First Strokes®
TheHandwritingClinic™/FirstStrokes®ProductsRichardson,Texas
JanMcCleskey,MA,OTR
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TheFirstStrokesCursiveProgramisdesignedtoteachcursiveusingmulti-sensorytechniques..Thestudentshouldnotimmediatelystartusingtheworkbookswithoutfirstlearningtheletterusingkinestheticormulti-sensorymodalities.
ProceduresforUsingWorkbook:
Terminology – Theinstructorshouldusethesimple,consistentterminologyoutlinedinthedescriptionofthesequenceforeachletter.Whenreviewingletters,itisonlynecessarytosaythe“firststroke”oftheletter,ex,draw“skateboardrampu”.
Learnthe“FirstStroke”: Forthelowercaseletters,thereareonly4firststrokelettergroups.Studentsshouldfirstlearnthestroke,andthenworktopracticethelettersinthestrokecategory.Thestrokecategoriesforthelowercaselettersareasfollows:
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Tobegin,thestudentwillstartwiththeSkateboardRampGroup.Theinstructorwillteachthestudenthowtodotheskateboardrampstroke.Thenthestudentwilllearntowritetheskateboardramplettersusingthefollowingmulti-sensorymethodsoflearning.
Largemotorlearning - Studentshouldbeabletowritetheletterinthecorrectsequenceandintheairwitheyesclosedbeforeprogressingtomediummotoractivities.
Mediummotorlearning - Studentshouldbeabletowritetheletterinlargesized,3inchhandwritinglines,beforedoingsmallmotoractivities.Inaclassroom,ateachercoulddothiswiththeentireclass,orinsmallgroups.Examplesofmediummotoractivities:
- UsethewipeofftemplatethatisincludedwiththeFirstStrokesCursiveProgram.Anextraprintablepageisincludedatthebackofthistrainingdocument.Puttheprintablepageintoasheetprotectorandgiveonetoeachstudent.Thestudentwillusedryerasemarkerstopracticewritingthestrokesandletters.
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Wipe Off Practice Card: Use a thin, black, Expo dry erase marker to practice strokes and letter formation before practicing in the workbook. Practice touching and tracing the writing line before making a bridging stroke to the next letter. The writing line on this practice card is hollow, so that a student has a visual cue to practice touching and tracing the writing line.
IMPORTANT: Wipe off the card after each use with a tissue or paper towel. If dry erase ink dries overnight on card, it is difficult to erase.
Pictureofwipe-offtemplate:Skateboardrampi
Thestudentshouldbeabletowritetheletterwithcorrectsequencing,andwithgoodtouchpointsonthewritinglinesbeforeprogressingtosmallmotorpractice.
Smallmotorpractice – Studentshouldpracticetheletters:1.IntheFirstStrokes®Cursiveworkbook.2.Ontheadaptivenotebookpaperthatcomeswiththecursivekit.3.Eventuallytransitiontopracticingwithcorrectsizingonnotebookpaper.(Correctsizing
wouldmimicthesizingofthewritingontheadaptivenotebookpaper.Tallletterstouchthetopline,sinkingletterssinkbelowthewritingline,andthebodyoftheletter1/3space.)
Generalizationactivities - Thestudentshouldimmediatelypracticetheletterontheadaptivenotebookpaperthatcomeswiththecursiveprogram.
Multi-sensoryreview-
1.Oneofthemostimportantlearningtoolsaninstructorcanuse,is“scribblesheets”toworkonvisualmemoryofletters,aswellasthemotorpatterntosequenceletters.Itisrecommendedthatscribblesheetsbeusedmultipletimestorevieweachlettergroup.Thisisalsoagreatactivityforhomepracticeaswell.(Seenextpageforscribblesheetdescription)
2.Studentscanalsoreviewlettersbywritinglettersandwordscontaininglearnedletters,intheair.Otheractivitiesmightinclude:
Practicewritinglettersorwordsin:
- Fillbakingsheetfilledwithsandorsalt- Writeinshavingcream- Cutoff12inchpiecesofafoamswimmingnoodle.Usethefoamsticktowriteletters
intheair.- Instructortypeswordsandlettersinlargefont(inprint),orwritewithdarkmarkerin
cursive.About5– 10wordsperpage.Tapeacursivelettercuecharttothebottomofeachposterincasestudentsmaynotrememberaletter.Hangaroundtheroom,andhavestudentsdivideupintogroupsateachpostertoairwritethewordsincursive.After2minutes,switchtorandomlymovetoanotherposter.
