P is for Print Handwriting Class for Grades K to 3

Teacher: Amy
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$149.00

Course Introduction

0 Course Introduction 02:52

A comprehensive class of learning how to print hand write from letter structures, lowercase and uppercase letters, letter spacing, words spacing from large to wide-ruled sizes.

Lowercase Letters

0 Lesson 0 Beginner Sample 02:33

The lesson goal is to write on your “Beginning Print Page” to establish a reference to how your handwriting penmanship print letters will change through the P is for Print Handwriting Penmanship Course.

1 Lesson 1 Pin, Yarn, and Bead Letters 13:20

The lesson goal is to build fine-motor skills through three fun craft exercises. Fine motor control will help with holding a writing tool and using it to write letters in a controlled manner for skilled penmanship. The first “#1a Pin Exercise” will be having the learner use a push-pin to create letters on paper. The second “#1b Yarn Exercise” will have the learner use yarn to create letters by glueing the yarn to the paper. The third “#1c Beads Exercise” lesson will have the learner glue beads to form letters on the paper. All 3 of these exercises will begin to establish more control by developing finger muscle control. Other fine motor skills to add to students' daily routine would include brushing teeth, measuring ingredients in spoons and cups, mixing ingredients in a bowl, and washing dishes.

Supplies needed: glue, push pin, yarn, scissors and beads.

2 Lesson 2 Warm-up for Handwritng 11:36

The lesson “#2 Warm-ups” will have the beginner printers goal to warm up and build finger, hand, and arm muscles for penmanship handwriting. Warm-ups should be down on the worksheet or print lined paper. The more the printer does this activity, the better handwriting will develop in a faster, controlled way.

3 Lesson 3 Basic Letter Stems and Shapes 18:06

The lesson “#3 Basic Letter Stems Practice” goal will be to learn the basic lines and shapes that make up most print letters. The beginner printer should practice these sheets over and over until control of the writing tool is established and better penmanship is obtained.

4 Lesson 4 Lowercase Circle Siblings o, c, e, a Practice 17:59

The lesson “#4 Lowercase Circle Siblings o, c, e, a Practice” goal is to begin writing lowercase letters based on the circle shape form. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

5 Lesson 5 Lowercase Circle Cousins l, i, d, b, q, p, and g 24:47

The lesson “#5 Lowercase Circles cousins l, i, d, b, q, p, g Practice” goal is to connect the circle shape to over lowercase letters based on the circle shape, curves, and line stems. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

6 Lesson 6 Lowercase Curve Cousins n, m, h, f, and j 17:03

The lesson “#6 Lowercase curve cousins n, m, h, f, j Practice” goal will use the over curve strokes to make letters. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

7 Lesson 7 Lowercase Buddies u, y, v, w Practice 15:41

The lesson “#7 Lowercase buddies u, y, v, w Practice” goal is to write th u and y in the same form and v and w diagonal lines. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

8 Lesson 8 Lowercase Originals k, r, s, t, x, z Practice 23:02

The lesson “#8 Lowercase originals k, r, s, t, x, z Practice” goal is to learn how to write letters that have their own separate forms. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

9 Lesson 9 Alphabet Lowercase Practice 10:49

The lesson “#9 Alphabet Practice lowercase a-z Practice and #9 Alphabet from Memory lowercase a-z Practice” goal will have the beginning printer work through practicing the lowercase alphabet from a-z and then write the alphabet from memory. The lesson will have 4 sizes from #9a Large size guidelines, #9b Medium size guidelines, #9c Small size guidelines, and #9d Wide Ruled guidelines so the printer can get used to writing as smaller sizes. If the printer is struggling with a size, then the student should just focus on that size until control is established of staying in the lines and recognizable letters.

10 Lowercase Test #1 00:00

Take the test and see if you can answer the questions about the lowercase letters correct.

Lowercase Letter Spacing

11 Lesson 10 Letter Spacing 11:21

The lesson “#10 Letter Spacing a-z Practice” goal is to learn how to write letters next to each other. The beginning printer will work through 4 sizes of #10a Letter Spacing a-z Large Practice, #10b Letter Spacing Medium Size, #10c Letter Spacing Small Size , and #10d Letter Spacing Wide Ruled Size. If the printer is struggling with a size, then the student should just focus on that size until control is established of staying in the lines and recognizable letters.

12 Lowercase Letter Spacing Test #2 00:00

Take the test and see if you can answer the questions about the lowercase letters correctly.

