Pre-Writing Practice

The following link is a file you can print to have for your child to practice pre-writing skills. Print on cardstock if you have it. laminate or cover with contact paper so that they are re-usable.

This is a great way to develop fine motor skills in preparation for writing. We punched holes in ours and attached them together with a metal book ring. For the first few times using the skill cards children traced the dashed lines with their finger ... they were then given write-on wipe-off markers (dry erase markers) to trace the dashed lines with.

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/2601911/writing-cards-38k?da=y