ly Checklist

Before the back to school rush heats up, spend your much-needed
summer break getting some rest and relaxation while beginning
to brainstorm for the upcoming school year.

›› Attend Smmer ›› Watching a Webinar

Professional Development
Before the back to school rush begins,
spend a fun summer day at one of our
exciting, K–5 in-person Handwriting or
Handwriting Assessment workshops.
The summer learning doesn’t have to
end for educators when our workshops
are offered all yearlong!
Whether you’re headed to the beach or
pool this summer, watch a webinar to get
some professional development in. Our
webinars are crash courses taught by
experts that will help you efficiently and
effectively prepare your K–5 students for
handwriting and writing success featuring
literacy, grip, and assessment topics.

BONUS! All workshops now come with a
year long membership to the NEW Virtual
PD Hub.
›› Review Standards
Explore standards to preview which
benchmarks students need to meet to
succeed next school year. Check out our
Handwriting & Keyboarding: Standards for
the Production & Presentation of Writing
and the Handwriting Without Tears
Research Report to see how Handwriting
Without Tears delivers success.
›› Use Down Time to Explore
New Ideas
Evaluate your classroom management
plan for holes or areas you want to
develop. Pick a new book to address
an area of interest.
›› HTT your Digital Teaching Arsenal
If you arent using HTT to enhance and
support your handwriting instruction,
you are missing out! Try it now. Get it for
your class for only $25 with a classroom
set of workbooks—a $225 value.

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 Agst Checklist
The school doors are almost open, and the first bell is about
to ring. Do you have everything you need to succeed this
school year? Check off the resources and multisensory materials
you need to kick off your year with a strong start.

›› Explore Crriclm Overviews ›› Sample Lessons

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Check out the Handwriting Without Tears
Curriculum Overview to explore how
the child friendly language, multisensory
activities, and cross-curricular lessons
paired with HTT (The Handwriting
nteractive Teaching Tool™) build efficient
and effective writers.
›› See HTT in Action
›› Download Welcome Letters
Introduce the Handwriting Without Tears
curriculum to families and share your
plans and expectations for the upcoming
year with the K–5 Handwriting Without
Tears Welcome Letters in both English
and Spanish.
›› Get the Cursive Connection
Sample a K–5 handwriting lesson to
explore our developmentally appropriate
handwriting curriculum and check out a
Building Writers sample lesson to see how
Building Writers builds core writing skills
and supports good handwriting habits.
We know you’ve been reading all year,
so take a break by watching our HTT
(The Handwriting nteractive Teaching
Tool™) Demo Video to see how we’ve
paired digital teaching technology with
handwriting lessons.
Check out our fun Vertical Cursive Rocks
video to learn more about why vertical
cursive is more effective and efficient than
old-timey slanted cursive!

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 September Checklist
*Brringggg!* The first school bell has rung and school is officially
in session! Start your year strong by assessing progress, setting
student benchmarks, and maintaining beginning-of-the-year
momentum with our resources for yearlong success.

›› Assess Yor Stdents ›› Make Yor Own Worksheets and

Assess your students with the
Screener of Handwriting Proficiency,
our free, easy-to-use, and whole-class
assessment, that uses formative and
summative assessments to identify the
skills your students walk into the first
day with and their learning areas that
need remediation.
Check Ot Or Top 10 Downloads
Create your own worksheets to use
across all subjects that reinforce good
handwriting habits and correct letter
formation with double lines with our
A+ Worksheet Maker Lite. Plus, check
out our Top 10 Downloads to build cross-
curricular and school-to-home connections!

›› Get Training at Yor Fingertips ›› Say Hello to Handwriting in Spanish

with the New Virtal PD Hb
Access training at your fingertips to
successfully implement K–5 handwriting
instruction with our NEW Virtual PD Hub.
Explore a dynamic learning environment
for successful implementation, targeted
learning, and free resources.
›› Download Letter & Nmber
Formation Charts
Download our Letter & Number Formation
Charts in English and Spanish for print and
cursive to reinforce correct letter formation
both in English and Spanish and send
home to families!
Explore all of our K–5 handwriting
products and resources in Español
including K–5 handwriting workbooks,
Spanish A Click Away resources, Spanish
teaching guidelines, and more!
›› More Fun is A Click Away
Make sure to check out A Click Away
in HTT! You will find downloads, extra
practice pages, and additional activities
and lessons. Use these to supplement your
classroom instruction or to send home to
families to foster a strong school-to-home
connection.

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