 | Discover how to set up and use Beautiful Writing Materials. Includes Classroom Samples of Students Work, How To Set Up Tools and Materials, Lessons, Journals, Observations From Teachers, and Record Keeping. Revised!!!!
This book has been revised.
"Writing is one of the easiest and most pleasant achievements for children." Dr. Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child
"Writing needs to be taught like any other basic skill with explicit instruction and ample opportunity for practice." Lucy Calkins, The Art of Teaching Writing |
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 | FREE! This guide book is about the child’s journey to becoming a writer. Information on sensitive periods, prehensile grip, dominance, tools, materials and presentations are included. Integrate writing in your classroom with a sequenced approach that builds upon work with the Montessori materials. Each student progresses at their own pace from formation skills to spacing, capitalization and sentence construction. Tracer sheet samples are included for you to use. Work completed by students is also included. |
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 | Early Childhood students can make continent books with land and water features they label. Includes lakes, islands, rivers, peninsulas, mountains, glaciers and dry valleys for the 7 continents. Students trace over labels to place on their map or they write their own labels. $20.00 |
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 | Early Childhood students can make continent books with land and water features they label. Includes lakes, islands, rivers, peninsulas, mountains, glaciers and dry valleys for the 7 continents. Students trace over labels to place on their map or they write their own labels. $20.00 |
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 | Purposeful work for students to develop hand skills, and to do work that is fun. Includes Animals, Holidays, Seasons art sheets. Reproduce and place on the art shelf. $20.00 |
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 | Daily Work Charts fit on a small clipboard. Charts guide students to self regulate their work. They are also a historical record for teachers. There are 2 versions- one with a subject and one blank. $20.00 |
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 | Dictation Meeting Work is used in Kindergarten Meetings.
The teacher dictates numbers, letters, words, sounds and more. Students write what they hear. At the end students do a quick sketch. This work builds skills and confidence. $20.00 |
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 | Grouped and numbered for Kindergarten (K 1 to K6), First Grade (F1-F22) and Nouns (N1-N26). Students trace and copy. Half page sheets. 28 pages $20.00 |
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 | Grouped and numbered for Kindergarten (K 1 to K6), First Grade (F1-F22) and Nouns (N1-N26). Students trace and copy. Half page sheets. 28 pages $20.00 |
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 | Grouped and numbered for Grades 2-3. Students trace and copy. Half page sheets. 28 pages $20.00 |
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 | Grouped and numbered for Grades 2-3. Students trace and copy. Half page sheets. 28 pages $20.00 |
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 | Dolch Nouns to trace, copy and read. $20.00 |
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 | Students trace and copy names, sentences or stories to practice writing on the line. Color in the pictures. They read what they write! They can diagram the sentences.
24 pages $20.00 |
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 | Includes planets, continents, earth-forms, landforms and oceans. Half page sheets and full page maps. Students can make ocean, continent and planet books. 20 pages $20.00 |
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 | Includes planets, continents, earth-forms, landforms and oceans. Half page sheets and full page maps. Students can make ocean, continent and planet books. 20 pages $20.00 |
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 | Includes planets, continents, earth-forms, landforms and oceans. Half page sheets and full page maps. Students can make ocean, continent and planet books. All in French!
20 pages $20.00 |
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 | Trace and Copy verbs, nouns, articles, pronouns, adjectives, singular and plural words, make sentences. Good work for Primary and Elementary classrooms! $20.00 |
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 | Great for Primary and Elementary Classrooms! Trace and Copy verbs, nouns, articles, pronouns, adjectives, singular and plural words, make sentences. $20.00 |
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 | This lower elementary writing book includes antonyms, contractions, alphabetical order, compound words, singular and plural nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and story writing. $20.00 |
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 | Students trace the greeting and color the picture. Inside they write whatever they wish. They can deliver a card to a friend or take one home for a family member! Limit the work to one a day! Rotate them with the season or time of year. Leave birthday and thank you out year round. Includes holidays and seasonal events.
40 PAGES $20.00 |
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 | Students trace the greeting and color the picture. Inside they write whatever they wish. They can deliver a card to a friend or take one home for a family member! Limit the work to one a day! Rotate them with the season or time of year. Leave birthday and thank you out year round. Includes holidays and seasonal events.
40 PAGES $20.00 |
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 | Students trace and/or copy names, sentences and definitions. Subjects include: bones, brain, ears, eyes, gall bladder, hair, hand, heart, large intestine, liver, lungs, muscles, pancreas, skin, small intestines, stomach and tongue. Story tracing lessons are a great time to introduce capitalization and punctuation. Students love to read their work!
