How to write ABC's step by step
This Tutorial is written to give you an idea
how to work with your students in teaching them
to recognize the Alphabet. Here, your students will learn to trace the
shapes of the Alphabet letters and how to write
them on paper. They will understand the difference in capitals
or upper case and lower case. Practice your letters in the following manner.
Have your student take his or her index finger
and form the letters by tracing its shape over
the flashcards according to the directions
given below. If your student already knows how to write
the letters, then use pencil and paper to
practice correct formation.
A Start at the top and go down the left side. Start at the top again and go down the
right side. Cross the middle left to right. B
Start at the top and go down the left side. Start at the top again and go down the
right side. Cross into the middle towards the left and
pull back to the right. Continue to follow the path down. C Start at the right top and go down to the
bottom right side. D Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the left top and go down the
right side. E Start at the left top and go straight down. Start again and move from top left to right. Start again and move from middle left to right. Start again and move from bottom left to right. F Start at the left top and go straight down. Start again and move from top left to right. Start again and move from middle left to right. G Start at the top and go around towards the left. Keep moving all around until the middle left. At the middle, move out to the right. H Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the right top and go straight down. Start again and move from middle left to right. I Start at the top and go straight down. J Start at the middle top and go straight down
rounding to the left. At the left top, go straight across to the
right. K Start at the left top and go straight down. At the right top, go straight down to the
middle. At the left middle, go straight down,
again right. L Start at the left top and go straight down. At the left bottom, go across to the right.
A B C D E F G H I J K L
Your student may be very young. In this case,
be sure to be willing to practice a little
every day. He or she will need continuity
and security in the time, as his or her special
time, set aside. M Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the right top and go straight down. At the top left, go down to the middle right. At the top right, go down to the middle left. N Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the right top and go straight down. At the top left, go down to the bottom right. O Start at the right side of the top and go left. Keep going left until your starting point. P Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the right top and go right around. Q Start at the right side of the top and go left. Keep going left until your starting point. At the 5:00 o'clock position, a little within
the circle, begin a slanting line from
left to right. R Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the right top and go right around
to the left middle. At the left middle, pull out to the right
and down. S Start at the right top. Follow the letter all the way around to
the left bottom. T Start at the middle top and go straight down. At the left top, go straight across to
the right. U Start at the left top. Follow the letter all the way around to the
right top. V Start at the left top and slant to the
bottom middle point. Start at the right top and slant to the
bottom middle point. W Start at the left top and go straight down. Start at the right top and go straight down. At the bottom left, go up to the middle right. At the middle right, go down to the bottom
right. X Start at the left top and go right down. Start at the right top and go left down,
crossing in the middle. Y At the left top, go right down to the middle. At the right top, go left down crossing
the middle. Z At the left top go across to the right. At the right top go down to the bottom left. At the bottom left go across right.
M N O P Q R
Remember that it takes lots of practice when
you are helping another to learn how to form
the Alphabetic letters properly.
You are also placing the sequential order in
the mind of the student as he learns to make
the letters from A to Z. Likewise, remember that these letters have all
been capital letters.
Call them capital or uppercase letters.
If your student is very young,
you might want to explain that the capital
letters are the mommy and daddy letters.
The baby letters will come later. When your student is able to write with a
pencil, he or she should practice making
letters in the same way. If your student is
allowed to form bad habits (like making his
or her letters from the bottom up instead
of top to bottom) it will affect his or her
speed and accuracy later on when he or she
is writing words.
T U V W X Y Z
Teach your student to enjoy tracing his letters.
After you understand the correct formation,
then make a game of it. Tell your student that
his or her finger is a race car at the starting
point. "Zoom! Zoom!" Trace your way down
the path of the letter. Get a box lid and fill it with salt.
Have your student make the letters in
the salt box.
Prevent your student from eating the salt
because too much of it is not healthy.
Just remember to correctly form your letters
each time. Don't forget to call each letter capital or
uppercase. Refer to them as letters of the
Alphabet. Say the letters from A to Z and
point to the letters that you say. This way
your student, especially if very young, will
begin to remember the letters in Alphabetical
order. Practice your letters in the following manner.
Have your student take his or her pointing
finger and form the letters inside the outline
by tracing its shape according to the
directions given below. a Start at the right top and go around until
you meet your starting point.
You are making an O.
Start at the top right and go straight down
the right side. You are making a straight
line down the right side of the letter O.
You started your line at the top and went
all the way down.
Some letters, like the one you may be viewing,
have put a hat on the O with a line. That is
what generally shows up in textbooks for an "a".
However, the O with the line down the right
side is usually how a child is taught to make
the letter "a" in school. For our program your
student may make the "a" either way.
b Start at the top and go all the way down
the left side. Start at the left middle
and go around to the left bottom. c Start at the right top and go down
the bottom backside which is to the left
and curl beneath to the right. d Start at the right middle and go left around.
