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Fundamentals of Handwriting: Tips, Tricks, and What to Watch For

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Hi, everyone!! I hope your November is treating you well, gearing up for the holidays!  Today we have another wonderful guest blog post by my friend and fellow educator Cindy Pahr.  Enjoy! It is my pleasure to guest blog again for Heidi!  Today I want to share with you three things to know and to look for as children begin to learn and practice their printing and handwriting.  This seemed like a great to...
   

Why Do Some Children Do More Poorly on Writing Tests at School Than They Do At Home?

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Why do young children often do much worse on writing tests at school than they do at home?  This is a very frustrating thing for many parents!  Hopefully, this blog post will shed some light on this question, and also help you understand the developmental stages that children pass through as they learn to write. Children learn at a very rapid rate during early childhood, and are continually passing through many stages ...
   

Teaching the Correct Letter Formation

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ What are the best way to teach correct letter formation and review the alphabet at the same time with a kindergarten class? Here are some things that worked well for me! I would love to hear from anyone that has another successful method to share! One thing that is extremely helpful for me with both tasks is using the song videos from the Letters and Sounds collection . When I just play the songs , I have the letters typed up ver...