Write to Shine® Newsletter
May 2012
Tips for Summer Handwriting
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Summer Handwriting Camp
Does your child need help with:
*Fine motor skills *Forming letters,
*Reversals *Speed *Putting thoughts
on paper *learning cursive
*Producing legible handwriting.
The HANDWRITING CAMP will
use crafts, games, music, and
multisensory approaches and the
award winning Handwriting without
Tears program in small group to
address handwriting skills.
When: August 6th- 16th 2012
Where: Monkey mouths
Flower mound
Preschool to Kindergarten
st
1 and 2nd grade level printers
Cursive Camp coming in Fall
2012
Space limited!
Contact us via our website
Try different writing experiences to keep your children writing
this summer. Repeat the ones your child enjoys. For all
activities, make sure you use double line paper to promote
proper size and placement of letters and words:
• Wide Double Lines (grades K–2)
• Regular Double Lines (grades 2–3)
• Narrow Double Lines (grades 4+)
1. Where in the world are you?
If an alien from Mars wanted to visit your family, how could they
find you? Have children write down the name of their Planet,
Continent, Country, State or Province, City or Town,
Street, and Phone Number.
2. Leav es and Trees
Get to know the trees where you live. Go on a leaf hunt and
choose a couple to bring home.
Tape the leaf to a piece of paper trace it. Below the leaf, write
the name of the tree and how
many of the trees are on your block.
3. Summer Poems
Help your child make up a poem. Start with a list of easy to
rhyme words (see, me, bee, tree, etc.). Write haiku with your
child. Change poems with your child. Find an easy poem that
you could modify like The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess.
Instead of I never saw a Purple Cow, write I never saw a Green
Pig, or I never saw a Pink Monkey.
4. Countries
Find countries that start with the same letter as your child’s
name. Make a list. First Day—write one country and find it on a
globe. Second Day—write another country down and find
both countries on the globe.
5. Summer Memories
Have children keep a journal for the summer. Capture all the
highlights from the summer, whether it’s a week at the beach or
a new summer game invented in the backyard. Have children
write down their experiences.
6. In the News
Share news with your extended family by creating a family
newsletter with your child. Help children compose short articles
about current family events and send it in the mail. Your relatives
will be delighted to hear the news from a handwritten newsletter.
Have a fun Summer!
Sangeeta Pathak
Handwriting Development Specialist
www.writetoshine.com
Phone: 972-983-9856