How-To Videos

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  • Crayon Grip

    Diane uses The Pencil Grip Song to teach tripod grip. This engaging approach holds the students attention while reinforcing the lesson.

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  • Cursive Name on the Blackboard

    Children have fun writing their names in cursive doing Wet-Dry-Try on the Blackboard with Double Lines. This multisensory hands-on activity is an easy way to  teach motor skills, mature grasp, letter formations and connections.

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  • Ella's Name on Blackboard

    Jan shows Ella how to write her name doing wet-dry-try. This motivational activity helps children have fun as they develop fine motor skills with small tools including little chalk bits.

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  • Helping Hand

    Watch Eli learn about using his helping hand to improve his posture and paper skills while writing. This playful approach makes it learning fun and memorable.

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  • Letter "O" on the Slate

    Its a perfect O on the slate. The wet-dry-try exercise makes teaching and learning letter formation fun and memorable.

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  • Letter K on the Slate

    Using the Slate chalkboard, Jan shows Charlie how to form a K with wet-dry-try. The accompanying letter story helps Charlie remember each step.

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  • Letter Sizes and Places Activities

    Children have fun learning size and placement of tall, small, and descending letters with the letter sizes and places activity.

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  • Lowercase "a" in the 1st Grade Workbook

    The Handwriting Without Tears student workbooks feature step-by-step directions to help children learn letter formation. The Learn and Check section at the end of the teaching page helps them check their own work.

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  • Lowercase Letters in the Kindergarten Workbook

    Children learn lowercase letters easily using the Handwriting Without Tears student workbooks. Multisensory activities and illustrated step-by-step instructions make it easy for children.

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  • Magic C Cursive Lesson

    The Handwriting Without Tears student workbooks make it easy to learn cursive. Here, a Magic "C" exercise is used to teach step-by-step letter formation.

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  • Magic C Letter Activities

    Students learn to form "a", "d", and "g" playing the Magic C game on the Blackboard with Double lines. This is a fun way to practice letter formation skills.

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  • Music and Movement Teach Positional Concepts

    Children love music. It promotes movement and learning. The Tap Tap Tap song and activity are a fun way for young children to warm up and learn positional concepts as well as body parts as they follow the rhythm and imitate the teachers motions.

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  • R with Roll-A-Dough Letters

    Here, Ryan has fun building letters with roll-a-dough while improving his finger strength and motor skills. This multisensory activity is also a great prewriting exercise.

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  • Roll-A-Dough Letters Teach Name

    Use of consistent language helps young children learn to follow instructions. The roll-a-dough multisensory activity helps them improve finger strength, fine motor skills, and letter recognition skills as they children build letters step by step.

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  • Tripod Grip with Flip Crayons

    Diane teaches finger names and functions. This playful approach helps young children develop grasp.

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  • Using Flip Crayons

    Children flip for Flip Crayons, the double-sided crayons for little hands that promote proper grip. Flipping the crayons to change colors is a fun and developmentally appropriate way for young learners to develop fine motor skills.

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