handwriting tips You’ve decided you want to improve your handwriting and you’re probably hoping a fountain pen will do the trick -- maybe a friend told you it would. Maybe you’re just adventurous and you want to try your hand at calligraphy (or you might, once your handwriting improves). Good for you! A fountain pen may make your writing look a bit better, but if your writing looks as if frenzied chickens got loose on the page, chances are this won’t be enough. After coaching handwriting and teaching calligraphy over the years, I’ve learned to see the characteristics of those who’ll be able to pick up the necessary motions quickly from those who’ll have to work a bit harder. Crampy, uneven letters are often the result of drawing the letters with the fingers rather than using the whole arm to write. People who inevitably have trouble with handwriting and calligraphy write with their fingers. If you use the right muscle groups, your writing will have a smooth, easy flow and not look tortured. Fig. 1. Top
Clippings from the Studio Floor This has been a great session! Wow, the times goes by fast. Session 1 is completely full, but please dont hesitate to call and be put on a waiting list for any spots that may open up or to be placed on the schedule for Session 2. I really wanted to use chalk pastels for this lesson, however I was nervous because I didnt want the kids to smudge the chalk everywhere and be upset that their work didnt look anything like a dog! We started off with a drawing lesson. Here are some of the results. Cursive Handwriting (Click the titles for your downloads) Cursive Handwriting Charts 3 pages of cursive handwriting charts including these ~ Cursive lower case Cursive upper case Cursive handwriting chart with both upper & lower case letters These charts use the official South African school cursive form which is elegant and flowing.Start this when the child is in Grade 2 or 3 (around 8 or 9 years of age) and when he knows his print handwriting.Let your child use whiteboard markers to learn the letter shape and practice letter formation.Once the child masters lower case letters, let him/her learn the upper case letters.Then your child can copy and then write dictations and copywork in pencil on notebook pages.Only once the child can confidently write in pencil without too many errors, may he use a pen. Teaching Cursive step-by-step booklet 4 pages of simple tips and strategies to teach cursive handwriting using these laminated charts. Cursive Lowercase Practice Sheets Cursive Uppercase Practice Sheets Blessings,
Kids Art Market 1a943212a76254857242b4b591fd7c1d DIY Make Your Own Picture Frame Sep 6 This is a series of posts I’m doing on affordable art. Find my other posts in this series here: Potato Print Art Work, Modern Art DIY, Painted Words as Art. I was at a friend’s home a few months ago and I asked her where she got her pretty thin wood frames. She laughed and told me to pick it up off the wall and look at the back. Materials Needed: Glass or plexiglass, mat board cut to the size of the plexiglass (from an art store), mat board cutter, a piece of cardboard cut to the size of the plexiglass, ruler, paper tape (from an art store), exacto knife, hardware to hang your artwork, superglue First, I started with some leftover plexiglass we had from this project. Next, cut your own matboard. Now you are ready to put it all together. Once it is done let it dry for at least an hour before handling and wait several hours before hanging. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
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