Help your child prepare to write alphabet letters like capital letter A with the eighth set in our free prewriting worksheets series: Right Diagonal Lines!
This set of free prewriting worksheets featuring right diagonal lines is the eighth set in an extensive prewriting series! If you’re just getting started with prewriting, be sure to check out the first set in our series here. (This set also includes guides on “Pencil Safety” and “How to Hold a Pencil.”)
About These Prewriting Worksheets
Your child has learned how to trace vertical and horizontal lines in many different forms. Now it’s time for a new type of line!
In this set we’re tackling right diagonal lines, one of the strokes in capital letter A!
First, students will be expected to trace these new lines in their own individual boxes. Then they will find and trace them in the form of pictures. Finally, they will shift from tracing right diagonal lines to drawing them in a connect-the-dots type fashion.
What is Prewriting Anyway?
Early prewriting involves the development of skills needed for writing. Learning how to hold a pencil, how to use a pencil, and how to make individual shapes and strokes are some of the most important skills taught in prewriting.
Why is Prewriting Important?
Prewriting boosts a child’s confidence.
It provides a step-by-step approach to writing that tones down the overwhelm for first-time writers.
Each stroke is mastered one at a time, setting children up for success as they prepare for the strokes they’ll encounter in handwriting.
For more information on the importance of prewriting, click here for an interesting read.
Tips on Getting Started with Prewriting
Click here for tips on getting started with prewriting.
Beyond Prewriting
Once your child is confident in prewriting, learning alphabet letters will be so much fun! If you’re looking for resources on alphabet letter tracing, check out these free capital-uppercase letters tracing worksheets and small-lowercase letters tracing worksheets.
If you’re looking for something a little more comprehensive, check out my capital-uppercase letters workbook and my small-lowercase letters workbook!
These workbooks cover
- step-by-step letter tracing
- letter writing
- frequent tracing and writing review
- the connection between uppercase & lowercase letters
- oral alphabet recognition exercises
- aural alphabet recognition exercises
- written alphabet recognition exercises
- the connection between letters and words
- the connection between letters and one’s name
- an introduction to alphabet letter sounds (phonics)
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