- Fill12inchballoonswithair.Useapermanentmarkertowritewords,ora– zinprintorcursive.Thenhavethestudentstaptheballoonsupintheair,andwriteoneletter.Ex.intheword“goat”,thestudentwouldtap”g”,retap theballoonandthenwrite“o”,retap theballoonandthenwrite“a,andthenretap theballoonandwrite“t”.Thisisafunactivityfortheentirecursivealphabeta– z,orA– Zonceuppercaselettersarememorized.Circlethelettersontheballoonthatthestudenthasdifficultyremembering.
- Layonthefloorandwriteletters,words,a– zorA– Zintheairwithanarmoraleg.- Closeeyesandwriteletters,words,a– zorA– Zintheairwithbothhandsfolded
together.- Instructorwriteswords,sentencesora- zonsentencestrips.Studentstraceorcopy
ontotheirownsentencestrip.
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StrokeGroupReviewActivity1:Classroompractice– scribblesheets
Eachstudentwillneeda”scribblesheet”.Thescribblesheetisthemostimportantlearningactivityaninstructorusetoreviewletterformation.Ithelpswithvisualmemory,andmostimportantlyithelpsthestudentmotorically learningtosequencethelettercorrectly.Makeascribblesheetforeachlettergroup.Takeapieceofcardstockandwritetheletterswithinagroupatthetop.Thenfolddownthetopwiththeletters..Scribbleseveraldifferentcolorsofcrayonsunderneathtil thick.Thestudentcanpracticethelettersfrommemory,butifthestudentneedstoseetheletter,canunfoldthetoptoseetheletter.Dothistorevieweverylettergroup!
Whenworkingonthescribblesheets,calloutlettersandhavethestudentswrite“fast”and“large”withacrayon.Thegoalistogetthestudenttoachievethemotorpatterntowritethelettersinthecorrectsequencefrommemory.Thestudentcannotreallyseethelettersastheyarewritten– whichhelpswithvisualmemory.Beforetheycanwritethelettersfrommemory,theymayneedtoseethelettersinordertocopytheletters.
Instructionalnote:Instructorcanwritethehandwritinglinesontopofonepieceofpaper.Thenwriteletters,words,a– zorA– Zwithinthehandwritinglines.Photocopyontocardstock.Thestudentcanscribblealloverthebottomportion,forquicksetupofscribblesheets.
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Suggestedteachingmodules– CURSIVELOWERCASE
1. Workonstrokes andthefollowinglettersthroughlargemotor,mediummotorandsmallmotorpractice.Reviewlettergroupsthroughmulti-sensoryactivities.Studentsshouldmotoricallysequencethelettersinthecorrectpattern/letterformation.
Skateboardrampletters
Module1 i uws
Module 2 rtepj
Module1and 2Review *Multi-sensoryreviewofskateboardramplettersonscribble sheet
Waverunner cletters
Module3 coa
Module4 dgq
Module1– 4 Review *Multi-sensoryreviewofskateboardrampandwaverunnerclettersonscribblesheet.
Tallthinloopletters
Module5 lfb
Module6 hk
Module1- 6Review *Multi-sensoryreviewskateboard rampletters,waverunnercletters,andtallthinloopletters.
Fingertipletters
Module7 nmv
Module8 xyz
Module1– 8Review *Multi-sensoryreviewskateboard rampletters,waverunnercletters, tallthinlooplettersandfingertipletters.
Module 9 Bridging PracticeWorkbookPages
Module10 Writea– zin theair,andonscribblesheetstowritewithin40seconds.
Uppercase:CandyCane Letters
Module11HKMN
Module12UVWXYZ
Uppercase: LeaningLineLetters
Module13BDPR
Uppercase:FrowningLetters
ACEO
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Suggestedteachingmodules– CURSIVELOWERCASE
1. Workonstrokes andthefollowinglettersthroughlargemotor,mediummotorandsmallmotorpractice.Reviewlettergroupsthroughmulti-sensoryactivities.Studentsshouldmotoricallysequencethelettersinthecorrectpattern/letterformation.
