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The Path to Fall Success Starts in the Summer!

Handwriting Without Tears has a new solution to accelerate handwriting skills this summer! If your students need extra support to be writing at grade level, or are ready to go beyond their grade level, our Summer Programs nurture writing automaticity through direct, explicit instruction along with guided and independent practice.

Handwriting is a critical skill that provides the gateway to literacy. When children fall behind in early writing skills, it can have an adverse effect on all subjects!

Help your students meet the writing expectations of their next grade with more confidence. Based on our evidenced-based curriculum, we have expertly condensed our handwriting programs to support summer school, enrichment programs, tutoring and aftercare programs.

Student Editions: Designed for Handwriting Success

• Large step-by-step models for finger tracing

• Double lines promote correct letter sizing and line placement

• Practice pages encourage proper sizing and line placement on different styles of lines

• Learn & Check feature helps students reflect and self-check their handwriting practice

Student Editions promote the development of good habits for letter formation, letter sizing, line placement, and word spacing.

PacingGuides

Customized, readyto-use pacing guides save time and assist in planning for 4- and 6-week summer handwriting instruction.

Teacher’s Guides provide targeted lessons and multisensory activities to build handwriting skill development.

Funding Options Available!

Our Summer Programs qualify for various funding opportunities. Learn more at LWTears.com/funding or contact a curriculum specialist.

Individual Student Manipulative Packs Packaged to promote safe and active handwriting practice.

A library of on-demand, free resources to supplement and support instruction.

How to Select Your Summer School Program

Follow the grade level guidance to select the best option for your students.

AGES 3–5 years

PreK

My First Book Set can be used with young children who have completed Pre-K but need more practice developing readiness skills for handwriting. It includes two handwriting books. In My First School Book, children to use crayons to develop coloring and tracing skills including tracing all capital letters. The included booklet My First Lowercase Book introduces each lowercase letter with opportunities for tracing, copying, and coloring.

Recommended Materials:

• (1) Student Edition per student

• (1) Individual Student Manipulative Pack per student

• (1) Teachers Guide per teacher

Additional Suggested Materials

• Roll-A-Dough Letters (1 per student in a group)

• Stamp and See Screen (1 per student in a group)

• Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set (1-2 per small group of students)

• Flip Crayons (1 box per class)

• Reading and Writing Packs

AGES 4–6 years

Transitional K

The Kick Start Kindergarten handwriting book can be used with children who have completed Pre-K or Transitional Kindergarten but need to review capital and lowercase letter formation to prepare for Kindergarten.

Recommended Materials:

• (1) Student Edition per student

• (1) Individual Student Manipulative Pack per student

• (1) Teachers Guide per teacher

Additional Suggested Materials

• Blackboard with Double Lines (1 per student in a group)

• Reading and Writing Packs

y First School Book

AGES 5–7 years

Kindergarten

The Letters & Numbers for Me handwriting book can be used with children who have completed Kindergarten but need to review capital and lowercase letter formation as well as writing words and short sentences prior to entering first grade.

Recommended Materials:

• (1) Student Edition per student

• (1) Individual Student Manipulative Pack per student

• (1) Teachers Guide per teacher

Additional Suggested Materials

• Blackboard with Double Lines (1 per student in a group)

• Reading and Writing Packs

AGES 6–8 years

1st Grade

The My Printing Book can be used for children who have completed 1st grade but need to review lowercase letter formation and sentence writing prior to entering second grade.

Recommended Materials:

• (1) Student Edition per student

• (1) Individual Student Manipulative Pack per student

• (1) Teachers Guide per teacher

Additional Suggested Materials

• Blackboard with Double Lines (1 per student in a group)

• Little Chalk Bits (1 box per class)

• Little Sponge Cubes (1 bag per class)

• Reading and Writing Packs

AGES 7–9 years

2nd Grade

The Cursive Kickoff book can be used for children who have completed 2nd grade and need an introduction to cursive. This book also includes a review of print letter formation.

