Penpals for Handwriting Foundation 2 Interactive
Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds. Penpals for Handwriting Foundation 2: Interactive uses activities which support direct teaching of the unit focus to the whole class using an interactive whiteboard.Each screen is divided into Penpals gym (gross and fine motor skill warm up videos) Teach (animated pattern and letter formation for perfect modelling) and Practice (sky writing and tracing patterns to help children with pencil flow)Each year includes: Gross and fine motor skill warm up clips to get children physically prepared for writing Pattern, letter formation and joins animated for perfect modelling. You can also pause animation if required. Kinaesthetic practice with sky writing and tracing patterns to help children with pencil flow a word bank which provides pre-selected examples of words featuring the handwriting unit focus to enable relevant practice. Word bank words can be pulled onto the screen so children can come to the whiteboard to identify the relevant join, trace and copy it. A gallery featuring samples of children’s mark-making and handwriting for discussion with your class. This stage builds upon the gross and fine motor skills developed at Foundation 1 stage. Penpals Foundation 2 Interactive prepares children for handwriting, consolidating motor skills. Also at Foundation 2, children are introduced to the four letter families: Long-Legged Giraffe, Curly Caterpillar, One-Armed Robot and Zig-Zag Monster. This product is sold on a perpetual site and network licence.
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