Loopity Loop LTwoCoolQOverandUnderFandT
Module14 LQFT
Sailboat ILeftLoopJSwingRightGandS
Module15 IJGS
Multi-sensoryreviewofuppercaseLetters
Module16 *Multi-sensoryreviewofuppercaselettersA- Z
Module17 WriteA– Zin theair,andonscribblesheetstowritewithin40seconds.
Module18Writing Projects Students canworkonwritingsmallparagraphsorspellingwordsincursive.Placeacuecard(copyfrombackofworkbook),ontothestudentsdesksareaorontoapieceofcardstock(laminated).Studentscanrefertothecuecardiftheyforgethowtowritealetter.
*Ideallystudentsshouldbeabletowritea– zwithin40secondsandA–Zwithin40secondseitherintheair,oronhandwritinglinesbeforedoinglargewritingassignments.60secondsmightbeatargetforastudenttowritesmallerassignments.Itisaclearindicationthatastudentwillneedmoremultisensorypracticebeforegeneralizingcursivetowriting,ifastudentcannotwriteallthelettersfrommemorywithin60seconds.
Module19Writing withgoodsizingonregularnotebookpaper
Studentsshouldbeabletomaintainthesizingofthelettersandwordsandtransitionfromtheadapted notebookpaperthatcomeswiththeFirstStroke®CursiveKit,ontoregularnotebookpaper.
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*Multi-sensoryreview– seecursiveworkbookformulti-sensoryactivities,orrefertoactivitieswithinthedocument,“HowtoUsetheFirstStrokesCursiveProgramWithinaSchoolSetting”.
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MODULEINSTRUCTION:
Foreachmodule,gothroughthefollowingstepstointroducethecursiveconceptsforeachlettergroup.
Lesson1:Introducethestrokeforthelettergroup.Studentshouldpracticethestrokeonthelargewipeoffsheetswithadryerasemarker.Oncethecomponentsofthestrokearemastered,thentheletterscanbeintroducedafewatatime.
Lesson2:Letterformation- Practicemediummotor– ondryerasesheet- Practicelargemotor- Workbookpages(smallmotor)- Generalizeletterstotheadaptivenotebookpaper
Lesson3:Wordpractice- Practicethewordsintheworkbook- Practicethewordsontheadaptivenotebookpaper- Scribblesheetpractice(studentsuseapieceofcardstock,andscribblealloverit
sothatthereisheavycrayonwax.).Studentwillpracticewritingletters/wordsastheinstructorcallsouttheletters/words.Studentshouldwrite“fast”and“large”.Thishelpsthestudentdevelopspeedandvisualmemoryoftheletterandmotoricmemory.
- Othermulti-sensoryactivities
Videoclips:TherearevideoclipsoftheFirstStrokes®lowercaselettersat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r7dqLIhaf0
SearchYouTubefor“FirstStrokesCursive”
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Module1– extrapractice
• Skateboardrampletters• Howtousetheadaptivenotebookpaper(useprinttoteachthepaper)
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Name:______________________________
Copythelettershere,andontheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Name:_______________Eventhoughweareworkingoncursive,itisimportanttounderstandprintonthisadaptivenotebookpaper.Practicetheselettersinprint.
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zebra
monkey
lion
elephant
Name:_______________________Directions– copythewordstothesideinprint topracticethesizingoflettersonthispaper.Tallletterstouchthetopline,sinkingletterstouchthelinebelow.
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Module2– extrapractice
• Skateboardrampletters– Writethewordsinthebackoftheskateboardrampchapter.
– Workonwritingthelettersandthewordsfrommemoryintheair.
– Dotheattachedhomeworkpages– Mostimportantly,dothescribblesheet.
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Name:______________________________
Copythelettershere,andontheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Day2:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
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Modules3and4–ExtraPractice
– Workonwritingthelettersandthewordsfrommemory,intheair,witheyesclosed.
– Dotheattachedhomeworkpages– Mostimportantly,dothescribblesheet.
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Name:______________________________
Copythelettershere,andontheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Name:______________________________
Copythelettershere,andontheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Name:______________________________
Copythewordsontotheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Day3:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
oadgqc catcotcaptapjotactdoggoodquitquadadag
Review:skateboardramplettersi uwstjper
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Modules5and6–ExtraPractice
– Workonwritingthelettersandthewordsfrommemory,intheair,witheyesclosed.