Recommended Materials:

• (1) Student Edition per student

• (1) Teachers Guide per teacher

Additional Suggested Materials

• Blackboard with Double Lines (1 per student in a group)

• Little Chalk Bits (1 box per class)

• Little Sponge Cubes (1 bag per class)

• Reading and Writing Packs

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My First Book Set

Children learn pre-writing and capitals with My First School Book and learn lowercase letters with My First Lowercase Book in this two-book set.

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Need a Teacher’s Guide?

The Readiness & Writing Pre-K Teacher’s Guide teaches emergent writing and general readiness skills, including alphabet knowledge, letter and number recognition, capital and lowercase letter formation, counting, drawing, shapes, and colors.

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Individual Student Manipulative Packs

These packs include a wide range of multisensory materials to enhance early learning with activities, including Wet-Dry-Try.

SMKB

Best Practices for Pre-K

Each student gets their own personal pack

• Include multisensory hands-on letter building activities with each lesson, including Wood Pieces with Mat, WetDry-Try, Stamp and See, Roll-A-Dough, and activities with the Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set.

• For best results students should receive direct instruction and demonstration for each letter.

• Encourage coloring throughout the day and at home.

Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set MLBS-20

Transitional Kindergarten

4 weeks

MONDAY

Capitals: N M +Review

WEEK

Capitals: C O +Review

Lowercase: v w t

WEEK

p r n

WEEK

6

Capitals: Q G S

pgs. 68-70

pgs. 28-30

Lowercase: a d g

pgs. 94-99

Capitals: J, +Review

Capitals: A I T

pgs. 71-73

Lowercase: u, i, e

pgs. 100-105

Lowercase: l k y

This pacing guide is condensed version of the traditional 21-week teaching guidelines for this program.

The Transitional Kindergarten Summer Program can be used with children who have completed Pre-K or Transitional Kindergarten but need to review capital and lowercase letter formation to prepare for kindergarten.

Kick Start Kindergarten Activity Book

The transitional kindergarten activity book provides a bridge from Pre-K to kindergarten with a developmentally appropriate sequence.

• Introduces students to both capital and lowercase letters

• Builds fine motor skills

• Perfect for second-year Pre-K, junior K, or transitional kindergarten programs.

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Need a Teacher’s Guide?

Kick Start Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide

Our teacher’s guides provided targeted lessons and multisensory activities to build handwriting skill development.

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Individual Student Manipulative Packs

These learning packs include a wide range of multisensory materials to enhance early learning with activities, including Wet-Dry-Try.

SMKB

Best Practices for Transitional Kindergarten

Each student gets their own personal pack

• For best results, students should receive direct instruction and demonstration before writing the letters and numbers in the handwriting book.

• If available, begin each handwriting lesson with one of the following hands-on multisensory activities:

- Wood Pieces on the Mat

- Wet-Dry-Try on the Slate

- Wet-Dry-Try on the Blackboard with Double Lines

Lowercase: f q x

4 weeks

Lowercase: z

Lowercase: p r n

Lowercase: m h b

6

The Kindergarten Summer Program can be used with children who have completed kindergarten but need to review capital and lowercase letter formation as well as writing words and short sentences prior to entering first grade.

This pacing guide is condensed version of the traditional 23-week teaching guidelines for this program.

Letters and Numbers for Me Activity Book

Kindergarten students, or those working at that level, learn capitals, lowercase letters, numbers, words, and sentences. Includes large, step-by-step models for finger tracing, spacing, and lefty-friendly pages.

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Need a Teacher’s Guide?

Letters and Number for Me Teacher’s Guide

Our teacher’s guides provided targeted lessons and multisensory activities for kindergarten handwriting skills.

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Individual Student Manipulative Packs

These packs include a wide range of multisensory materials to enhance early learning with activities, including Wet-Dry-Try.

SMKB

Best Practices for Kindergarten

• For best results, students should receive direct instruction and demonstration before writing the letters and numbers in the handwriting book.