Uppercase Letters

13 Lesson 11 Uppercase ABCDEFG Practice 13:38

The lesson “#11 Uppercase ABCDEFG Practice” goal is to have the beginner printer write the first uppercase letters with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

14 Lesson 12 Uppercase HIJKLMN Practice 14:02

The lesson “#12 Uppercase HIJKLMN Practice” goal is to have the beginner printer write the first uppercase letters with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

15 Lesson 13 Uppercase OPQRSTU Practice 15:48

The lesson “#13 Uppercase OPQRSTU Practice” goal is to have the beginner printer write the first uppercase letters with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

16 Lesson 14 Uppercase VXXYZ Practice 11:38

The lesson “#14 Uppercase VXXYZ Practice” goal is to have the beginner printer write the first uppercase letters with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

17 Lesson 15a Numbers 0123456 Practice 14:32

The lesson “#15a Numbers 0123456 Practice” goal is to practice writing numbers with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, dots and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

18 Lesson 15b Numbers 789 Practice 08:38

The lesson “#15b Numbers 789 Practice” goal is to practice writing numbers with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, dots and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

19 Lesson 15c Punctuation Practice 12:37

The lesson “#15c Punctuation Practice” goal is to practice writing punctuation symbols with vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, dots and curves. The printer should stay in the lines to develop finger/hand-muscle memory control.

20 Lesson 16 Alphabet Practice Aa-Zz 10:30

The lesson “#16 Alphabet Practice lowercase Aa-Zz Practice and #16 Alphabet from Memory lowercase Aa-Zz Practice” goal will have the beginning printer work through practicing the lowercase and uppercase capital alphabet from Aa-Zz and then write the alphabet from memory. The lesson will have 4 sizes from #16a Large size guidelines, #16b Medium size guidelines, #16c Small size guidelines, and #16d Wide Ruled guidelines so the printer can get used to writing as smaller sizes. If the printer is struggling with a size, then the student should just focus on that size until control is established of staying in the lines and recognizable letters.

21 Uppercase Letters Test #3 00:00

Take the test and see if you can answer the questions about the uppercase letters correctly.

Uppercase Letter Spacing

22 Lesson 17 Letter Spacing Aa-Zz 11:47

The lesson “#17 Letter Spacing Aa-Zz Practice” goal is to learn how to write letters next to each other to form words. The lesson will have 3 sizes from “#17a Letter Spacing Aa-Zz Medium Practice, #17b Letter Spacing Aa-Zz Small Practice, and #17c Letter Spacing Aa-Zz Wide Ruled Practice that will help the intermediate printer gain control of letter spacing to form words.

23 Lesson 18 Animal Word Practice 06:58

The lesson “#18 Animal Word Practice” goal is to write an entire word from memory. The lesson includes 3 sizes from #18a Animal Word Medium Practice, #18b Animal Word Small Practice, and #18c Animal Word Wide Ruled Practice that will help the intermediate printer gain control of letter spacing to form words.

24 Uppercase Letter Spacing Test #4 00:00

Take the test and see if you can answer the questions about the uppercase letters correctly.

Sentence Writing

25 Lesson 19 Fun Sentence Pangrams 09:43

The lesson “#19 Fun Sentence Pangrams Practice” goal is to learn how to write words with correct spacing. The lessons will go through 3 sizes of “#19a Fun Sentence Pangrams Medium Practice, #19b Fun Sentence Pangrams Small Practice, and #19c Fun Sentence Pangrams Wide Ruled Practice guidelines that will help the intermediate printer gain control of letter spacing to form words.

26 Lesson 20 No Center Line Practice 18:23

The lesson “#20 No Center Line Practice” goal is to practice writing without a center dashed line to get used to writing on most lined-paper. The lesson has 3 guideline sizes “#20a No Center Line Medium Practice, #20b No Center Line Small Practice, and #20c No Center Line Wided Rule Practice” that will help the advanced printer to gain better letter alignment and space with writing on paper.

27 Lesson 21 Line Paper Practice 11:46

The lesson “#21 Line Paper Practice” goal is to learn how to write on line paper. The lesson will show the advanced printer how you must have a small space to have room on your lined paper and not write from top and bottom lines that we have done in previous lessons. The lesson has 2 size line paper guidelines of “#21a Small Line Paper Practice and #21b Wide Ruled Lined Paper Practice” will be challenging. The advanced printer should practice the lessons with more words to get used to writing without the early guidelines.

29 Sentence Writing Test #5 00:00

Take the test and see if you can answer the questions about the sentences correctly.

Advanced Print

30 Lesson 22 Open Line Practice 09:36

The lesson “#22 Open Line Practice” goal is to learn how to write without a top line and center line. The advanced printer will be able to practice writing on most fill most open-sky blank answer line worksheets to classes they might have in the future.

31 Lesson 23 No Line Writing 11:14

The lesson “#23 No Lines” goal is to write like the letters that form words floating in air. This is a very advanced lesson and the printers show practice by using the letter on the left as a guideline to write your next letter on the right of it.

