Writing Lesson Plans

Computer

I choose my own Word Wall Words. I type them on the computer, cut them out by their shapes (configuration), then I paste them on rectangular pieces of colored construction paper, just a little larger than the word on the white paper. I like to refer to them by the "second blue word under b", etc. The font I use is Moderne (notice the e on the end, size127). I prefer this font because it makes the a with a circle and a straight line like we use with Zaner Bloser. (I didn't have that particular font until I loaded Print Shop Deluxe.) I prefer to pick my own words so I can be sure to include words that First Graders are supposed to know by the end of the year. (We do not use a basal reading book.) Although I like that font because it is close to Zaner Bloser, I don't necessarily think that you should have to use the same writing style for your Word Wall Words that you are having for your formal handwriting lessons, particularly if you're using the D'Nealian method for handwriting.
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