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PSPKK123 October 4, 2014  •  2 Comments

Writing Letter J

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Today I’m sharing a few ideas for teaching kids who are writing letter J.

learning to write letter J

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We’re finishing up our letter J activities with this post!  Here are some ways to teach preschoolers to write the letter J.

letter J with jewels

Put plastic craft jewels on a block letter J.

letter J in jam

Write a letter J in jam!  My preschooler had to use two fingers so the J was wide enough to see.  He enjoyed this tasty handwriting practice. 😉

letter J with jumprope

Can you see the J?  My Four borrowed his sister’s jump rope and grabbed our yard stick to make this giant letter J.

letter J handwriting page 1

Do this simple tracing sheet.  It’s a great introduction to handwriting pages.

letter J handwriting page 2

Here’s the next step.  Write big J’s on two lines.

letter J handwriting page 3

Finally, write letter J’s on four lines.  After this page, your child should be ready for traditional handwriting worksheets.

Check out all our ideas for learning about letter J!

Letter J Activities - the measured mom

 

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: fine motor, preschool, kindergarten, Pre-K

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2 Comments

  1. Tera Hilliard

    December 8, 2018 at 6:21 pm

    Hi,
    I was wondering how do i get the writing samples for free. I really love the ideas that you have on here. Glad i looked into it.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      December 9, 2018 at 6:19 am

      You can find all my free handwriting pages here: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/teaching-handwriting-2/

      Reply to this comment

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