• If available, begin each handwriting lesson with one of the following hands-on multisensory activities:

- Wood Pieces on the Mat

Each student gets their own personal pack Included

- Wet-Dry-Try on the Slate

- Wet-Dry-Try on the Blackboard with Double Lines

1st Grade

The First Grade Summer Program can be used for children who have completed first grade but need to review lowercase letter formation and sentence writing prior to entering second grade.

4 weeks

6 weeks

This pacing guide is condensed version of the traditional 21-week teaching guidelines for this program.

My Printing Book Student Edition

First grade students, or those working at that level, practice the correct use of lowercase letters in words and sentences. Includes cross-curricular lessons with practice pages for writing on different styles of lines.

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My Printing Book Teacher’s Guide

Our teacher’s guides provide resources and strategies for helping children practice handwriting.

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Individual Student Manipulative Packs

These packs include a wide range of multisensory materials to enhance early learning with activities, including Wet-Dry-Try.

SMKB

Best Practices for 1st Grade

Each student gets their own personal pack

• For best results, students should receive direct instruction and demonstration before writing the letters and numbers in the student edition.

• If available, begin each handwriting lesson with the following hands-on multisensory activity: Wet-Dry-Try on the Blackboard with Double Lines.

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2nd Grade Cursive

The Second Grade Summer Program can be used for children who have completed second grade and need an introduction to cursive. This book also includes a review of print letter formation.

4 weeks

Lowercase Print: tadgui

45-50

Lowercase Cursive: cadg

82-85

168-172

WEEK

32-35

Lowercase Cursive: krs

WEEK

Lowercase Cursive: uyij

6

109-117

55-61

Lowercase Print: elkyj

pgs. 51-55

15-19

Lowercase Cursive: htp

pgs. 86-89

pgs. 36-39

Lowercase Cursive: ow Tow Truck Connections TG pgs. 118-121

pgs. 62-65

Lowercase Print: prnmhb

56-61

20-25

Review & Mastery and Sentences TG pgs. 92-94 SE pgs.40-42

Lowercase

Lowercase Print: fqxz

pgs. 62-65

Lowercase Cursive: elf

Review & Mastery Sentences TG pgs. 95-102 SE pgs. 43-48

This pacing guide is condensed version of the traditional 33-week teaching guidelines for this program.

Cursive Kickoff Student Edition

After a quick review of print, lessons progress to teaching cursive letters in developmental groups based on formation.

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Need a Teacher’s Guide?

Cursive Kickoff Teacher’s Guide

Our teacher’s guides include strategies and lessons designed to support a natural transition to cursive.

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Blackboard with Double Lines

Teach children how to make and place all letters on double lines in both printing and cursive using the Wet-Dry-Try method. (10” x 17”)

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Best Practices for 2nd Grade

• For best results, students should receive direct instruction and demonstration before writing the letters and numbers in the handwriting book.

• If available, begin each handwriting lesson with the following hands-on multisensory activity: Wet-Dry-Try on the Blackboard with Double Lines.

Reading + Writing Packs

Give your students some much-needed skill-building consistency by combining some of our favorite writing materials with beloved children’s books. At-home instructions and additional free resources are also included, encouraging students to read and write all summer long!

Each student bundle includes our research-backed and grade-level appropriate materials. All packs are Individually packaged per student and include the following materials:

Individual Student Trade Book:

Pave the beginning path to literacy this summer with Reading + Writing Packs!

Choose from a selection of beloved books carefully selected for each grade level. These critically acclaimed stories prompt students to write a response in the included workbooks.

Building Writers:

Supplemental writing practice in one activity book. Offers structured practice to develop narrative, informative, and opinion writing skills.

Writing Journal:

Gradeappropriate children’s books to get lost in this summer.

Grade-level journals offer an organized tool for reading response and handwriting practice. Journal writing helps children process feelings, build writing skills, and communicate their ideas.

Reading Guide and Comprehension Questions

Instruction and activities to guide a complete literacy experience in the classroom or at home. Includes access to additional free materials.

