Writing on Chalkboard

Writing on Chalkboard
Language - Writing
Level	Primary
Prerequisites	Sandpaper Letters Metal Insets
Materials	chalkboard chalk eraser

In this activity the child practices writing on a chalkboard.

Presentations

Introduction

1. Invite the child to the lesson. Name the work and show where it is on the shelf.
2. Take the blank chalkboard, chalk, and eraser to a table.

   

3. Hold the chalkboard still with your sub-dominant hand. Hold the chalk with a pincer grip in your dominant hand and draw straight and wavy lines.

   

4. To erase, hold the chalkboard still with your sub-dominant hand, and hold the eraser in your dominant hand.

   

5. Give the child a turn to do the same.

Writing letters

1. A few days later, invite the child to another lesson with the chalkboard.
2. Take the chalkboard, chalk, eraser, and a sandpaper letter to a table.

   

3. Trace the sandpaper letter two or three times.

   

4. Hold the chalkboard still with the sub-dominant hand. Write the letter on the chalk board.

   

5. Erase the letter.
6. Give the child a turn to do the same.

Writing between lines

1. Take the lined chalkboard, chalk, and an eraser to a table

   

2. Draw a zig-zag or wavy line, showing that when you get to a line, you don't go past it, but turn the other way.

   

3. Draw lines or shapes, again showing how you stay between the lines.

   

4. Pick letters to practice that fit between the lines (a, c, e, i, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x, z).

   

Variations and Extensions

• A whiteboard and dry-erase marker could also be used.
• The teacher could write the letter in chalk, and the child could then trace over the letter with a wet paintbrush.

Material

Where to Buy

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Blank
Store	Price
Alison's set of 2	$25.20
Alison's set of 2, premium	$33.00
Bruins set of 2	$39.00
Kid Advance set of 2	$22.99
Lord Co. 9"x12"	$8.25
Montessori Outlet set of 2, 30x50cm	$26.95
Montessori Services	$10.50
Nienhuis set of 2, 30x50cm	$46.05

Lined
Store	Price
Alison's set of 2	$25.20

Lines on one side, Squares on the other
Store	Price
Albanesi	$46.00
Bruins set of 2	$47.00
Bruins set of 2: double lined	$47.00
E & O	$11.70
Kid Advance set of 2	$22.99
Kid Advance set of 2: double lined	$22.99
Montessori Outlet 30x50cm	$27.95
Montessori Outlet double lines, 30x50cm	$27.95
Nienhuis 30x50cm	$51.65
Nienhuis double lines, 30x50cm	$51.65
Thinkamajigs	$29.95

Set of 2: One with lines, one with squares
Store	Price
Affordable Montessori	$29.00
Affordable Montessori double lines	$29.00
Alison's premium	$33.00
Alison's double lines, premium	$33.00

Set of four
Store	Price
Lord Co. 1 blank, 2 lined, 1 squares, with stand	$29.50
Montessori Services	$48.00

Blank on one side, Lines on the other
Store	Price
Discount School Supply 9x12"	$6.99

Chalkboard on one side, Whiteboard on the other
Store	Price
Alison's	$9.97

Stand for chalkboards
Store	Price
Alison's	$52.50
Bruins	$250.00
Montessori Outlet	$89.95
Nienhuis	$279.65

Erasers
Store	Price
Discount School Supply set of 10	$20.80
Discount School Supply mini size, set of 10	$19.99
Montessori Services	$3.00
Nienhuis	$4.05
Discount School Supply set of 10	$20.80
Discount School Supply mini sizeset of 10	$19.99

White Chalk
Store	Price
Discount School Supply 100 pieces	$8.99

Colored Chalk
Store	Price
Discount School Supply 100 pieces	$9.99

Whiteboard
Store	Price
Discount School Supply	$30.32

Further Reading

• Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives by David Gettman, pages 146-147