Start at the right top and go straight
down the right side. e Start at the right middle, go up to the
right top and go straight around.
Start at the left middle and move from
left to right. f Start at the right top and go left around,
then straight down. Start again and move
across from middle left to right. g Start at the right top and go around towards
the left. Keep moving all around until the
middle left. Start at the right top and
go straight down to the bottom, then
circle around towards the left. h Start at the left top and go straight down.
Start at the left middle, go around and down. i Start at the middle top, under the dot,
and go straight down. Now make a dot on top. j Start at the middle top under the dot,
go straight down and around to the left.
Then put a dot on top. k Start at the left top and go straight down.
At the right top, go straight down to the
middle. At the left middle, go straight
down, again right. l Start at the left top and go straight down.
a b c d e f g h i j k l
Tell your students that these are the babies.
Later, you may want to use the name
upper case letters (capitals)
and lower case letters (babies). You may want to get some yarn and cut it
into strips large enough to make letters.
Your student may enjoy making letters by
shaping the yarn. Just try to be as
accurate as possible in the formation. Your student may have fun using finger paint
on paper to make the letters.
Just make sure that they are formed correctly. m Start at the left top and go straight down.
Once at the left bottom, go back up to the
left top and circle around to the right as
you go to the middle bottom. Now that you have
arrived at the middle bottom, go straight back
up the middle and circle around as you go down
the right side.
n
Start at the left top and go
straight down. Once at the left bottom, go
back up to the left top and circle around
to the right as you go to the bottom.
o
Start at the right side of the top and go left.
Keep going left until your starting point.
p
Start at the left top and go straight down.
Start at the right top and go right around.
q
Start at the right side of the top and go left.
Keep going left until about the 5:00 position
on a clock. Start at the top left and go down.
r
Start at the left top and go straight down.
Go back up the left side to the top and
circle around to the right.
s
Start at the right top and follow the letter
all the way around to the left bottom.
t
Start at the middle top and go straight down.
At the left middle, go straight across to the
right.
u
Start at the left top and follow the letter
all the way around to the right top.
v
Start at the left top and slant to the
bottom middle point. Start at the right top
and slant to the bottom middle point.
w
Start at the left top and go straight down.
Start at the right top and go straight down.
At the bottom left, go up to the middle right.
At the middle right, go down to the bottom
right.
x
Start at the left top and go right down.
Start at the right top and go left down.
Cross in the middle.
y
At the left top, go right down to the middle.
At the right top, go left down crossing the
middle.
z
At the left top go across to the right.
At the right top go down to the bottom left.
At the bottom left go across right.
m n o p q r s t u v
Remember that your student will retain more
and develop better writing habits if he or
she is having fun practicing letter formation. Don't forget to race cars.
You may want to have horse races
or turtle walks. Ballerinas dancing or
fairy princesses tiptoeing down the path of
the letter is always interesting to little
girls. Cockroaches scurrying, cowboys roping,
and monsters swimming are all ideas which
appeal to little boys. Remember, the story
is all with the imagination as the finger
points the way down the path.
w x y z
You may want to take tracing paper,
place it over the letters and have your
student trace them with crayon or pencil.
This helps to encourage the desire to write. You may want to get glue and glitter,
mark your letter path with glue and sprinkle
the glitter as you go. If you do this on
paper plates, you may want to place the
plates in various parts of the house.
Refer to them often and discuss each letter
by its name. Take buttons and make letters.
You may prefer candy kisses or jelly beans.
Even peanuts make good letters.
Diced carrots are healthier to eat after
a letter has been shaped.
Always remember to properly form the
letters, no matter what means you use
to make them. If you are a camera buff, take pictures of
your student with the many varied shapes
of home made letters. Put the pictures in
a scrapbook and refer to them often, calling
the letters by name.
QUICK TIPS Make the letters A, a, B, b, C, c, D, d, E, e, F, f, G, g, H, h,
I, i, J, j, K, k, L, l, M, m, N, n, O, o,
P, p, Q, q, R, r, S, s, T, t, U, u, V, v
W, w, X, x, Y, y, Z, z in the air and on paper.
When using paper, choose Crayon or pencil
whichever is easier for your student.
Always keep the sharp end pointing AWAY from
your student's face!!! PRACTICE WRITING!
Place a paper over the flashcard letters
and trace them until independence is achieved
using the following guidelines: When learning to write your letters always start at the top and move your pencil all the way down
i.e. / (A) \.
Start at the left side when there is more than one tall part to a letter
i.e. | - | (H).
Start at the top of all curved parts and follow the curve around
i.e. ( ) (O).
Remember the following clue words:
TOP! LEFT! FOLLOW THE CURVE!
The first letter in each word of the
following sentence is a clue to remember.
TLFC means TOP! LEFT! FOLLOW THE CURVE!
Look at the first letter of each word in the following easy
sentence to remember.
It should help you.
Tommy Loves Fat Cats!
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