One of the activities included in our Alpha Omega Horizons Preschool curriculum kit was alphabet piecing puzzles. There’s a set of “shapes” for both uppercase and lowercase letters. Every letter of the alphabet can be formed with the handful of shapes provided.
The kids absolutely devour this activity. As I began to think about its concept, I realized it’s very much like Handwriting Without Tears. I can see how wholly understanding how letters are formed and put together create a solid base for handwriting.
Of course, there is the other needed ability of controlling a pencil. (There are two great resources for pre-writing printable worksheets here and here.)
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Jeanne @ Inspiring Ideas (2 years ago)
Hey – cool idea!
Liv (2 years ago)
This looks fantastic! Does anyone know if these shapes exist somewhere outside of the curriculum (which I don’t own)?
kgesink (2 years ago)
Hello, my name is Kristi Gesink and I work for the homeschooling company Alpha Omega Publications. I noticed after reading through your blog that you use our Horizons curriculum to teach your children at home. We would like to say a big thank you for mentioning our curriculum on your blog and we would appreciate it if you would turn that mention into a link at http://www.aophomeschooling.com
that way friends and readers can simply click on the link and find out more information about your great curriculum choice!
If you have any questions please feel free to email me!
Thanks again and have a fantastic day!
Kristi Gesink
AOP