Writing

Aimee Bender once said, "As a writer, you ask yourself to dream while awake." Your fabulous first grader will have several opportunities every day to write - to express and communicate his/her feelings. As teachers, we will work daily to help every student become more comfortable and confident with his/her writing skills, from letter formation to writing sentences and descriptive stories. Students will shine as they discover they can share their feelings in a new way - as authors!

Resources for Parents

First Grader Writing Milestones - CLICK HERE

Writing Activities - Online

Dot's Story Factory - Write your own story. - CLICK HERE
Missing Letters - CLICK HERE
Complete the Sentence - CLICK HERE
Keyboarding Practice - CLICK HERE
Dog Tags - Descriptive Writing - CLICK HERE
Martha's Scrapbook - Write Captions - CLICK HERE
Huggy Dance - CLICK HERE
SIMPLE Writing Activities for Kids at Home - CLICK HERE

Handwriting

5 Reasons to Help Your Child with Handwriting

by Tracey Smith
• Handwriting practice helps develop visual perception and motor skills.
• The ability to write legibly will help your child with their studies and in the workforce.
• Handwriting helps develop bilateral coordination.
• Being confident and fluid in handwriting enables your child to concentrate on the task at hand and not on mechanics.
• Your child may develop better reading and spelling skills.

Handwriting Practice - Printable practice pages - CLICK HERE

Apps

Little Writers (Handwriting/Forming Letters, Numbers, Words, Shapes) - CLICK HERE