Hallie’s Horrible Handwriting

Dear Parents

Discusses how most children have trouble with at least one new skill. They may feel frustrated or rushed. There are ways to help them work through their frustrations. Topics include:

• Letting your child trace letters with their finger
• Finger-paint letters
• Make 3D letters with play-doh
• Using a stick to make letters in sand
• Writing with water on the pavement
• Make a school day collage to help them visualize each phase of schooltime
• Use an egg timer to teach children about stop times
• Use words like “Time’s up!” or “It’s time to…” to indicate to children when it’s time to move to a different activity
• Make two posters which show what they do well on one, and what they’re learning to do on the other
• Praise children and remind them that things may be hard now, but they’ll get easier
• Don’t hide the adults’ mistakes (talking and laughing about them normalize them)
• Talk about how different people have different talents