Teaching Handwriting Guide- Teacher Tips #467

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Weekly Tips for Teachers Issue 467: June 22, 2009 This Week’s Theme: Teaching Handwriting Guide Teacher Theme Lesson Plans Worksheets Feeling Buried Alive? No time to plan? Instant Lessons Now! Printable Worksheets Handwriting Maker View worksheet | More... Printable Sets Handwriting Collection View worksheet set | More... 21,000 more teacher lessons with your awesome teacher sets! Teacher Resources Teaching Tip: Tips For Teaching Handwriting By: Teachnology Staff 1. Work on hand-eye coordination with craft projects. 2. Work on skills one at a time. Letter Height, Spacing, Slants, and Line Alignment. 3. Once all skills are mastered begin to group skills together. 4. Use high-frequency words and words that have meaning to students. 5. Provide parents with a handwriting guide. Handwriting Tips for Lefties: 6. Position the paper to the extreme left of the child's mid-line. 7. Angle the paper so that it is parallel with the child's forearm 8. Put masking tape on their desks to help them align the paper. This Week in History 1611: Henry Hudson & son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers . 1847: The doughnut is created. Teacher Inspiration and Humor Inspiring Quote “The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.” — Edward Bulwer-Lytton Jokes You Can Tell in Class I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where´s the self-help section?” She answered, “If I tell you, it will defeat the purpose.” On the Web Online Teacher Poll What is your favorite content area to teach? Take this week’s poll View last week’s poll View archived polls Best of the Web Featured websites for teachers: Heads Up English My Learning Tube Best Teacher Site Archives On Our Website Other materials and resources: Lesson plans Printables Rubrics Themes Tips Tools Worksheets Our resource of the week is: Handwriting Teaching Tips About Weekly Tips This newsletter is brought to you by Teachnology.com, a free and valuable resource for teachers. Share This Newsletter If you know a teacher who may be interested in receiving this newsletter, please forward it. They can also be added to our newsletter at our home page.

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