Readiness & Writing
Build early literacy with our Pre-K Readiness & Writing program. Develop emergent writing skills through play-based, hands-on activities that promote fine motor development and Kindergarten readiness.
Effective Pre-Writing and Writing Instruction for Pre-K
Pre-K is a crucial time for growth and development. With Readiness & Writing, students build academic readiness, fine motor, and social-emotional skills that prepare them for kindergarten and school. This engaging curriculum takes students from colors and coloring to tracing and writing letters, setting them on a path to literacy success.
In your classroom, you will:
- Use music, hands-on materials, and technology to develop writing skills for kindergarten readiness.
- Teach grip, alphabet knowledge, and strategies to prepare students to write letters, numbers, and names.
- Provide lessons that support skill progression from holding a crayon to writing letters and numbers with a pencil, to independent writing.
Hands-On Learning with Manipulatives
Help children build essential skills with purposeful manipulatives designed to make learning fun and effective. Our tools engage students through play-based techniques like music and movement while fostering fine motor and cognitive development.
Key Features:
- Progressive Skill Building: Children move from naming Wood Pieces to building Mat Man™ to forming letters.
- Play-Based Learning: Music, movement, and hands-on activities enhance engagement.
- Hybrid Learning Support: Digital tools help teachers guide lessons and work on an interactive whiteboard.
- Bilingual Resources: Materials available in both English and Spanish.
Meet Mat Man: A Hands-on Learning Creation
Supporting a smooth transition to readiness starts with essential skills, and Mat Man makes it engaging and fun for young learners. Mat Man can help! This buildable classroom friend embodies Learning Without Tears’ unique approach to hands-on learning. By building Mat Man, young learners practice crucial readiness skills, such as sharing, drawing, sequencing, counting, and social-emotional skills.
Mat Man teaches:
- Body awareness
- Sequence skill
- Drawing and prewriting
- Socializing and sharing
- Size recognition
- Building
- Placement
Roll-A-Dough Letters
Rolling “snakes” with dough and forming capitals on the letter card develops a multitude of skills including fine and gross motor, letter recognition and letter formation skills.
Testimonials
The intertwined connections to real world, real life, and all the learning modalities facilitate learner success.
Vanessa Brown, B.A., M.Ed., Retired Assistant Principal and ELA Coordinator
Learning Without Tears has improved our students’ test scores and improved their communication skills. The proof is in the numbers.
Patricia T., Administrator
The Learning Without Tears materials cut down on my prep time and are easy to implement. Plus, my students love them.
Darren R., Teacher
The reason Learning Without Tears works well for us is that it is an integrated program that takes into consideration a child’s developmental needs and looks to meet the required state standards.
Holly Harrison Martinez, Director of Elementary Literacy
