catfish clownfish
lionfish sailfish
flounder horseshoe crab
sawfish seahorse starfish
jellyfish
sand dollar
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Printing Power activity book, p.59
Dear Parents,
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Welcome to second grade! This year, we are using
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f _ _ _ Without Tears® program for printing.
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This developmentally appropriate program uses hands-on, multisensory techniques to help children master
Power
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2008 Handwriting Without Tears
printing skills©and
prepare for cursive. Your child will be using Printing Power workbook to Printing
learn
smaller
size
printing for sentences, paragraphs, and other lessons.
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The materials and workbook eliminate problems with formation, spacing, and reversals. Lessons invite active
participation and address diverse learning styles by incorporating music, Letter Sizes and Places activities,
poetry, rhyming, antonyms, and other engaging concepts.
My goal is to make handwriting a natural and automatic skill. The attached chart shows you how to make the
letters and numbers. I am excited about helping your child develop good handwriting skills.
Throughout the year, I may ask your child to bring items from home to support classroom lessons. I may also
send materials for home practice and discussion. I would be delighted to discuss this curriculum in detail as well
as ideas for how you can further support lessons at home.
Sincerely,
P.S. I want to support your involvement in your child’s learning and invite you to go to hwtears.com to watch
how-to videos that will show you what your child will be learning this year. I also encourage you to download
activities and try them at home.
AB C D E F G H i
Big line
Big line
Little line
Big line
Little curve
Little curve
Big C curve
Big line
Big curve
Big line
Little line
Little line
Little line
Big line
Little line
Little line
Big curve
Little line
Little line
Big line
Big line
Little line
Big line
Little line
Little line
JK L M NOP Q R
Big line
Turn
Little line
Big line
Little line
Little line
Big line
Little line
Big
Big
Big
Big
line
line
line
line
Big line
Big line
Big line
Big C curve
Keep going
Big line
Little curve
Big C curve
Keep going
Little line
Big line
Little curve
Little line
S TUVW X Y Z
Little curve
Turn
Little curve
Big line
Little line
Big line
Turn
Big line
Big line
Big line
Big
Big
Big
Big
line
line
line
line
Big line
Big line
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Little line
Big line
Little line
Big line
Little line
h
Handwriting Without Tears® 8001 MacArthur Blvd. Cabin John, MD 20818 • Tel: 301.263.2700 • www.hwtears.com
bump
Magic c
up like a
back down
bump
Magic c
swim up
and over
Magic c
up
higher
back down
bump
up
2
2
hit the ball
around
bump
up like a
At first, curve up.
Then go straight down.
1
1
start
dive down
3
run the bases
stop
cross
down
bump
Magic c
up like a
dive down
back
down
Dots for you!
swim up
and over
down
Dots for you!
dot
dot
down
down
turn
Start at the top!
Go down.
down
bump the line
kick!
slide away
down
bump the line
n has
one hump
m has
two humps
start with n
swim up
and over
down
dive down
swim up
and over
down
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Handwriting Without Tears 8001 MacArthur Blvd. Cabin John, MD 20818 • Tel: 301.263.2700 • www.hwtears.com
®
Magic c
keep on going
stop
around
bump
swim up
and over
bump
up like a
Magic c
back
down
swim up
and over
dive down
U
Directions for crossing t:
Left-handed
Start at the top!
Go down.
little
Magic c
little Magic c
turn down
down, travel, up
down
bump the line
curve
around
back
down
slide down
1
slide down and up
1
down and up
1
slide down
slide down
Right-handed
cross
slide up
1
2
slide down
2
slide down
go across
slide down
go across
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Handwriting Without Tears 8001 MacArthur Blvd. Cabin John, MD 20818 • Tel: 301.263.2700 • www.hwtears.com
®
1 starts in the starting corner.
1 makes a big line down.
1 stops in the corner.
6 starts in the starting corner.
6 is a baby bear.
6 goes down to curl up in
the corner.
6 is hibernating.
2
2 starts in the starting corner.
3 starts in the starting corner.
2 makes a big curve.
3 makes a little curve to the
middle.
2 stops in the
2 corner.
2 walks away on the bottom.
7 starts in the starting corner.
7 makes a little line across the top.
7 says, “I better slide down.”
3 makes another little curve to
the bottom corner.
4 starts in the starting corner.
5 starts in the starting corner.
4 makes a little line down to
the middle.
5 makes a little line down to
the middle. It starts to rain.
4 walks across the dark night.
5 makes a little curve around.
4 jumps to the top and says,
“I did it.” (big line down)
8 is different.
9 is so special.
8 starts at the top center.
9 makes a little curve.
8 doesn’t like corners.
9 has its own corner.
8 begins with S and then
says, “I want to go home.”
9 goes up to the corner.
9 makes a big line down.
5 puts a little line on top to
stop the rain.
0
10 uses two places.
1
comes first.
0 is next.
0 starts at the top center.
10 is finished.
© 2008 Jan Z. Olsen Reprinted with permission of Handwriting Without Tears, Inc.
Handwriting Without Tears® 8001 MacArthur Blvd. Cabin John, MD 20818 • Tel: 301.263.2700 • www.hwtears.com