Magic Caterpillar Handwriting Programme

The Junior Syndicate have introduced a new handwriting program over the past couple of weeks. Our handwriting programme is based in the Magic Caterpillar Handwriting Programme. This programme is based around a shared story following the adventures of Casey the Caterpillar and the friends she meets along the way. Throughout the story, the children are introduced to different shapes that, when put together in different combinations, form the letters of the alphabet.

The students in Room 1 have been working hard learning the names of all the shapes and putting our letters together. They had some amazing results in their work. These photos and videos give a glimpse of what a handwriting lesson looks like in Room 1. 

 This photo shows the story of the butterfly who lays an egg and eventually turns into a large caterpillar. The students learn that the caterpillar can only get bigger by eating the leaves left to right and cannot go backwards on the line/branch. 

 Laying the egg on the branch

 Board during our lesson 

 New posters to go up in the classroom as we learn each new letter

Hard work in action