Jacqui Sharp Resources

These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. You can print these practice pages 1 per page or 2 per page These can be laminated for children to use as independent writing practice where they copy what is on the card into their handwriting books. Teachers could also show them on a screen for all to copy from once the teacher has modelled formation of the letter.

Sky, grass, dirt handwriting practice These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. The sky, grass, dirt colours help guide students when forming their letters. Letters with tall sticks touch the top of the sky, letters with no tall sticks or tails fit on the grass line, letters with tails go into the dirt. Print these practice pages  These can be laminated for children to write on with whiteboard markers (take photos for evidence)printed out and put in L pockets, childre

Students have to find the assigned letter in the grid and colour each one. If they find them all then the coloured pattern will become the letter. Students can then colour in the pictures that relate to the sound and letter. Encourage students to say the sound and the name of the letter. Use these as followup activities when you are focussing on certain letters. Print these as a handout or laminate for students to use whiteboard markers.

Early Uppercase and Lower Case These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. There is a dot and directional arrow to guide students to start in the right place when forming their letters. There are letters to trace over and space to practise forming their letters. Print these practice pages. These can be laminated for children to write on with whiteboard markers (take photos for evidence)printed out and put in L pockets, children write with whiteboard markers on the L poc

Early Lower Case These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. There is a dot and directional arrow to guide students to start in the right place when forming their letters. There are letters to trace over and space to practise forming their letters. Print these practice pages. These can be laminated for children to write on with whiteboard markers (take photos for evidence)printed out and put in L pockets, children write with whiteboard markers on the L pocketprinted out

Forming Letters writing practice (Upper and Lowercase)  These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. There is a dot and directional arrow to guide students to start in the right place when forming their letters. Laminate these letter writing practice mats and students can practise their formation of letters. You could also use them as a printed assessment where you can observe children filling them in and ticking off all the correctly formed letters. You can use these fo

Students use these cards when they are writing their stories. The pictures and words all start with the same beginning phonics sound. These can be used in teaching sessions and independently by students. You can print slides 2 and 3 back to back or slides 2 and 4 back to back.

Forming Letters writing practice (Lowercase)  These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. There is a dot and directional arrow to guide students to start in the right place when forming their letters. Laminate these letter writing practice mats and students can practise their formation of letters. You could also use them as a printed assessment where you can observe children filling them in and ticking off all the correctly formed letters. You can use these for phoneme

Print out, cut and laminate these cards. Mix the cards up and get students to match the letter sound to the pictures.

Upper and Lowercase Activity Letters These are designed so that students can practise making the shape of the letter of the day. There are a variety of ways students can use them. Print out and laminate each of these cards.  Students can use them in a variety of ways make playdough letterspaintbrush and waterpaintbrush and diluted dyestring or woolIf you print them out  glue string or wool to the lettersdecorate them with glitter, buttons and other small partsinsert in L shaped pockets and use w

Give students the photocopied sheet of the letter they are practising. Practise saying the letter a few times. Students colour in each letter. Decorate with buttons, glitter, stars, cut up material, what ever you have available. Students cut out each letter and glue it onto a large communal sheet. Students can draw pictures of things that start with the phonic sound or find pictures in magazines. The final sheet can be hung up in the classroom to view.

Uppercase Activity Letters These are designed so that students can practise making the shape of the letter of the day. There are a variety of ways students can use them. Print out and laminate each of these cards.  Students can use them in a variety of ways make playdough letterspaintbrush and waterpaintbrush and diluted dyestring or woolIf you print them out  glue string or wool to the lettersdecorate them with glitter, buttons and other small partsinsert in L shaped pockets and use whiteboard

Lowercase Activity Letters These are designed so that students can practise making the shape of the letter of the day. There are a variety of ways students can use them. Print out and laminate each of these cards.  Students can use them in a variety of ways make playdough letterspaintbrush and waterpaintbrush and diluted dyestring or woolIf you print them out  glue string or wool to the lettersdecorate them with glitter, buttons and other small partsinsert in L shaped pockets and use whiteboard

Give students the photocopied sheet of the letter they are practising. Practise saying the letter a few times. Students colour in the letter. Decorate with buttons, glitter, cut up material, what ever you have available. Students cut out the letter and glue it onto a large communal sheet. Students can draw pictures of things that start with the phonic sound or find pictures in magazines. The final sheet can be hung up in the classroom to view.