We start out writing it in a cookie sheet of cornmeal - something I decided to do yesterday when he got so frustrated with the amount of erasing that he was doing that he put a pencil grip on the eraser end of the pencil. (Just for the record, he's the one who insists on erasing things he's not happy with, not me.) Writing this way has a number of advantages - it's very easy to erase, you just shake the pan!; using a finger is easier than manipulating a pencil; it's just kind of fun!
Here he is writing in his handwriting book, once he has practiced for a while with the cornmeal. You may notice the pages of stickers next to him - he gets to pick one or two to put underneath his best letter on each line. He gets a big kick out of that - he actually chooses each line's stickers before he even starts writing.
And, last but not least, being a goofball and sticking pencil grips in his ears.
4 comments:
Hope you guys have a great school year. Neat idea with the cornmeal!
Don't feel badly about the pictures on the first day - you're such a good momma. I plan to do the tactile teaching, too. The look on his face in the pic with the pencil grips reminds me of Lucas.
You know, a lot of things about him remind me of Luke ... :)
Of course he picks his stickers out first! The good man has already learned the art of motivation!
What a cutie!
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