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Learning the letters is a very important part of kindergarten! Your child needs to be able to recognize both the upper and lower case letters quickly, write both the upper and lower case letters using the zaner-bloser formations and make the appropriate letter sounds. On this page, you will find the wording that I use when introducing and reinforcing formations as well as a link to a short introduction and activity for each letter. At the bottom of the page, you will find a formation chart with arrows to follow for a visual aid. |
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Uppercase M: top to bottom, lift off pencil and go back to top, down the slide, (break the rule) up the slide, top to bottom. Lowercase m: start at dotted line: top to bottom, bounce up and make a hill, bounce up and make a hill http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-m/load.htm?f
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Uppercase S: Slide back, curve in the middle, land on the bottom Lowercase s: start at the dotted line: slide back, curve in the middle, land on the bottom |
Uppercase R: Top to bottom, lift off pencil and go back to top, sail around to middle line, lift off, kick to the bottom Lowercase r: Top to bottom, slide up and make a hook |
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Uppercase T: top to bottom, lift off pencil and go back to top, slide right Lowercase t: start near the top, top to bottom, lift off, slide right in the middle http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-t/load.htm?f
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Uppercase M: top to bottom, lift off pencil and go back to top, down the slide, straight back up! Lowercase m: start at dotted line: top to bottom, bounce up and make one hill |
Uppercase P: top to bottom, lift off pencil and go back to top, sail around to the middle Lowercase p: start at dotted line: top to bottom hang way down, lift off, circle all the way around http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-p/load.htm?f
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Uppercase C: start near the top: curve back and down to the bottom Lowercase c: start near the top: curve back and down to the bottom http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-c/load.htm?f
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Uppercase A: down the slide, lift off pencil and go back to the top, down the slide, lift off, slide right Lowercase a: circle all the way around, lift off, top to bottom http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-a/load.htm?f
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Uppercase D: top to bottom, lift off pencil and go back to top, sail around to the bottom (like a sailboat) Lowercase d: circle all the way around, lift off, tall top to bottom http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-d/load.htm?f
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Uppercase I: top to bottom, lift pencil off, slide right on the top, lift off, slide right on the bottom Lowercase i: small top to bottom, lift off, dot (NOT circle) http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-i/load.htm?f
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Uppercase G: start near the top and circle around (like a c) to the middle line, lift off, bulls eye, slide right Lowercase g: circle all the way around, lift off, monkey tail |
Uppercase F: Top to bottom, lift pencil off, slide right across the top, lift off, slide right across the middle Lowercase f: start near the top and curve back, then top to bottom, lift off, slide right across the middle |
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Uppercase B: top to bottom, lift pencil off, bounce to the middle, bounce to the bottom Lowercase b: top to bottom, bounce up and around http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-b/load.htm?f
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Uppercase K: top to bottom, lift pencil off, down the slide to the middle, kick to the bottom Lowercase k: top to bottom, lift pencil off, small down the slide, small kick to the bottom |
Uppercase O: start at the top and circle all the way around Lowercase o: start at the middle line and circle all the way around |
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Uppercase L: top to bottom, slide right across the bottom Lowercase l: top to bottom http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-l/load.htm?f
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Uppercase H: top to bottom, lift pencil off, top to bottom, lift pencil off, slide right across the middle Lowercase h: top to bottom, bounce up and make a hill |
Uppercase W: down the slide, up the slide, down the slide, up the slide Lowercase w: same, but smaller! down the slide, up the slide, down the slide, up the slide |
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Uppercase X: down the slide, lift off, down the slide to cross Lowercase x: same as uppercase--but smaller http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-x/load.htm?f
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Uppercase E: top to bottom, lift pencil off, slide right across the top, lift pencil off, slide right across the middle, lift pencil off, slide right across the bottom Lowercase e: circle around like a c, lift pencil off, slide right across the middle |
Uppercase V: down the slide, lift off, down the slide Lowercase v: same as uppercase--but smaller |
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Uppercase J: down the slide, fish hook Lowercase j: down the slide and fish hook, lift off, dot http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-j/load.htm?f
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Uppercase Y: down the slide to the middle, lift pencil off, down the slide to the middle, top to bottom Lowercase y: short down the slide, lift pencil off, long down the slide |
Uppercase Z: Slide right, down the slide, slide right Lowercase z: same as uppercase, but smaller |
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Uppercase U: top to bottom, curve, and straight back up Lowercase u: start at the dotted line: top to bottom, curve up, top to bottom http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-u/load.htm?f
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*We do not teach the J with the slide right on the top.* |
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