4 Our electronic teacher s guides bring fun and engaging elements of our curriculum to your computer.

7 The interactive, easy-to-use format reduces prep time and enriches your Tools for Your ClassroomWorkbook ActivitiesMy Printing Book includes letter, word, number, and sentence lessons, as well as activities that combine handwriting instruction with other language arts and math lessons. Child-friendly consistent language Left-hand friendly design Large step-by-step illustrated instructions Generous spacing with room to write Simple black and white pages with left-to-right illustrations avoid visual confusion Student self-check for letters, words, and sentences Double lines to facilitate correct size and placementRefer to the 1st Grade Printing Teacher s Guide for details on teaching letters and activities.

8 You ll find helpful tips, shortcuts, and lessons outlined by day and week. All your students need is 10 minutes of practice a day! 2013 handwriting Witho t Tears My Printing Book 25 Copy capital lowercase the sentence. Teachers: Help children their sentence for correct Capitalization, Word Spacing, and Ending adds dots. I add dots D D d d d++Check Sentence2345776 My Printing Book 2013 handwriting Witho t Tears +case = b chot + = h d+ball = f brain + = r b+bug = l bbookdogfootbowladyCOMPOUND WORDSFill in the blanks to make compound AppThe Wet-Dry-Try App combines versions of the popular handwriting Without Tears Slate Chalkboard and Blackboard with Double Lines activities.

9 Students can accurately practice formations based on our proven methodology and with instant Without Tears This effective, game-based curriculum for students in grades K 5 fits perfectly into the developmental progression of writing. It teaches pre-keyboarding, keyboarding, general computer readiness, digital citizenship, and digital Tech Tools for Your ClassroomTeacher & Classroom ResourcesA library of teacher and classroom resources to support your teaching! Find them in our Learning Lounge at Screener of handwriting ProficiencyThis free, easy-to-administer, whole-class assessment helps you assess classes and identify students who are struggling with handwriting .

10 The Screener is universal and can be used independently or as part of an Rtl Click AwayThis special section of our website is just for teacher s guide users. You will find downloads, extra practice pages, and additional activities and lessons. Use these to supplement your classroom instruction or to send home to families to foster a strong school-to-home Seminars Free online seminars enhance your teaching through interactive exchanges with tips, resources, tools, and fun activities delivered to your inbox. Video LessonsWatch experts demonstrate activities, so you can easily master the lessons in your DownloadsSend home in backpacks, use them as supplements in your classroom, or share them with StandardsHandwriting & Keyboarding: Standards for the Production and Presentation of Writing Both handwriting and keyboarding are skills students need to master to produce effective written work.