CODE Single Pack Cost

Grade: K RWBOOST-K $18.00

Grade: 1 RWBOOST-1 $17.10

Grade: 2 RWBOOST-2 $16.20

Grade: 3 RWBOOST-3 $17.10

Grade: 4 RWBOOST-4 $18.00

Grade: 5 RWBOOST-5 $18.85

Contact us for group discounts 888-983-8409

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

A–Z for Mat Man and Me (PRE-K–1)

This new, supplemental early literacy program helps orient students who are just starting on the path to reading. Through engaging letter books and vibrant illustrations, the ABCs come to life as students build foundational literacy skills like letter learning and meaning making.

• Gain alphabet knowledge and social-emotional learning skills

• Build automatic recognition of letter forms, names, and sounds

• Reinforce existing alphabet instruction in literacy blocks

• Now available for summer school use with a free pacing guide

LETTER BOOK STORIES

PRINT & DIGITAL ACTIVITES

TEACHER-GUIDED STRATEGIES

HOW FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS SUPPORT ALPHABET LEARNING ON A PATH TO READING

Literacy

Pick Your Level

Class sets for Emerging, Developing and Multi-Level classrooms

A–Z for Mat Man and Me: Emerging Reader Class Set plus Digital Pre-K–1 AZEMG-CS 299

Includes a free pacing guide for 4 or 6 week programs

A–Z for Mat Man and Me: Developing Reader Class Set plus Digital Pre-K–1 AZDEV-CS 299

Includes a free pacing guide for 4 or 6 week programs

Classroom Box Set includes:

• 156 Student Letter Books (6 copies of each title)

• 26 Teacher Readers

• Teacher’s Guide

• Mat Man Alphabet Read-Aloud

• Corrugated Storage Box

Receive a free pacing guide with your A-Z Mat Man Purchase. See more of the program at:

LWTears.com/AtoZ

Read a complete Student Letter Book and see teacher’s guide excerpts at: LWTears.com/AtoZ

Individual Student Manipulative Packs

Give Each Child Their Own Pack!

These hands-on learning packs help you meet the changing needs of today’s classroom. Providing each student their own set of manipulatives allows you to integrate essential multisensory learning while keeping students safe.

Individual Student Manipulative Pack

This package includes:

• Wood Pieces: 4 Big Lines, 3 Big Curves, 3 Little Lines, 3 Little Curves (needed to build all capital letters)

• Mat for Wood Pieces (1)

• Slate Chalkboard (1)

• Little Sponge Cubes (2)

• Little Chalk Bits (4)

• Pencils for Little Hands (2)

• Large Plastic Bag (1)

• Instructions

Classroom Sets:

Set of 25 SMKB-25 $317.90

Set of 10 SMKB-10 $141.90

Single Pack SMKB $14.30

Individual Student Manipulative Pack with Student Edition

This option includes everything in the pack, plus a grade-level Student Edition Workbook included in the bag.

All in one bag!

Transitional Kindergarten HLPKSK-22

Pre-K HLPBSET-20

1st Grade HLPMPB-22

Kindergarten HLPLN-22

A+ Worksheet Maker Lite

This free and easy-to-use resource lets you create effective worksheets that integrate the unique Handwriting Without Tears font and double lines into other activities.

• Worksheets for grades Pre-K–5+ in both print and cursive with grade appropriate lines and spacing

• Worksheets for additional handwriting practice in other subjects, such as expository writing, spelling, and vocabulary

• Spanish language worksheets available

Professional Learning

Flexible learning options help you get ahead. We provide interactive professional learning opportunities that incorporate a hands-on, minds-on approach to motivate, educate, and support Pre-K–5 success.

Summer Learning For You, Too!

Top-Tier Facilitators

Just like you, each of our facilitators has a passion for learning and setting up students for success! These are experts in the fields of early childhood education, occupational and special needs therapy, and elementary school instruction. Collectively they deliver dynamic, engaging, workshops that train more than 10,000 educators each year.

Topics Include

• Pre-K success

• K-readiness

• Alphabet learning

• Emergent writing

• Handwriting (print and cursive)

• Keyboarding

• Early literacy

• Dysgraphia

• Special education student needs

• Handwriting Assessment