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Handy resources to support your handwriting lessons
Writing Time 27/3/19
Writing Time Online is the perfect complement to the Student Practice Books. Available in all Australian fonts, there’s a range of tools and resources to support your students’ handwriting adventures. Best of all, access is free!
Here are some suggestions to help you to get the most out of your handwriting lessons with Writing Time Online.
Projectable and interactive tools
3Ps
Project the 3Ps to model correct posture, paper position and pencil grip. These easy-to-follow pictures and tips help students to properly prepare for the handwriting lesson ahead.
See & Trace and Blank Lines
Project the See & Trace tool to demonstrate handwriting examples, letter formation and common joins. Alternatively, write your own words and sentences on the whiteboard using the projectable Blank Lines tool. Both of these interactive tools give you flexible options to zoom, adjust line settings or use Archie the owl to demonstrate head, body and tail letters.
Get students to log in to writingtimekids.com.au to practise letters and joins with the See & Trace tool on their own devices.
Music
Jazz up your lessons in the lower years with the catchy tunes at Writing Time Online. Songs are available for each of the Hero Lines that represent the most common handwriting line types. For example, go to Music and select The Wave Song, then sing along to ‘The waves in the sea go whoosh and whoosh’ with your class while performing the ‘whoosh’ wave movement with your fingers.
Copying from Afar
In the upper years, Copying from Afar activities are included in the Writing Time Student Practice Books. Project the corresponding Copying from Afar passage for students to complete the activity.
Printable resources
Worksheets
For students who need extra letter formation practice, you can select the relevant year level and print off worksheets for specific letters, groups of letters or join types. For general handwriting tasks, print out the Slope Card or Blank Lines worksheets.
Assessment
Assessment is a breeze with the Writing Time Online Assessment resources. Print the Assessment Guide, Observational Checklist and Student Assessment Profile to assess your students’ handwriting development as they journey through the Writing Time Student Practice Books.
So, there you have it! Now you can deliver a focused and engaging handwriting lesson by pairing the Student Practice Books with Writing Time Online. For a quick tutorial on the projectable, printable and interactive tools available at Writing Time Online, watch our online virtual tour.
Log in and start exploring Writing Time Online, or sign up for a Firefly Online account and add Writing Time Online for free!