Fairy Tales Pre-Writing Tracing Activities
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Our Fairytale-themed Pre-Writing Tracing Activities are perfect for beginning writers. They provide fun fine motor strengthening and early pencil control for preschool and kindergarten kids!
Pre-writing skills are essential for children to develop before they can write. These skills help them hold and use a pencil for drawing, writing, copying, and colouring.
There are 9 basic strokes that form most letters, numbers, and shapes.
These strokes include: |, —, O, +, /, square, \, X, and Δ.
Children typically master these pre-writing strokes sequentially and at specific ages. However, it’s important to remember that these age recommendations are just guidelines, as children develop at different rates.
- Vertical Line: Age 2 (imitates), Age 3 (copies/masters)
- Horizontal Line: Age 2 1/2 (imitates), Age 3 (copies/masters)
- Circle Shape: Age 2 1/2 (imitates), Age 3 (copies/masters)
- Cross Shape (+): Age 3 1/2 (imitates), Age 4 (copies)
- Square Shape: Age 4
- Right Diagonal Line: Age 4 1/2
- Left Diagonal Line: Age 4 1/2
- X Shape: Age 5
- Triangle: Age 5
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Fairy Tale-Themed Pre-Writing Tracing Activities
Introducing our Fairytale-themed pre-writing tracing resources, which we think you’ll agree are absolutely adorable! These resources are perfect for any fairytale-themed unit or any stand-alone early childhood activity.
This collection includes numerous pre-writing tracing activities designed to help your students develop and strengthen their fine motor muscles in preparation for formal writing.
Our Fairytale activities focus on familiarizing your students with:
- Holding a pencil
- Building pencil control
- Handwriting
- First strokes
- Upper and lowercase letter formation
- Number Formation
- Shape tracing
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
- Letters and sounds
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