Comments on: Help your kids learn to hold their pencils correctly http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: JoAnn http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-10004 JoAnn Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:31:42 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-10004 My son had issues with holding a pencil after his preschool teacher (special ed for speech therapy) refused to put pencils in the kids' hands so I had to teach him to write over the summer before he started homeschooling. One of the suggestions I received was to break his crayons into tiny pieces. My son had issues with holding a pencil after his preschool teacher (special ed for speech therapy) refused to put pencils in the kids’ hands so I had to teach him to write over the summer before he started homeschooling. One of the suggestions I received was to break his crayons into tiny pieces.

]]> By: Erin http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-10003 Erin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:14:15 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-10003 Thank You!!! My 4 year old holds his pencil in a fist. What a great solution. Thank You!!! My 4 year old holds his pencil in a fist. What a great solution.

]]> By: Melinda http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-10002 Melinda Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:50:38 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-10002 Great idea!! Great idea!!

]]> By: Tricia http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-10001 Tricia Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:05:08 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-10001 I have a cousin who was a PreK teacher. She broke all her students crayons in half to teach them this principle. I need to to the same. My DD is left handed and is struggling with holding her pencil. Thanks for the reminder! Tricia I have a cousin who was a PreK teacher. She broke all her students crayons in half to teach them this principle. I need to to the same. My DD is left handed and is struggling with holding her pencil.

Thanks for the reminder!

Tricia

]]> By: fullheartandhands mama http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-10000 fullheartandhands mama Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:00:27 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-10000 I'll be trying this very soon. Thanks! I’ll be trying this very soon. Thanks!

]]> By: Britni http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9999 Britni Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:31:12 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9999 So I want to know what is correctly... I hold my pencil different than most people and think it's correct. So I want to know what is correctly… I hold my pencil different than most people and think it’s correct.

]]> By: Shannon http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9998 Shannon Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:56:14 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9998 Great tip! Great tip!

]]> By: Nichole http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9997 Nichole Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:47:46 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9997 What a great tip! Thanks! What a great tip! Thanks!

]]> By: Amy @ The Q Family http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9996 Amy @ The Q Family Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:06:47 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9996 Thank you for the tip! We are having problem with our kindergartener recently. I will have to give it a try. Thank you for the tip! We are having problem with our kindergartener recently. I will have to give it a try.

]]> By: Sarah http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9995 Sarah Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:38:12 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9995 Thanks for the tip. This is something that we've been working on without a lot of success. Thanks for the tip. This is something that we’ve been working on without a lot of success.

]]> By: Stretch Mark Mama http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9994 Stretch Mark Mama Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:37:59 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9994 Oh...if you had any idea (you probably do) how much my son and I go AROUND AND AROUND about this - both of us ending up in tears Even Though we use the "Handwriting Without Tears" curriculum (smile)... I guess I need to take a step back and get out the chalk! Oh…if you had any idea (you probably do) how much my son and I go AROUND AND AROUND about this – both of us ending up in tears Even Though we use the “Handwriting Without Tears” curriculum (smile)…

I guess I need to take a step back and get out the chalk!

]]> By: Corrie http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9993 Corrie Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:40:14 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9993 Thanks for passing this tip on, I'm going to have my daughter try it. Thanks for passing this tip on, I’m going to have my daughter try it.

]]> By: CC http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9992 CC Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:23:30 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9992 Great idea! Also golf pencils tend to work really well for pencil grips for the same reason. Great idea! Also golf pencils tend to work really well for pencil grips for the same reason.

]]> By: Nikki http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/homeschool-family-bliss/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/4634/#comment-9991 Nikki Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:18:09 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-delights/help-your-kids-learn-to-hold-their-pencils-correctly/#comment-9991 Ooh! I can't wait to try this on my 2 1/2 year old. Now, can you teach me how to teach my 6 year old to tie his shoes? Please? Ooh! I can’t wait to try this on my 2 1/2 year old. Now, can you teach me how to teach my 6 year old to tie his shoes? Please?

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