Tabrett Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Anyone ever had a dc who wanted to write their letters half as big as the 1st grade handwriting paper? My dd will write very nice, properly proportioned letters between the bottom and the dashed lines. I have her rewrite the letters big to fit the 1st grade lined paper. Should I do this? It seems more of a struggle to have her write big than small. Honestly, her small letters look nicer than the "proper" sized letters. Why do we have dc write so big when their hands are so small? To write big letters my dd has to move her arm and wrist to write. Aren't you supposed to just move your fingers? I'm just finding it "unnatural". What would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I would go ahead and move to the next size lined paper - each grade has slightly smaller lines. Try a few different ones and see which one works for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tullyfamily Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I've taught/teaching 3 of my children to write & NONE of them have liked the K or 1st grade paper. So, we just use the smaller lined paper! I think the issue is to find what is comfortable for them so they can learn to write neatly & correctly. Who cares what grade it is suppose to be for! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Definitely switch paper! My son had the same issue; he writes much better on smaller-lined paper (and that dashed line drove him NUTS). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Why do we have them write so big in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Switch switch switch!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I read that K and 1st grade paper is too big and they draw instead of write the letters. We started my ds off with 3rd grade paper and it's going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Why do we have them write so big in the first place? Supposedly, it's better for little kids because their fine motor control isn't as good as older children. My daughter hates the huge lines and she has been much happier now that she is allowed to write her WWE copywork on wide-ruled notebook paper. Sometimes she uses the 3rd grade ruled, but most of the time she would rather use the regular notebook paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I have never used K or 1st grade paper for the same reason. I use the smaller...2-3rd grade paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daybreaking Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I remember reading in the WTM that some children do better with narrower spaced paper. I'm glad I read it, because my son struggled with the 1" paper, but did much better with the 3/4" and after awhile, the 1/2" paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlowetx Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 hmmm. good idea.. make them use the smaller paper. Mine struggles to make his words big enough and I think its making his handwriting worse. We used the smaller lines once, b/c that was the paper I had on me and wow.. it looked good. We are making the switch tomorrow.. maybe all kids don't need those big spaces.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindermommy Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 My DD and DS tried writing on the regular lined handwriting paper (with the dashed midline) and they never could get it smoothly, so we use HWT (and therefore their 2 lined paper) and love it. I think it will be an easier transition to notebook paper when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenAL Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I may be out of the ordinary, but I am allowing my 1st grade ds to write on wide ruled notebook paper this year. He didn't do well with the tablet paper, so I decided to try this. He does fairly well with it, so I figured we'd keep at it. His handwriting actually looks neater on the notebook paper than it ever did on the tablet paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crl Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We use smaller paper because DD does write neater in the smaller area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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