Handwriting Without Tears

Because our children are doing so well, we are at a place to really be diving into some pre-k skills. With that, are the skills necessary for writing and tracing. This presented us with a wonderful opportunity to learn from our OT about a great program called Handwriting Without Tears (HWT). I was somewhat familiar with from teaching in the public school, but I had never seen or tried the pre-k HWT. This program is designed to teach kids letters and is the precursor to writing.







Part of the pre-k program is these wooden pieces that can be manipulated to make every letter of the alphabet.

At first the child is given only the pieces necessary to make the letter and in the correct order that you would write.

The children then make the letters. This gets them ready for skills like tracing and writing.










All of the HWT manipulatives can be purchased to have your own set, but how's this for an easy AND inexpensive trick?!?

Card stock! The card stock is stronger than regular paper.

We are looking forward to more writing skills and posts on how our children are progressing! Thanks to our OT for taking the time to show us and the kids all about Handwriting Without Tears!