Writing Matters K Pack

Writing Matters provides a carefully structured series of activities that promote correct formation, legibility and speed in writing NSW Foundation Style. In this series, handwriting becomes meaningful and engaging through activities based on children’s literature, values education and COGs topics.

The Writing Matters K Value Pack contains:

1 copy of Writing Matters K
1 copy of Writing Matters Practice Book K

Focus of Writing Matters Book K:

Letter and numeral patterns
Lower-case letter formation: downstroke, anticlockwise, clockwise
Numeral formation
Initial letter and frequently used words
English focus: nursery rhymes
Computer skills: identification of letters and numerals on a keyboard

The Practice Books give students an additional opportunity to consolidate and apply what they have learned.

Revision pages or games at the beginning of each book
Reorganisation so that simple downstroke letters are taught first
Slope lines
Children’s literature
Additional passages based on values education
Writing items based on COGs topics
Pages that are less busy, with streamlined black and white design and great illustrations
Directional arrows and starting dots
Activities using appropriate literature and non-fiction topics to place writing in a meaningful context
Self-assessments
Calligraphy
Computer skills section
Plenty of practice.