– Dotheattachedhomeworkpages– Mostimportantly,dothescribblesheet.
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Name:______________________________
Copythelettershere,andontheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Day4:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
lfbhk plusthefollowingwords:hallhillkidflagfakebakehikebikeballfallfellbellwebfabPlusreviewskateboardrampletters:justwiperwaverunnercletters:adgqco
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Modules7and8–ExtraPractice
– Writethewordsinthebackofthefingertipletterssection
– Workonwritingthelettersandthewordsfrommemory,intheair,witheyesclosed.
– Dotheattachedhomeworkpages– Mostimportantly,dothescribblesheet.
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WriteonCRpaper:
ThetherapistwillgiveanadditionalhomeworksheetonCRpaper.
Name:______________________________
Copythelettershere,andontheadaptivenotebookpaper.
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Day5:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
nmvxyz plusthefollowingwords:namemanzebraboxfixvanmove
Plusreviewskateboardrampletters:justwiperwaverunnercletters:adgqcotallthinloopletters:lfhbk
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Module7(a– zpractice)
• Dothesepracticepages
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Day6:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
Writea– z,1letteratatime,asfastaspossible.Writeeachletterlarge,andwitheyesclosed.Ifyouneedtoseealetter– thereisachartinthebackoftheworkbook.Tryandmemorizealllowercaseletters!
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Writethelowercaselettersa– zonthehandwritinglines.Ifneeded,lookatthechartinthebackoftheworkbook.
Reprintthisworksheet,andpracticeeveryday,untilyoucanwritetheuppercasealphabeta– zfrommemoryin40secondsorless!
Also,writethealphabeta– zintheair,witheyesclosed,severaltimesaday!Soonyouwillbeabletodothisin40seconds– butdon’tworry– itusuallytakesafewweeksofpracticetogetcursivethisfast!Keeppracticing!
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Writeasentenceaboutalionandatigeronthepaperbelow,incursive.Useaprintcapitalletterifyouhavenotyetworkedontheletteryouneedforthebeginningofthesentence.
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Modules8,9,10– extrapractice
UpperCaseLetters
• CandyCaneletters:– HKMNUVWXYZ
• LeaningLineletters:– BDPR
• Frowningletters:– ACEO
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Day6:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
CandyCaneletters:HKMNUVWXYZ
LeaningLineletters:BDPR
Frowningletters:ACEO
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Modules11,12,13– extrapractice
• Day7UpperCaseLetters
• Loopty LoopL• TwoCoolQ• OverandUnderFandT• SailboatI• LeftLoopJ• SwingRightGandS
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Day7:HomeworkScribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
Loopty LoopLTwoCoolQOverandUnderFandTSailboatILeftLoopJSwingRightGandS
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Scribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
WriteUPPERCASEA- Z,1letteratatime,asfastaspossible.Writeeachletterlarge,andwitheyesclosed.Ifyouneedtoseealetter– thereisachartinthebackoftheworkbook.Tryandmemorizealllowercaseletters!
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WritetheuppercaselettersA– Zonthehandwritinglines.Ifneeded,lookatthechartinthebackoftheworkbook.
Reprintthisworksheet,andpracticeeveryday,untilyoucanwritetheuppercasealphabeta– zfrommemoryin60secondsorless!
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Suggestedteachingmodules– CURSIVELOWERCASE
1. Workonstrokes andthefollowinglettersthroughlargemotor,mediummotorandsmallmotorpractice.Reviewlettergroupsthroughmulti-sensoryactivities.Studentsshouldmotoricallysequencethelettersinthecorrectpattern/letterformation.
Skateboardrampletters
Module1 i uws
Module 2 rtepj
Module1and 2Review *Multi-sensoryreviewofskateboardramplettersonscribble sheet
Waverunner cletters
Module3 coa
Module4 dgq
Module1– 4 Review *Multi-sensoryreviewofskateboardrampandwaverunnerclettersonscribblesheet.
Tallthinloopletters
Module5 lfb
Module6 hk
Module1- 6Review *Multi-sensoryreviewskateboard rampletters,waverunnercletters,andtallthinloopletters.
Fingertipletters
Module7 nmv
Module8 xyz
Module1– 8Review *Multi-sensoryreviewskateboard rampletters,waverunnercletters, tallthinlooplettersandfingertipletters.
