Get more in-depth prewriting practice with this next set in our free prewriting worksheets series: The Cross/Plus Sign (Part Two)!
This set of free prewriting worksheets featuring the cross or plus sign is the fifth 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.”)
Keep your eyes peeled for the next set in our series featuring the square!
About These Prewriting Worksheets
In the previous set, vertical and horizontal lines started coming together for the very first time, forming the cross/plus sign. This teaches a child to make the quick mental and physical switch between the two lines.
This new prewriting set delves deeper into the cross/plus sign, continuing to practice tracing this new sign. It also introduces drawing the cross/plus sign for the first time. Your child will be expected to connect two dots to make a vertical line and two dots to make a horizontal line.
Throughout this exercise, it will be really important for you to do a few of these as examples for your child, as well as observe him/her as he/she connects the dots. Make sure your child is starting at the top and going down and then starting at the left and going to the right.
Your young learner will probably need a good deal of practice doing this, and that’s okay! Just keep lifting him/her up!
What is Prewriting Anyway?
For a child who has never learned to write, prewriting involves developing skills such as learning how to hold a pencil, how to use a pencil, and how to master individual shapes and strokes before writing complex alphabet letters.
Why is Prewriting Important?
Prewriting introduces your child to the world of writing with a low-stress, step-by-step approach. Rather than abruptly beginning to write the English alphabet, prewriting gradually builds upon the foundation of alphabet letters, stroke by stroke in a strategic manner.
For more information on the importance of prewriting, click here for an interesting read.
Tips on Getting Started with Prewriting
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Beyond Prewriting
Remember to keep watch for the next prewriting set coming out next week!
After your child masters the strokes of prewriting, he/she will be a confident and capable student, ready to tackle those alphabet letters! 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 our capital-uppercase letters workbook and our small-lowercase letters workbook! These workbooks will not only offer tracing and writing pages. Our workbooks will teach your child to write his or letters in alphabetical order, show him/her the relationship between uppercase and lowercase letters, lead practice in recognizing letters in isolation visually and auditorily, teach the sound of each letter (phonics), and more!
Happy prewriting!
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