Handwriting practice and development can be fun! With this downloadable resource from TRRC Project Collaborator Dr. Pamela Bazis and the accompanying video of instructions below, you can encourage and support students as they practice their narrative writing using a beginning, middle, and end sentence structure.
Mat 3a builds on skills from Mats 1 and 2. Mat 3a uses a specific structure to write sentences about a main character solving a problem (intermediate ability).
Mat 3b builds on skills from Mat 3a. Mat 3b uses a specific structure to combine multiple sentences about a main character solving a problem (more advanced ability).
Use this accompanying video of instructions to guide you and your student through using the mats.
Use the key below to navigate through the Writing Mats released.
| Mat | Theme | Symbol | Difficulty Level |
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| 1 | Sentence Writing | tree | Beginner |
| 2a | Narrative Writing: Beginning, Middle, End | tree | Beginner |
| 2b | Narrative Writing: Beginning, Middle, End | star | Intermediate |
| 3a | Narrative Writing: Main Character Solves a Problem | star | Intermediate |
| 3b | Narrative Writing: Main Character Solves a Problem | sun | Advanced |
| 4a | Expository Writing: Sequence | tree | Beginner |
| 4b | Expository Writing: Sequence | star | Intermediate |
| 5a | Expository Writing: Problem & Solving | star | Intermediate |
| 5b | Expository Writing: Problem & Solving | sun | Advanced |
| 6a | Expository Writing: Cause & Effect | star | Intermediate |
| 6b | Expository Writing: Cause & Effect | sun | Advanced |
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