Module 9 Bridging PracticeWorkbookPages
Module10 Writea– zin theair,andonscribblesheetstowritewithin40seconds.
Uppercase:CandyCane Letters
Module11HKMN
Module12UVWXYZ
Uppercase: LeaningLineLetters
Module13BDPR
Uppercase:FrowningLetters
ACEO
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Module10–a– zMulti-sensoryReview
• Writeincursive!StudentcanusethechartsatthebackoftheFirstStrokes®Cursiveworkbookifavisualcueisneeded.
• Continueworkingonthescribblesheetsfora– z.
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CONTINUEDPRACTICE:Scribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
Writea– z,1letteratatime,asfastaspossible.Writeeachletterlarge,andwitheyesclosed.Ifyouneedtoseealetter– thereisachartinthebackoftheworkbook.Tryandmemorizealllowercaseletters!
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Module17–A– ZMulti-sensoryReview
• Writeincursive!StudentcanusethechartsatthebackoftheFirstStrokes®Cursiveworkbookifavisualcueisneeded.
• ContinueworkingonthescribblesheetsforA- Z.
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Day9:HomeworkCONTINUEDPRACTICE:Scribblealloverthissquarewithacrayon.Thenlookateachletterorword,andwritewiththecrayoninthesquarewitheyesclosedincursive.
WriteuppercaselettersA- Z,1letteratatime,asfastaspossible.Writeeachletterlarge,andwitheyesclosed.Ifyouneedtoseealetter– thereisachartinthebackoftheworkbook.Tryandmemorizealluppercaseletters!
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Module18–WritingGeneralizationPractice
• Writeincursive!StudentcanusethechartsatthebackoftheFirstStrokes®Cursiveworkbookifavisualcueisneeded.
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Name:_______________________
Write2sentencesusingthewordbank.Skipalineasyouwrite.Writelettersletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
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Name:_______________________
Write2sentencesusingthewordbank.Skipalineasyouwrite.Writelettersletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
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Name:_______________________
Write2sentencesusingthewordbank.Skipalineasyouwrite.Writeletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
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Module18–WritingGeneralizationPractice
• Writeincursive!StudentcanusethechartsatthebackoftheFirstStrokes®Cursiveworkbookifavisualcueisneeded.
• Maintainthesamesizingtowritesentencesonregularnotebookpaper.Writelettersletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
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Name:_____________________
RHINOCEROS• Namemeans“nosehorn”.
• Therearefivedifferentspeciesofrhinoceros.TheyaretheBlackRhinoceros,WhiteRhinoceros,
IndianRhinoceros,Javan RhinocerosandSumatranRhinoceros
• 2nd largestlandmammal.• 3speciesendangeredastheycan
behuntedfortheirhorns.• Largebody,smallbrain.
• Eatsplants
Write2sentencesusingtheanimalfacts.Skipalineasyouwrite.Writeletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
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Write2sentencesusingtheanimalfacts.Skipalineasyouwrite.Writeletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
• Secondlargestcatspecies(tigerlargest).
• Canrun81kilometersperhour/50milesperhour.
• Femalesliveingroups,verysocial.• Liveabout12yearsinthewild.
• Maleshavemanes.• Females(lionesses)arebetter
hunters.• Restabout20hours
perday.
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Write2sentencesusingtheanimalfacts.Skipalineasyouwrite.Writeletterswherethetallletterstouchthetopline,thesinkingletterstouchthedottedlinebelow,andthebodyoftheletteris1/3spaceinthecuedhighlightedline.
WARTHOG• Memberofthepigfamily.
• Havewart-likebumpsontheirface.• Greyorblack,bristles,haveathick
mane.• Have2tusks,useforfighting.• Paddedkneesallowthemto
eatgrassinkneeling.• Pooreyesight,goodhearing.
• Runfast• Peacefulusually
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PrintableWipe-OffSheet
• Photocopyontocardstock.Putinsheetprotector.(Orphotocopyontophotocopypaper,andputinasheetprotectorwithapieceofheavyweightcardstockbehind).
• Usethissheetforallinstructionofstrokesandletters.
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Alternative Q: Make Q as a ”Frowning Letter”
Capital Letters G and S start on the writing line and swing to the right.