Parents are often worried, and ask us one basic question, “How can we teach our kids alphabetic writing?” Well, this question is the most difficult to answer as kids sometimes start to cry, when they feel the pressure. Thinking about kids, we have attempted to create a program, to make the learning of alphabet writing to become easier.
We usually, start to teach the capital letter writing first and then move on to the small letter writing.
The English Alphabet:
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz. (This is the alphabetic order)
The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of Greek alphabet alpha and beta.
Unlike some other languages, in English, we write each letter either in capital form or in a small form. The small form of letters are also called lowercase letters and capital form of letters are called as uppercase letters.
Different styles of writing letters:
Writing can be a challenge for many children. Young children master the skills at their own pace. Encourage and motivate kids at all times! As new parents, teaching a toddler how to write letters can be very frightening! Teachers have made different strategies to simplify the writing process for kids. Here, I share my experience with you! Did you know, handwriting is as unique as fingerprints? There are numerous handwriting 'styles' to write the English alphabet.
Let’s see how many different styles exist for writing the capital letter A:
Calibri: A
Arial: A
Times New Roman: A
Impact: A
Berlin Sans: A
Century Gothic: A
Types of lines:
Kids should be taught how to draw lines, i.e. straight and curved lines, as well as some patterns. These help kids with the proper hand and eye coordination, which is a key skill to learn at this stage!
The key skill of writing letters is to connect different types of lines with each other.
Two main classes of lines that we teach kids are straight and curved lines.
Straight Lines: There are three types of straight lines.
1. Horizontal Lines (Also known as sleeping lines),
2. Vertical Lines (Also known as standing lines),
3. Slant Lines (Slant left or Slant right)
Curved Lines: The four type of curved lines.
1. Curve left,
2. Curve right,
3. Curve up
4. Curve down
Steps to follow while writing letters (Capital Letters):
Before we start writing the capital letters there are a few steps which we need to teach kids first:
Step 1: Teaching the kids to hold the pencil properly is the first step. Maintain a good posture with a straight back. Avoid sloppy posture. Hold the pencil with only your thumb, index finger and middle finger. Holding the pencil correctly is the key skill for a child to write easily.
Step 2: Learn to form straight and curved lines by playing the game of joining the dots. Joining the dots is essential and the oldest way of teaching kids to make straight lines. Remember, we as kids used to look out for such games in the Sunday Newspaper? Take anything, pour some salt on the table and trace the letter. The kids find this interesting and fun. Trace on paper.
Step 3: Practice patterns. (This helps in the development of fine motor skills)
Step 4: Trace the letter. (This helps in the hand and eye coordination)
Step 5: Write the letter) Remind kids to hold the pencil properly and maintain a correct posture)
How to write capital letters?
Capital letters are always taught first. We then teach kids how to write small letters. It is important to lay emphasis on practice as more the kids practice writing letters, they become more skilled thereby developing great handwriting.
As teachers, we have always believed that not to overwhelm the kids by teaching them to write in the alphabetic order per se. We believe that kids should be taught the easiest letter first.
Always ensure that you do not intimidate a child by asking him/her to write the letters A-Z in that order. We always should ensure, to teach a child from the easiest to the difficult letter. In the picture, you will see that we have created 3 levels for kids to write letters. Level 1, has the easiest letters, and Level 3 requires developed and more advanced skill to write the letters.
Writing Series
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Capital Letters A-Z
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Level 1: L, T, I, H, F, I
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Level 2: X, V, W, A, Y, Z, K, N, M
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Level 3: P, R, B, C, O, Q, D, G, J, U, S
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Learn to read and write English Alphabet Letters!
We divide learning to write English Capital Letters into three levels, depending on the ease of learning to write:
Writing Capital Letters (Level 1)
In Level 1 of writing, we learn to write letters that are made up of straight lines, either a vertical (standing) line or horizontal (sleeping) line. These are comparatively easy to learn and should be your first letters to write. The letters that are made of these straight lines are L, T, I, H, F and E. Points to note: All letters are written from top to bottom line
Writing Capital Letters (Level 2)
In Level 2 of writing, we teach kids to write letters that are made up of straight lines as same as that in level 1, with the additional inclusion of slant lines. These are at an intermediate level to learn as they require developing a skill of drawing slant lines and connecting them either by another slant or a straight line and should be your second set of letters to write after completing the level 1 of writing. The letters that are made of these straight lines inclusive of and/or slant lines are X, V, W, A, Y, Z, K, N, M
Points to note: All letters are written from top to bottom line
Writing Capital Letters (Level 3)
In Level 3 of writing, we teach kids to write letters that are made up of straight lines and/or curved lines. These are at an advanced level to learn as they require developing a strong eye-hand co-ordination involving the formation of curved lines and/or connecting them to straight and/or slant lines. These form the third set of letters to write after you master the levels 1 and 2. The letters that are made of these straight lines and/or slant lines and/or curved lines: are P, R, B, C, O, Q, D, G, J, U, S
Points to note: All letters are written from top to bottom line.
Please find below a list of 26 educational videos and free downloadable worksheets for you to print and use.
Video: “How to Write Letter L”
Video: “How to Write Letter T”
Video: “How to Write Letter I”
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
English Alphabet Writing | Capital Letters | Level 1 | L, T, I, H, F, E
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Download free Practice Worksheet
Video: “How to Write Letter V”
Video: “How to Write Letter W”
Video: “How to Write Letter A”
Video: “How to Write Letter Y”
Video: “How to Write Letter Z”
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Video: “How to Write Letter M”
English Alphabet Writing | Capital Letters | Level 2 | X, V, W, A, Y, Z, K, N, M |
Video: “How to Write Letter P”
Video: “How to Write Letter R”
Video: “How to Write Letter B”
Video: “How to Write Letter C”
Video: “How to Write Letter O”
Video: “How to Write Letter Q”
Video: “How to Write Letter D”
Video: “How to Write Letter G”
Video: “How to Write Letter J”
Video: “How to Write Letter U”
Video: “How to Write Letter S”
English Alphabet Writing | Capital Letters | Level 3 | P, R, B, C, O, Q, D, G, J, U, S
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