Handwriting and fine motor Reception (ages 4-5)
Ready to write: patterns
Trace lines, waves, zigzags and loops from left to right.
Curriculum objective
ELG Fine Motor Skills: hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing, using the tripod grip in almost all cases (handwriting patterns before letter families).
- When
- September
- School year
- Reception (ages 4-5)
- Subject
- Handwriting and fine motor
- Paper
- A4
- Language
- English
Inside this set
Example pages of each kind. In the studio the set draws its own, with its letters, numbers and words, in the theme you choose.
1Pencil Control
2Tangled Lines
3Pencil Control
4Cutting Practice
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