A unit focuses on prewriting skills. Over 10 days, young scholars practice drawing lines and shapes, use play dough to build shapes, and track from left to right. Pupils put their sense of hearing to the test by listening for words in sentences and phrases.

Concepts

prewriting, handwriting, printing letters, printing sentences, sense of hearing, making observations, directional words, drawing lines, shapes drawing

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Instructional Ideas

• Keep playdough out for learners to work with when they finish a task early
• Conduct the unit at the start of the school year to work with the earliest writing skills

Classroom Considerations

• The first of 10 units designed for Kindergarteners
• Set aside ample time to review and prepare materials 

Pros

• The unit comes highly detailed, including a table of contents, daily calendar, and standards alignment chart
• Encourages proper pencil grip and other fine motor skills

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.2.a RF.K.2.b RF.K.2.c RF.K.2.d RF.K.2.e SL.K.6 L.K.1.a L.K.1.e