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Module 2: Getting Ready for Writing Teacher’s Guide.
Objective: Copying Zac the Grey Sheep’s sloping lines
Lesson Plan:
Practising and showing competence at drawing sloping straight lines, in isolation and in combination to form other shapes.
Linking Zac the Grey Sheep with sloping lines.
1. On a table provide the children with a copy of page 85 from the Activities Manual or print page IWB233/235 of the IWB programme and a selection of pencils.
2. Demonstrate and explain to the children that they are expected to look at the
shape in the first box on the page and then copy the shape in the empty box. 3. The children can then complete the worksheet independently.
Things to Consider:
1. Keep a record of each child’s performance.
It represents the development of visual-motor integration, a key skill that underpins readiness to learn to write.
Support:
1. Build in practical opportunities for the
children to copy the position of the lines using sticks or pipe cleaners. Manipulating objects helps children to understand abstract concepts in a more concrete way.
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Pre Writing Skills