One sentence summary
My First Learn-to-Write Workbook is an educational resource offering parents an easy way to teach their children the fundamentals of handwriting and writing.
Book genre
Educational resource
Main topic of the book
My First Learn-to-Write Workbook offers helpful guidance and tips as well as fun and interactive activities for children who are just beginning to learn handwriting and writing basics.
Key Ideas
- Pen and Pencil Control: Tips and activities to help children develop good grasping skills for writing and better motor control.
- Pre-writing: A variety of line tracing exercises which are essential for the development of pre-writing skills.
- Letter formation: Step-by-step guidance for teaching proper letter formation and design.
Main Parts of the Book and a Short Summary
- Introduction: This includes an overview of development milestones for young children and suggestions for setting up a writing area. The introduction also provides helpful parent tips for making handwriting practice fun and enjoyable.
- Pen and Pencil Control: This contains age-appropriate activities to help children develop their grasping skills for writing. Activities range from tracing shapes and animals to dot-to-dot activities.
- Pre-Writing: There are a wide variety of pre-writing exercises with visual guidance for children. Activities start with tracing simple lines and progress to curved lines and shapes.
- Letter Formation: This section contains information on proper letter formation and design. It also provides a number of tracing activities and a summary of vital writing rules.
- My First Writing Book: This includes several activities with blank spaces for children to practice creative writing.
Key Takeaways
- My First Learn-to-Write Workbook is an educational resources which provides everything needed to help parents teach their children the fundamentals of handwriting and writing.
- It offers step-by-step guidance on letter formation and design, pen control exercises and tips, pre-writing exercises and creative writing activities.
- The book is designed for parents of children between the ages of 4-7.
Author’s background and qualifications
Crystal Radke is a children’s writer and educator who has written over 25 books on various children’s topics, including counting and shapes, colors, handwriting and writing. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Reading Science. She has also been a classroom teacher for over 25 years.
Target Audience
Parents and teachers of children aged 4-7.
Publisher and first publication date
My First Learn-to-Write Workbook is published by Quarto Publishing Group and was first published in 2019.