Curriculum

• A short pencil or crayon
• Plain paper and one sheet with wide lines

1. Step 1. Place the paper straight ahead and help your child sit with relaxed shoulders and both feet supported.
2. Step 2. Offer a short pencil or crayon. Show a gentle pinch with the thumb and index finger while the pencil rests on the middle finger; accept a comfortable near-tripod grip.
3. Step 3. Warm up with three top-to-bottom lines and three circles, moving the paper instead of twisting the wrist.
4. Step 4. Model lowercase l from top to bottom and lowercase c starting near the top and curving around. Have your child try each letter twice.
5. Quick check. Ask your child to sit comfortably, pick up the pencil, and make l and c once without hand-over-hand help. Session success means the grip stays comfortable and each letter starts and moves in the modeled direction.

Worked example. Say “Start at the top and slide straight down” while making l. Then say “Start near the top, curve back, and stop before closing the circle” while making c.

Optional challenge. Write the first lowercase letter in your child’s name and one other familiar lowercase letter on a wide line, keeping both letters a similar size.

What to notice. Save a short parent note about comfortable pencil control and a photo of the two practiced lowercase letters. This session is progress, not full-node mastery: the wider outcome includes all 26 lowercase letters and consistent size.