Dear Family,

We are excited about the kindergarten handwriting program we are using this school year.
Handwriting Without Tears is a simple, developmentally based curriculum. The program uses fun,
multisensory materials and music to teach letter and number formation.
Your child will be using the workbook Letters and Numbers for Me at school. The lessons focus on letters,
numbers, and learning to print words and sentences correctly. The workbook also introduces punctuation
and beginning poetry and paragraph skills. Our goal is to build the good handwriting habits that will help
your child succeed in school.
Were sending letter and number formation charts home so youll know what to say when you help your child.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
P.S. For more information about the kindergarten program, visit the Handwriting Without Tears website: hw!eors.com
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2013 Handwriting Without Tears

Magic c
Magic c up like a up higher back down
bump
Magic c up like a back
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turn
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Dots for you!
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down
bump the line
Start at the top!
kick! slide away down
bump the line
swim up
and over
dive down down
(n has one hump)
swim up
and over
down
start with n
(m has two humps)
swim up
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down dive down
At first, curve up.
Then go straight down.
down
bump the line
cross
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swim up
and over
dive down around
bump
bump
Magic c up like a back down
bump
Iowercose Formo!ion Chor!
dot
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Dots for you!
2013 Handwriting Without Tears

keep on going stop Magic c

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Magic c turn down curve around little Magic c
slide down slide up
slide down and up slide down and up
back down
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U turn
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slide down go across go across cross down
bump the line
Start at the top!
Left-handed Right-handed
Directions for crossing t:
Iowercose Formo!ion Chor!
Number Formo!ion Chor!
! s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
! makes a Big Line down.
! stops in the corner.
2 s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
2 makes a Big Curve.
2 stops in the corner.
2 walks away on the bottom.
J s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
J makes a Little Curve to
the middle.
J makes another Little Curve
to the bottom corner.
H s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
H makes a Little Line down
to the middle.
H walks across the dark night.
H jumps to the top and says,
did it. (Big Line down)
S s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
S makes a Little Line down to the
middle. t starts to rain.
S makes a Little Curve around.
S puts a Little Line on top
to stop the rain.
h s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
h is a baby bear.
h goes down to curl up in
the corner.
h is hibernating.
7 s!or!s in !he 5!or!ing Corner.
7 makes a Little Line across
the top.
7 says, better slide down.
8 is different.
8 doesnt like corners.
8 starts at the top center.
8 begins with 5 and then
goes home.
1 is so special.
1 has its own corner.
1 makes a Little Curve and
goes p to the corner.
1 makes a Big Line down.
!0 uses two places.
! comes first.
0 is next.
0 starts at the top center.
!0 is finished.
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