Our handwriting can always use improvement. Even mine!!! Did you know that we used specially lined paper in the 1st grade? There are three lines. The bottom line is what we call the "floor". We call the middle line the "d-d-d-dotted" line. And the top line is called the roof! I tell the kids that there are only two kinds of letters in the world. Those that touch the d-d-d-dotted line and those that touch the ceiling. I see a lot of letters that only make it half way up to where they should be. Not Good! Now there are a few letters that "fall" below the floor. We call those fall letters. (Letters like p, q, j and y) So, we've got tall letters (touch the roof), small letters (touch the d-d-d-dotted line) and fall letters (touch the dotted line and fall below the floor). Pretty tricky but it's something we need to get down. Help me by correcting your child at home if you're writing on lined paper. Have a good one!
