Combining directed drawing and writing together provides an engaging literacy activity that targets core skills.

Fun and engaging ways to help children with handwriting. Much more fun than a boring worksheet! These activities are sure to improve your child's handwriting!

Homeschool Giveaways shares free handwriting resources for kindergarten. These resources are perfect for your writing or language arts homeschool classroom. Grab these FREE resources.

While handwriting practice may just seem like busy work to some, I would argue that it’s not. Busy work is work that is given to kids to just to keep them busy {hence the name “busy work”}. Handwriting practice, on the other hand, serves a real purpose. And handwriting skills, like most new skills, often times ... Read More about Handwriting Notebooks with LOTS of FREE Resources!

What should my 5 year old be able to write in Kindergarten? Here's one child's Kindergarten writing progression throughout the school year. Plus writing tips & resources.

Handwriting practice doesn’t need to be boring! This handwriting activity uses colored pencils with bright and vivid colors to make a colorful activity that seems more like a game than working on handwriting skills like letter formation and pencil pressure. If you’ve been following The OT Toolbox for long, then you know that creative handwriting ... Read more

A kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teaching blog. I focus on writing, grammar, reading, and social studies.

This post could alternatively be titled "what works for me" because lets face it, there are a million ways to do centers, and what wo...

Tired of boring alphabet handwriting worksheets? Grab this bundle and experience 5 different ways to practice handwriting for each letter!

Have you been wondering how-to-use writing journals in kindergarten to practice handwriting, encoding, fine motor, and more? Writing journals are also great for showing growth and development throughout the year! Keep reading for more tips and a Science of Reading aligned FREE printable to help you get started with writing journals in kindergarten!