When your children write, are the letters untidy? Backwards, sideways, upside down?
Sometimes getting the whole body involved can help.
First write it on paper, or on a salt tray… three times with your eyes open and three times with your eyes closed. Now go LARGE.
One way to do it is to get a bucket of water and a big house painting brush (about 2 inches wide) and make the letter on the outside wall as big as you can, reaching up as tall as possible, going down, down, all the way to the ground.
Take turns. You can also use a very large paper. Or write in sand. Just make a point of making the letter HUGE. After you’ve written a very large letter, write it small again, on paper or in a sand tray. And then write it big again. And small again.
Don’t overdo it. A couple of times, less than 5 minutes and then let them play. Painting with water on the wall can be fun.
If the writing is better with eyes closed you might want to find out why the eyes are getting in the way. Consider talking to us.
Important: If you’re working with your child on English, focus on lower case letters. When reading a book, your child sees mostly lower case letters. Start there.
Sometimes getting the whole body involved can help.
First write it on paper, or on a salt tray… three times with your eyes open and three times with your eyes closed. Now go LARGE.
One way to do it is to get a bucket of water and a big house painting brush (about 2 inches wide) and make the letter on the outside wall as big as you can, reaching up as tall as possible, going down, down, all the way to the ground.
Take turns. You can also use a very large paper. Or write in sand. Just make a point of making the letter HUGE. After you’ve written a very large letter, write it small again, on paper or in a sand tray. And then write it big again. And small again.
Don’t overdo it. A couple of times, less than 5 minutes and then let them play. Painting with water on the wall can be fun.
If the writing is better with eyes closed you might want to find out why the eyes are getting in the way. Consider talking to us.
Important: If you’re working with your child on English, focus on lower case letters. When reading a book, your child sees mostly lower case letters. Start there.
