Kindergarten Welcome Letter

N ame:
Print Child’s Name

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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.

We’re sending letter and number formation charts home so you’ll know what to say when you
help your child. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

P.S. If you would like more information about the Handwriting Without Tears kindergarten program,
visit the Handwriting Without Tears website: hwtears.com

Referenced on page 190—Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide © 2013 Handwriting Without Tears®

 Capital Formation Chart

Big Line Big Line Big Curve Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Curve Big Line Big Line
A B C D E F G H I
Big Line Little Curve Big Curve Little Line Little Line Little Line Big Line Little Line
Little Line Little Curve Little Line Little Line Little Line Little Line Little Line
Little Line

Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Curve Big Line Big Curve Big Line
J K L M N O P Q R
Turn Little Line Little Line Big Line Big Line Go around
Keep going Little Curve Go around
Keep going Little Curve
Little Line Little Line Big Line Big Line Little Line Little Line
Big Line

Little Curve Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Line Little Line Little Line
S T U V W X Y Z
Turn Little Line Turn Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Line Big Line
Little Curve Big Line Big Line Little Line
Big Line
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Referenced on page 190—Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide © 2013 Handwriting Without Tears®

 Lowercase Formation Chart

bump

Magic c up like a back down dive down swim up down

bump and over

Dots for you! dot

dive down swim up around down

and over bump bump

Dots for you! dot

Magic c down

turn

Magic c up like a up higher back down down kick! slide away

bump bump the line

Start at the top!

 

2 2

3
down
start hit the ball run the bases stop
bump the line

At first, curve up.

Then go straight down.
up

down cross start with n swim up down

bump the line and over (m has two humps)

bump

Magic c up like a back dive down swim up down

down and over (n has one hump)

turn

Referenced on page 190—Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide © 2013 Handwriting Without Tears®

 Lowercase Formation Chart

bump

Magic c keep on going stop down, travel, up back down

bump

swim up around slide down slide up

and over bump

dive down

bump

Magic c up like a back slide down and up slide down and up

down
U turn

  2

dive down swim up slide down slide down

and over

  2

little
Magic c little Magic c turn down curve around slide down slide down

Directions for crossing t:

Left-handed Right-handed
Start at the top!

down cross go across slide down go across

bump the line

Referenced on page 190—Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide © 2013 Handwriting Without Tears®

 Number Formation Chart

 starts in the Starting Corner.  starts in the Starting Corner.

1
a[[ 6
a[
 makes a Big Line down.  is a baby bear.
 stops in the corner.  goes down to curl up in
the corner.
 is hibernating.

 starts in the Starting Corner.  starts in the Starting Corner.

2
a[[ 7
a[
 makes a Big Curve.  makes a Little Line across
 stops in the corner. the top.

 walks away on the bottom.  says, “ better slide down.”

 starts in the Starting Corner.  is different.

3
a[ 8
a\
 m
 akes a Little Curve to  doesn’t like corners.
the middle.
 starts at the top center.
 m
 akes another Little Curve
 begins with S and then
to the bottom corner.
goes home.

 starts in the Starting Corner.  is so special.

4
a[ 9
a]
 m
 akes a Little Line down  has its own corner.
to the middle.
 makes a Little Curve and
 walks across the dark night.
goes p to the corner.
 jumps to the top and says,
 makes a Big Line down.
“ did it.” (Big Line down)

 starts in the Starting Corner. 0 uses two places.

5
a[ a[[ 0
1 a\
 m
 akes a Little Line down to the  comes first.
middle. t starts to rain.
0 is next.
 makes a Little Curve around.
0 starts at the top center.
 p
 uts a Little Line on top
0 is finished.
to stop the rain.

Referenced on page 190—Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide © 2013 Handwriting Without Tears®