Pre-writing teaching aid and method to assist beginning writers in creating letters
AssigneeNo Tears Learning, Inc.
InventorsJanice Z. Olsen, Emily Knapton
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Abstract
A pre-writing teaching aid and method assists beginning writers in creating letters. The teaching aid includes a tray having a recessed area surrounded by a tray frame. A plurality of cards respectively depict alphanumeric characters, where each of the cards includes a start indicator designating a starting point for forming the depicted character. The students use dough having a consistency that is moldable into strips for forming the alphanumeric characters depicted on the cards in the tray. The teaching aid utilizes multi-sensory teaching methods to make it easy and fun for students to form letters and numbers correctly.
Claims8
A method of assisting beginning writers in creating letters and pre-writing strokes using a pre-writing teaching aid, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a tray including a recessed area surrounded by a tray frame, and a plurality of cards respectively depicting alphanumeric characters and each card sized corresponding to the recessed area within the tray frame,
- (b) selecting a particular card from the plurality of cards having a particular alphanumeric character depicted thereon;
- (c) placing the particular card within recessed area of the tray;
- (c) placing a shaping material within the tray on top of said particular card;
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- (d) shaping the shaping material so that it depicts a trace of the particular alphanumeric character.
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