Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum - K

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K

Our kindergarten handwriting curriculum is a research-backed and researchproven method for learning handwriting. The materials include print and digital student editions and time-tested, hands-on manipulatives that empower children of all learning styles to master handwriting as an automatic skill.

Available in English + Spanish

Essential Kindergarten Materials: • Letters and Numbers for Me student edition • Letters and Numbers for Me Teacher’s Guide • Interactive Digital Teaching Tool • Digital Student App

Recommended Kindergarten Materials: • Writing Journal–A • Building Writers–A • Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn • Laminated Capital Letter Cards for Wood Pieces Help your children look at the first example. Then find the one that matches in each row.

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Student Edition Letters and Numbers for Me includes letter, number, word, and sentence lessons that combine handwriting instruction with other language arts lessons.

• Gray Blocks for teaching capitals and numbers without reversals • Student self-check for letters, words, and sentences

• Generous spacing with room to write • Left-hand friendly design

• Large step-by-step illustrated instructions

• Simple black-and-white pages with left-to-right illustrations avoid visual confusion

• Child-friendly, consistent language

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Refer to the Letters and Numbers for Me Teacher’s Guide for strategies to teach lessons and activities. You’ll find helpful tips, shortcuts, and lessons outlined by day and week. All your students need is 10 minutes of practice a day!

Interactive Digital Teaching Tool

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This digital teaching tool supports educators online with the research-backed resources they need to ensure student success.

Features: • Access digital student editions, digital teacher’s guides, and lesson plans • Show engaging videos, music, and animations to support instruction • Lesson planner tool saves time with a broad overview of each week • Assign and review student lessons remotely • Customize letter order to suit your ELA needs • Available in English and Spanish

Multisensory Learning Learning with Music Using Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn Your students will sing and dance their way to better language and motor skills with the upbeat rhythm and clever lyrics recorded by back-to-back Grammy® Award winners for Best Children’s Album, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer.

Preview 20-second segments of all songs at LWTears.com/music Teaching with Wood Pieces and Music Children use the Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters and music from Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn to learn positions in space, body parts, and shapes.

Up in the Air

Touch My Toes

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Building Capitals with the Letter Cards and Mat This activity helps students master top-to-bottom formation habits and capital letters.

1. Demonstrate for the child. Ask the child to build the letter on the Capital Letter Card.

2. D emonstrate letter formation on the Mat. Ask the child to build the letter step by step.

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Building, Singing, and Drawing Mat Man® Mat Man makes drawing easy. This activity develops a child’s body awareness, drawing, and counting skills.

1. Teacher builds Mat Man on the floor and gives Mat Man parts to the children.

2. Children build Mat Man while singing the Mat Man song.

3. M at Man is built. Now it’s time to draw him on paper!

Learning Capitals and Numbers on the Slate Chalkboard Students learn to write capitals and numbers using this fun hands-on activity that works for all learning styles.

1. Demonstrate for the child.

Have the child trace the model with a wet Little Sponge Cube.

2. Have the child trace the model with a crumpled paper towel piece.

3. Have the child pick up a Little Chalk Bit and write over the dry model.

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Learning Letters on the Blackboard with Double Lines Children learn correct letter formations and 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.

1. Have the child trace the model with a wet Little Sponge Cube.

2. Have the child trace the model with a crumpled paper towel piece.

3. Have the child pick up a Little Chalk Bit and write over the dry model.

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Each number page also gives a review of previously learned numbers. The children practice writing numbers on Gray Blocks and on a single line.

Line Generalization andOther Success Double Lines and Lines on all Paper Styles

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Digital Solutions Interactive Digital Teaching Tool (IDTT) This digital teacher tool facilitates your handwriting instruction, allowing you to model and demonstrate letter formations for your class, no matter where you are teaching.

Wet-Dry-Try® App Wet-Dry-Try is an interactive experience for tablets that brings handwriting lessons to life with fun, game-based activities. You’ll get digital versions of the popular Slate Chalkboard and Blackboard with Double Lines activities.

Digital Student App Students stay connected with their handwriting lessons, no matter where they learn.

• Complete digital handwriting lessons online • Access Letter and Number Formations, Wood Pieces, and Wet-Dry-Try • Message teachers through the app

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Building Writers Building Writers student editions by Learning Without Tears offer structured practice to build core writing skills. Students become versatile writers as they write about cross-curricular topics and practice three writing styles: narrative, information, and opinion.

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Writing Journals Grade-level journals provide one, organized tool for strengthening handwriting and independent writing skills during writing blocks.

Teacher & Classroom Resources No matter what path you take to teaching, we offer comprehensive resources for educators, administrators, OTs, and families.

The Screener of Handwriting Proficiency This free, easy-to-administer, student-level assessment helps teachers evaluate classes and identify students’ skill levels. Using the results, teachers can identify critical gaps in literacy and handwriting skills, such as letter memory, reversals, and sentence structure to adjust and drive instruction based on the outcomes. The proof is in the results!

Professional Learning From workshops to on-site training, our expert-led learning sessions span Pre-K–5 specialties, including early learning, handwriting, keyboarding, and more.

Individual Student Manipulative Packs Get a bundle of our best multisensory tools to help your students learn letter formations, size and shape, and position words. Each pack includes Wet-Dry-Try materials to teach dexterity and good grip along with instructions for at-home use.

Learn more about additional resources at LWTears.com

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