The images, artwork, and words used in this course are all designed to connect children to the good and the beautiful: family, faith, high moral character, and the wonders and beauty of nature and human life.
Doodles & Pre-writing for Littles: Part 2 is designed for most children between the ages of 21/2 and 5 years old who are ready to develop the dexterity and coordination of small muscles as well as the mental focus needed to write.
COURSE ORGANIZATION
This level focuses on the strokes and forms used to create letters and common shapes and is designed to help small children develop the fine motor skills necessary for writing. This workbook includes 115 sheets, which is 4–5 sheets per week for a normal school year. The course is divided into four sections:
1. Shapes & Strokes: provides a comprehensive review of the shapes and strokes learned in Doodles & Pre-writing for Littles: Part 1.
2. Letters: familiarizes children with letters and the kinds of strokes used for letters.
3. Trace & Try: allows children to trace shapes and strokes, then draw the same shape or stroke freehand.
4. Bonus Section—Find the Image: provides images hidden within a picture that children find and circle or
color.
COLORING AND NATURE
Each sheet in this course provides an opportunity for the child to color, improving both coloring and motor skills. The doodles, forms, and shapes the child practices are all connected to nature or other common objects in a child’s world.
115 worksheet pages