Writing motor skills exercise "The racetrack”
The racetrack exercise, for example, is ideal for promoting writing speed.
Together with the children, we made a racetrack out of the five basic shapes from which all the capital letters of the alphabet can be placed. In this way, the children get to grips with the letter shapes even before the actual game begins. In the next step, the racetrack becomes an adventure course: Let's go! Positioned on the starting line, two children face each other with the pens. After the starting signal, they race down the track as fast as possible, braking at the curves and jumping over the dangerous river. In this way, the children simply internalize the basic shapes that they will then need to write letters, and learn how to use speed in a playful way. The writing motor skills promoted in this way are ideal preparation for writing. Ideally, the little racers can then apply what they have learned - braking in the curves and faster speed on straight stretches - when writing the letters and thus become faster overall.