Handwriting Tool: Word Spacing

My daughter is a Kindergartener , which means she is also a beginning writer.  It has been delightful to watch her figure out the sound/symbol relationships and now she is becoming more aware of writing conventions.  In the past few days she has been analyzing the spacing between words in all types of print media.  She is quite concerned that some magazines don't have a big enough "finger space."  Her interest in this developing skill encouraged me to check into the type of tools you are all using to teach this beginning writing skill.

Thoughts from a Kindergarten Teacher explains how to use Mr. Spacey to teach Kinders the importance of spacing between words.

Debbie's Resource Cupboard has a downloadable Space ship.


Remind students to use proper spacing with this 5 Finger Rubric from Kindergarten Crayons.

The Long Way Around introduced some cute little Spacemen.

The Enchanted Homeschool submitted a wonderful link for a Helpful Handwriting Tool.  She explains:

Learning Objective:
The general purpose of this tool is to help children with spacing. I know that the rule of thumb is to teach children that they need a “finger tip” of space between each word in their writing but my kids lost that concept within a week or two, especially my son who struggled with handwriting initially due to lack of interest and being left handed. So I came up with this tool! 

Materials:

-         1 Sticker (either leave the manufacturers backing on it or place the sticker on a piece of paper so there is no sticky side left)

-         Elmer’s glue

-         1 Large sized regular old paper clip

-         Small piece of wax paper

-         Scissors

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