32 Lesson 24 Ending Practiced Print 02:11

This last lesson “Ending Practiced Print Page” goal is to finally write the same sentences as your beginning lesson 0. When finished, the advanced printer should take out their first “Beginning Print Page” to compare their penmanship skills that have been obtained.

33 Advanced Print Test #6 00:00

Take the test and see if you can answer the questions about writing correctly.

Course Overview

P is for Print Handwriting Class is a systematic course created for pre-writers through advanced writers that will build on principles of establishing fine-motor control. The course will focus on print letters. Students will work through learning basic letter stems and shapes, to learn lowercase letter families, uppercase capital letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols,

After letter memorization is established, the course will work through letter spacing to form words, word spacing in sentences, and work from large letters through wide-rule letter sizes. The learner will establish control of many sizes of lines.

The final lessons will be advanced with writing on wide-ruled lined paper and no line paper writing too.

This course includes:
- 6 Sections
- 24 Video Lessons with step-by-step guidance for each letter, word, and sentence
- 75 Practice Sheets with hand-written traceable letters, words, and steps
- Over 1,300 traceable lowercase letters
- Over 350 traceable uppercase letters
- Over 110 traceable numbers and punctuation
- Over 900 traceable words
- 14 traceable sentences
- 2 traceable paragraph letters
- Test at the end of each section
- Almost 6 hours of Video Lessons

Course Goals
1. The student will be able to read and recognize print letters and words then be able to write print from memory.
2. The second course goal is to be able to handwrite the size of wide-ruled ⅜” or 8mm paper.

Target Audience
This course is primarily intended for students who are new to writing print or need a quick refresher.

Course Requirements
There are no course requirements to begin this course. The first few lessons of this course create fine-motor skills.

**It is recommended that each lesson practice sheet is printed before each lesson to follow along. **

Course Section Guide

Section 1: Lowercase Letters
- Lesson 0 Beginner Sample
- Lesson 1 Pin, Yarn, and Bead LettersActivities: Fine Motor Skills
- Lesson 2 Warm-up for Handwritng
- Lesson 3 Basic Letter Stems and Shapes
- Lesson 4 Lowercase Circle Siblings o, c, e, a Practice
- Lesson 5 Lowercase Circle Cousins l, i, d, b, q, p, and g
- Lesson 6 Lowercase Curve Cousins n, m, h, f, and j
- Lesson 7 Lowercase Buddies u, y, v, w Practice
- Lesson 8 Lowercase Originals k, r, s, t, x, z Practice
- Lesson 9 Alphabet Lowercase Practice

Section 2: Lowercase Letter Spacing
- Lesson 10 Letter Spacing

Section 3: Uppercase Letters
- Lesson 11 Uppercase ABCDEFG Practice
- Lesson 12 Uppercase HIJKLMN Practice
- Lesson 13 Uppercase OPQRSTU Practice
- Lesson 14 Uppercase VXXYZ Practice
- Lesson 15a Numbers 0123456 Practice
- Lesson 15b Numbers 789 Practice
- Lesson 15c Punctuation Practice
- Lesson 16 Alphabet Practice Aa-Zz

Section 4: Uppercase Letter Spacing
- Lesson 17 Letter Spacing Aa-Zz
- Lesson 18 Animal Word Practice

Section 5: Sentence Writing
- Lesson 19 Fun Sentence Pangrams
- Lesson 20 No Center Line Practice
- Lesson 21 Line Paper Practice

Section 6: Advanced Print
- Lesson 22 Open Line Practice
- Lesson 23 No Line Writing
- Lesson 24 Ending Practiced Print

Teacher: Amy
Areas of expertise: K12 Art, 6-12 Math, and K12 Special Education
Education: BS in Secondary Education from Central Michigan University and MS in Special Education from University of Kansas
Interests: Cooking, lifting weights, running, walking my dog, reading books, yoga, and of course handwriting calligraphy.
Skills: I am creative and love helping others.
Associations: IAMPETH and Chicago Calligraphy Collective
Issues I care about: Environment, gender equality and civil rights

I have been teaching students since 2003 from arts, to math, to graphic design, to lettering, and now to computer programming too. I love to learn and am always busy furthering my education from home.

Test Preparation Document

Digital Quizzes and Tests Answer Keys Document

ABC Lists

Alphabet lists to practice your P is for Print lessons.

Print Alphabet Reference Sheet

Print Alphabet Reference Sheet Numbered

Print Alphabet Reference Sheet Numbered Steps

Lowercase Test #1- answer key

Lowercase Letter Spacing Test #2- answer key

Uppercase Letters Test #3- answer key

Uppercase Letter Spacing Test #4- answer key

Sentence Writing Test #5- answer key

Advanced Print Test #6- answer key

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