20 PAGES $20.00 |
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 | Trace and copy human anatomy names, sentences or stories while writing on the line! Color the pictures. Diagram the sentences or stories with grammar symbols. Subjects include: bones, brain, ears, eyes, gall bladder, hair, hand, heart, large intestine, liver, lungs, muscles, pancreas, skin, small intestines, stomach and tongue. Story tracing lessons are a great time to introduce capitalization and punctuation. Students love to read their work!
20 PAGES $20.00 |
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 | Students make their own book of the definitions. This is wonderful for students who want their writing to look good but have not yet perfected formation skills. Tracing gives these students great comfort and allows them to do work in a way that makes it possible and successful. Students who do not need to trace can copy a tracer version or write their own. This book includes 32 subjects and includes archipelago, canyon, gulf, lake, river, swamp and valley.
28 Pages $20.00 |
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 | Students make their own book of the definitions. This is wonderful for students who want their writing to look good but have not yet perfected formation skills. Tracing gives these students great comfort and allows them to do work in a way that makes it possible and successful. Students who do not need to trace can copy a tracer version or write their own. This book includes 32 subjects and includes archipelago, canyon, gulf, lake, river, swamp and valley.
28 Pages $20.00 |
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 | This reproducible book is used for students to either trace or copy land and water formation names and their definition in FRENCH. It includes 32 formations. Archipelago, butte, cape, cave, delta, geyser, gulf, isthmus, marsh, mountain, river, strait, swamp, volcano and waterfall are a few examples. 20 Pages $20.00 |
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 | Trace lower and upper case letters to learn correct formation. Each letter has a starting dot. Students trace over a solid line so their writing becomes fluid. Also includes Missing Letter Work and Alphabet Line. $20.00 |
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 | Trace lower and upper case letters to learn correct formation. Each letter has a starting dot. Students trace over a solid line so their writing becomes fluid. Also includes Missing Letter Work and Alphabet Line.
We introduce the alphabet in alphabetical sequence. Years ago we did not. Students asked us, "Why are the letters mixed up?" We asked, "How do want them?" We want it to be like we sing the ABC song." We asked, "Why?" They responded, "We know it that way." We changed it and kept out 2 baskets. We tracked the usage for 2 months. The alphabetical one was always chosen over the mixed up letters. We interviewed the students and they all agreed that they liked the ones that they knew. $20.00 |
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 | Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide
Writing Sheets with labeled dividers. Teachers often put this writing basket on the math shelf near the bottom. $20.00 |
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 | Students love to trace words, draw pictures and write about themselves. Tracer sheets include I Am, My Name, My Age, My Home, My Friends, My Pets, My Family, and more.
One young student chose I Am. For days she did one a day with just eyes on it. Then she made eyes, nose, and a mouth. Two weeks later she added arms off the head and wrote her name. This work thrilled her and as she repeated it she grew and the work changed. 20 Pages $20.00 |
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 | Students love to trace words, draw pictures and write about themselves. Tracer sheets include I Am, My Name, My Age, My Home, My Friends, My Pets, My Family, and more.
One young student chose I Am. For days she did one a day with just eyes on it. Then she made eyes, nose, and a mouth. Two weeks later she added arms off the head and wrote her name. This work thrilled her and as she repeated it she grew and the work changed. 20 Pages $20.00 |
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 | Writing work for correct formation of number. Students begin on a starting dot and trace and or write. Includes 0-4, 5-9, teen numbers, missing numbers, short chains, decimal layout and the hundred board. 40 Pages $20.00 |
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 | These exercises strengthen the hand, engage the brain and build attention. Includes vertical, diagonal, zig zag, wavy, rainbow, cloud, castle lines; circles, crazy 8’s, a labyrinth and more. This book contains dividers for setting up writing baskets.
Students trace patterns with Crayola markers. Teach them to do one sheet at a time. Limit the quantity they do to their age. Show 3’s how to do it. Be patient with their scribbles! Allow 4’s and 5’s to trace the lines and get creative. Some fill in the lines while others add things. Typically the work is done left to right and top to bottom. 30 Pages. $20.00 |
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 | This work Includes name tracing and copying for 4 female and 4 male peacemakers. Also includes peace necklaces, flags, peace symbol books, quotes and virtue cards. 32 pages. $20.00 |
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 | This work Includes name tracing and copying for 4 female and 4 male peacemakers. Also includes peace necklaces, flags, peace symbol books, quotes and virtue cards. 32 pages. This book includes dividers for setting up writing baskets. $20.00 |
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 | Students trace and copy names, sentences, stories.
All students are comforted with this book! $20.00 |
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 | Trace & Copy Pet Names, Sentences, Stories.
Read and Diagram!
Loved by Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Students $20.00 |
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 | Guided lessons that promote literacy. Story writing and illustration for kindergarten and elementary students. $20.00 |
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 | This book contains 2 words with pictures for each letter of the alphabet. There is still a starting dot on all of the letters to reinforce formation. Students can trace the word and those that are ready can also copy the word on the lined space below it.
