This section offers a varied but selected grouping of items for developing and improving the classroom skills of writing and cutting. There are positional aides, special and unique pens, pencils, grips, crayons, markers, writing papers, instructional materials and fun activity-based itmes!
Handwriting Without Tears (HWTears)- Double Line Paper This special 2-line paper was developed to simplify letter placement on the line, as part of the handwriting without tears program. HWTears is an easy to use and highly successful program. Packs are in 100 or 500 sheets. 3 widths to choose from- wide(K-1st grades),regular (2nd-3rd grade) or narrow (4th- higher).
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Do-A-Dot Paint and Books The non-messy, successful every time, way to make pictures. Just twist off cap from the sponge tip applicator and start "dotting". Use it to trace lines, color pictures or just let the imagination loose to create one of a kind designs. Easy set up and clean up, no cups, brushes or water needed. Do-A-Dot is actually nontoxic, water based ink which allows layering and blending of colors. Available in a 4 pack Rainbow set with red, yellow, blue and green applicators.
Also available are 2 book sets that are delightful collections of pictures designs; letters & numbers, just for dotting! Each is 24-28 pages printed on heavy stock paper, perforated for easy removal. Some designs are comprised of circles for beginning dotters, others are spaced for dotting but without the circles.
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Powerful Printing - Conquering Cursive Handwriting Software This is the program we have all been waiting for! Write-On! Handwriting’s revolutionary new interactive programs combine 21st century computer technology with auditory instructions, visual images and hands-on learning.
Even reluctant writers will learn to write quickly and legibly with the use of their computer mouse! As the modern day equivalent to writing in the air, or on the chalkboard, students learn the proper spatial orientation and sequential movements of letter formation. This helps build the all important motor memory needed to reproduce letters using the finer coordination required by a pencil. Handwriting is a complex motor skill. Bilateral coordination, muscle tone, kinesthetic awareness and repetitive sequencing are essential motor skills for mastery of handwriting. These developmental components are all incorporated into the Powerful Printing™ and Conquering Cursive’s™ patent pending handwriting curriculums for grades K-3.
By pairing engaging and diverse computer/digital based instructions with print/paper based exercises, the program breaks the tedium frequently associated with boring, repetitive, print only, handwriting instructions. Additionally, since the program monitors all work, only correct letter formations are reinforced.
Comes with complete instructions for use, suggestions and key points to improve performance, warm up activities, sample lesson plans along with a digital workbook for 1 computer, 1 paper workbook, teachers manual, font and worksheets. You choose manuscript or cursive and right or left handed print workbook. All upper and lower case letters and numbers 0 -9 are covered in all versions.
The software is CD-ROM based, network-able and appropriate for both Macintosh and Windows.
System Requirements: Mac 200 mhz, 64 MD Windows 98/2000/XP or more recent, 233 Mhz
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First Step Books The Kumon First Step books are designed to help young children from 2 years and older learn important basic skills while having fun. The focus is on developing; fine motor skills, concentration and focus, spatial awareness and a knowledge of shapes. The 40 page 5x8” books are full color with bold engaging graphics and special paper. 2 books available: Let's Fold or Let's Cut More Paper.
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Better Bumpy Paper: Coloring Books We have begun referring to these as the “sky high” coloring books. That’s because the raised outlines of the drawings are the highest we have ever seen. This provides the greatest quanity of tactile input and the greatest deterrent to coloring outside the lines. Wonderfully successful for children with poor coordination, sensory
irregularities and/or low vision. Level one books are simplier with a single object to color. Level 2 pictures are more complex and scene-like.
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Handwriting without Tears - Print Learning Materials These are the hands-on materials needed for the HWTears printing program.
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Visual Learners Alphabet Developed by Jenee Van Hofwegen, OTR, The Visual Learners Alphabet is a simple but effective teaching aid providing a strong visual reference for proper letter and number formation (A-Z, 0-9). Follow the color sequence (green, yellow, red) only lifting the pencil/marker for color changes. Start at the arrow and trace green, lift the pencil and move to yellow than lift pencil and finish with red. Where no pencil lifts are required, the letter is all green. Practice mat is re-usable and displays the entire alphabet. Clean with a dry cloth. Letter flash cards are great for finger tracing or eraser writing and allows more than one child to practice at the same time.
