Handwriting center kindergarten

Looking for hands on alphabet activities for your preschool or kindergarten students? These activities are sure to engage them and help them learn letters.

I've always focused on handwriting and forming letters. I took my time teaching letter formation and this year I see the benefits of increasing the intensity with which we practiced, but also increasing the frequency of smart handwriting practice.

Teachers know specific standards are more frustrating to teach than others. For instance, this may be teaching kindergarteners to add and subtract.

Writing in kindergarten has the potential to be so much more than handwriting exercises. The best kept secret to kindergarten writing is writers' workshop.

Recently, I have seen some debates on using centers and the Science of Reading. If you have been a teacher for a long time, centers were a HUGE part of Balanced Literacy. Recently, teachers have shifted away from balanced of literacy to research based Science of Reading. You can read my Science of Reading Post ... Read More about Centers and the Science of Reading

Setting up an independent writing center in kindergarten is easy! These kindergarten writing center activities will get you ready for back to school.

Read for tips and ideas on how to set up and manage an effective writing center in your kindergarten classroom.

Do you practice handwriting with your students? Sometimes it seems like an archaic practice, but I think kids learn so much more than just handwriting skills

Have you been wondering how-to-use writing journals in kindergarten to practice handwriting, encoding, fine motor, and more? Writing journals are also great for showing growth and development throughout the year! Keep reading for more tips and a Science of Reading aligned FREE printable to help you get started with writing journals in kindergarten!