I love this! I homeschool and my son will be going into 4th grade, I can't seem to find a handwriting curriculum that I can jump into his competence level without it being cursive. I do hope to add cursive this year but I really would like to see his printing improve first and nothing I've recommended has helped so far. I did just get some spelling work pages that have these boxes, and I know we've used them for some things here and there and he'll know how it works, I'm hoping using them in this context will be a good visual cue for his penmanship. Thank you!
@otchristine91612 жыл бұрын
I've been using letter boxes for years and they truly do help!
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
They are the best!
@samispelke70602 жыл бұрын
How do you transition your kids from 3-lined paper to 2-lined? A lot of my kids do well with this idea on 3-lined paper, but then demonstrate challenges with transitioning to 2-lined or wide-ruled paper.
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Hey Sami! First, I transition them to narrower and narrower tri-lined paper that is essentially the same size as regular 2-lined paper, it just has the guiding dotted line through the middle. Then I transition them to 2-lined paper. If they are struggling to carry-over the concept of sizing, I'll have them draw the middle dots on the college bound paper to guide them. Then over time, I fade out that dotted middle line and try to have them visualize the middle dots instead of actually use them :) Does that make sense? It is hard to describe!
@samispelke70602 жыл бұрын
@@TheOTGuide Yes thank you! I will try those recommendations!
@kimtrout4552 Жыл бұрын
Spot on. Teaching directionality and adjectives -top, bottom, tall, short is a huge piece with usinf a visual cue. Tho boxes paper is useful actually for all of our kids learning the lower case letters.
@TheOTGuide Жыл бұрын
For sure!! Couldn't agree more :)
@lisagee33182 жыл бұрын
Everything is a process as long as somebody is there to assist it makes a big difference you know thank you for your admiration for understanding how to assist others
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Lisa for your amazing comment :)
@victoriasatcher349810 ай бұрын
Love this! I'm going to try this with my little one.
@TheOTGuide10 ай бұрын
Amazing!! Let me know how it goes!
@EM-si3jq2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great works! Love the boxes idea. Small, tall, fall also works since they rhyme.
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Aw, thank you for your comment! Yes, I like that!
@jesminaktar48166 ай бұрын
Very helpful I must try this with my first grader his handwriting is literally hieroglyphic.
@TheOTGuide5 ай бұрын
Go for it and let me know if it helps!! -Dana
@leslieyoung1422 жыл бұрын
I have used the boxes, but not consistently. Thank you. I really like the idea of encouraging the students to form their own boxes.
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Of course! Thank you for the kind comment! :)
@Hi_amDenise3 ай бұрын
This was so helpful, thank you❤
@TheOTGuide2 ай бұрын
For sure, thanks for watching!
@robbincarey9352 жыл бұрын
I generally say tall and small. Not to confuse short and long vowels.
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
oooo I like that!
@cooldrop7Ай бұрын
Thanks For The Tip Now my hand writing is better now
@gayatri_bhattacharya2 жыл бұрын
hi Ma'am super useful and unique ideas as usual...could u pls share how to teach kid to draw basic objects like fruits, trees, flowers etc ...my son can write and colour but struggles with drawing
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Hey Gayatri! Thank you for your kind comment and happy Friday! Yes, I'm going to add this topic to my list :) Thank you for the suggestion!
@gayatri_bhattacharya2 жыл бұрын
@@TheOTGuide thanks for considering
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Of course! The more suggestions the better :)
@THomasJPeel3 ай бұрын
Excellent video
@TheOTGuide2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for watching!!
@tabussum7913 Жыл бұрын
Hi I'm glad that I find your channel as ot
@TheOTGuide Жыл бұрын
Aw, thank you so much! Welcome to my channel!
@phoebe408324 күн бұрын
Hi, I wonder why do you never talk about visual perception skills? It is closely related to writing as well as all other activities for kids. I want to know your ideas on VP activities!!
@im_wrong_because___________7 ай бұрын
Me googling: *what does it mean if you have bad handwriting but good “number” writing* Then clicking on the link to this video and finding out it’s for kids😂
@TheOTGuide7 ай бұрын
Hahaha
@CrystalStanley-o3s2 ай бұрын
What is the student is a teen? Is it too late?
@manpreetkaur-un5zu7 ай бұрын
😊
@TheOTGuide7 ай бұрын
:)
@LoVeAmBiEnT Жыл бұрын
So apparently this is for children yet I’m in my 40s and my riding is sloppy as hell
@TheOTGuide Жыл бұрын
Aw man! Do you know how to type? It's never too late to learn how to type quickly and efficiently! (I recommend using typing.com - it's free, easy, and fun!)
@Matthew750-42 жыл бұрын
My handwriting is holding me back I school. I'm too embarrassed to even start my work because of it.
@TheOTGuide2 жыл бұрын
Hey Matthew! First of all, I'm so sorry for my delay. And that sounds like a tough situation. Have you talked to your teachers and parents about your concern? It seems like you can type perfectly well, maybe they will allow you to type instead of handwrite your assignments? Typing is often faster & more efficient, plus as a society we are moving towards typing instead of handwriting anyway! If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know! -Dana