Writing Shapes

When I was doing some research for my Preschool-Activities-Everyday website, I found some interesting information on pre-writing skills using shapes. When you are teaching children to draw a square, you should teach the over (top), over (bottom), top to bottom (left side), top to bottom (right side). This is the way an "H" would be written. For a triangle, you should have the start at the top and go left, go right, then across. A circle should start at 2 o'clock and go up and left. This will teach you child to use the proper formations for making letters later.

So do not allow your child to make his own short cuts- teach them the proper way. And don't let them make any shape in one swoop, except for the circle. This will help them have better handwriting habits later.