The ultimate goal for the name activities is that the child learns to spell and write their own name. I have divided the learning into a weekly progression with the ending goal in mind. Due to the lack of fine motor skills, emphasis is not put on the actual writing of the name until the second half of the curriculum. Because uppercase letters are easier to form, the 3 Year Curriculum helps children learn to write their name in uppercase letters only. Names vary in character length so I have chosen four weeks to devote to learning the individual letters. Make changes as needed for your child's name length and abilities. Do not move on until your child is confident at each level.
Be sure to read Learning to Write to see examples of this process. Use the Letter Formation Chants to help the child learn the proper formation of each letter.
| WEEK | NAME |
| 5 | Talk about the letters in the name, work on recognizing |
| 6 | Matching letters in the child's name |
| 7 | Matching letters in the child's name |
| 8 | Matching letters in the child's name |
| 10 | Put letters in correct order |
| 11 | Put letters in order with extra letters added |
| 12 | Put letters in order with extra letters added |
| 13 | Trace letters in name with finger on tactile letters |
| 15 | Trace letters in name with finger on tactile letters |
| 16 | Trace letters in name with finger on tactile letters |
| 17 | Trace letters in name with finger on tactile letters |
| 18 | Write child’s name on dry erase board or chalkboard, have them trace over the letters with their finger |
| 20 | Write 1st Letter of name using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 21 | Write 2nd Letter of name using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 22 | Write 3rd Letter of name using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 23 | Write 4th Letter of name using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 24 | Write Name using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 25 | Write Name using green and red dots |
| 26 | Write Name using green and red dots |
| 27 | Write Name using green and red dots |
| 28 | Write Name using green and red dots |
| 30 | Write Name on tracing paper using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 31 | Write Name on tracing paper using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 32 | Write Name on tracing paper using yellow lines with green and red dots |
| 34 | Write Name on tracing paper using green and red dots |
| 35 | Write Name on tracing paper using green and red dots |
*Weeks not listed are either review weeks or the name is not part of the lesson plan.
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