28 Pages $20.00 |
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 | This work introduces writing French words on the line. $20.00 |
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 | Most children love to sing and they like trace or write their favorite songs! This book includes the Alphabet Song, The World Song, I’m A Little Teapot, Kookaburra, The Pumpkin Song, Rain-Rain, Triceratops and more.
“I can write our songs!” Said 5 year old Sarah with a big smile. Some kindergarten students like to make an entire song book near the end of the school year. 24 Pages $20.00 |
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 | If you sing the songs the children will really like being able to trace or copy them. Kindergarten students like making a book of songs or doing them and taping them in their journals. $20.00 |
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 | Students trace or copy the names and defining sentences for objects found in space. Also includes Parts of the Sun, Mercury or Comet Books and Phases of the Moon work.
Space writing is an extension of Laughing Star Space 1 and Space 2 Nomenclature Cards.
Subjects from Space 1 include stars, sun, moon, planet, galaxy, comet, asteroid belt and meteorite.
Subjects from Space 2 include astronaut, eclipse, impact crater, gas clouds, space shuttle, Trifid nebula, satellite and Magellanic Cloud.
24 pages $20.00 |
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 | Includes name and sentence writing for things found in space. Also includes a Sun, Mercury and Comet Parts Of Book and Phases of the Moon work. Students can diagram the sentences with grammar stamps or symbols.
Space writing is an extension of Laughing Star Space 1 and Space 2 Nomenclature Cards.
Subjects from Space 1 include stars, sun, moon, planet, galaxy, comet, asteroid belt and meteorite.
Subjects from Space 2 include astronaut, eclipse, impact crater, gas clouds, space shuttle, Trifid nebula, satellite and Magellanic Cloud. 24 pages $20.00 |
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 | Includes name and sentence writing for things found in space. Also includes a Sun, Mercury and Comet Parts Of Book and Phases of the Moon work. Students can diagram the sentences with grammar stamps or symbols.
Space writing is an extension of Laughing Star Space 1 and Space 2 Nomenclature Cards.
Subjects from Space 1 include stars, sun, moon, planet, galaxy, comet, asteroid belt and meteorite.
Subjects from Space 2 include astronaut, eclipse, impact crater, gas clouds, space shuttle, Trifid nebula, satellite and Magellanic Cloud. 24 pages $20.00 |
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 | Trace and copy the names of different sports. Trace or copy sentences and stories and practice writing on lines. Introduce capitalization and punctuation. Students who need the confidence and, or need the practice of tracing can choose the tracer versions. Students can copy a tracer version or compose their own. Students can diagram the sentences with grammar stamps or symbols. Teachers can make reading work out of this book. “This is a wonderful work for my students in the spring when many are engaged in playing a sport.”
24 pages $20.00 |
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 | Trace and copy the names of different sports. Trace or copy sentences and stories and practice writing on lines. Introduce capitalization and punctuation. Students who need the confidence and, or need the practice of tracing can choose the tracer versions. Students can copy a tracer version or compose their own. Students can diagram the sentences with grammar stamps or symbols. Teachers can make reading work out of this book. “This is a wonderful work for my students in the spring when many are engaged in playing a sport.” 24 pages $20.00 |
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 | Students like to trace stories. The like reading them to friends and family. Parents are thrilled when this happens! It also leads them into creating their own stories! $20.00 |
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 | Students like to trace stories. The like reading them to friends and family. Parents are thrilled when this happens! It also leads them into creating their own stories! $20.00 |
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 | This book contains tree stories only. Subjects in this elementary book include: deciduous trees, evergreen trees, types of roots, tree layers, the branches, leaves, photosynthesis, tree food, tree growth, leaf scars and more! 24 Pages
“A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an ax to cut it down.” Buddha $20.00 |
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 | This tree book includes name, sentence and definitions. Students will understand more about trees and how they live! Includes types of roots, layers of the trunk and how humans use trees. $20.00 |
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 | Sound family and rhyming words to trace. This activity reinforces language skills. Rhyming words include fan and van, cat and bat, rake and snake, red and bed, net and jet, leg and egg, lip and zip, pig and fig, dog and log, top and mop, rug and bug, bun and sun and more. Word Families include an, ap, at, ed, en, et, ig, ip, og, ot, ug, and um.
24 PAGES $20.00 |
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 | Sound family and rhyming words to tracing. This activity reinforces language skills. Rhyming words include fan and van, cat and bat, rake and snake, red and bed, net and jet, leg and egg, lip and zip, pig and fig, dog and log, top and mop, rug and bug, bun and sun and more. Word Families include an, ap, at, ed, en, et, ig, ip, og, ot, ug, and um.
24 PAGES $20.00 |
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