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Winter-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack {Manuscript and Cursive Compatible}

November 29, 2019 By Deb Chitwood Leave a Comment

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I’m excited to tell you about our latest printable pack … a winter-themed, editable name and word tracing pack. The winter images and personalized names add interest to the task of name recognition and writing.  The pack can be used for any words or numbers, too! There’s a way to personalize the pack for cursive tracing. For toddlers and young preschoolers, you can even personalize the names without dotted lines for tracing.

Winter-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack {Manuscript and Cursive Compatible}

Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori-Inspired Printables at Living Montessori Now

My daughter, Christina (a former Montessori child), and I have partnered to bring you a series of Montessori-inspired printables. The printables are typically themed and use a number of Montessori principles (although you don’t need to be a Montessori teacher or homeschooler to use them):

  • They use isolation of quality.
  • They use photographs or realistic images to emphasize reality.
  • They typically use traditional Montessori colors such as red for consonants and blue for vowels.
  • They emphasize lowercase letters, which are what we introduce letter sounds with in Montessori education. (Children tend to pick up the uppercase letters without being introduced if they’re introduced to the lowercase letter sounds.)
  • They often feature themed printable versions of Montessori materials.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Winter-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack – and How to Use It for for Regular Print, Manuscript Tracing, or Cursive Tracing

This is a new product in our Living Montessori Now shop! This fall-themed printable tracing pack can be customized for names, words, or numbers … a low-prep activity that’s perfect for classroom or home! There are 64 printable pages and 48 different realistic images. The editable pages are compatible with manuscript or cursive fonts. This is a Montessori-inspired pack to help with name recognition and writing, sight word reading and spelling, and identifying cultural winter symbols. Pack includes traditional winter images along with Arctic images and one Antarctic image (the Emperor penguin). The 64-page pack is $8.95.

There are directions for using a manuscript dotted print in the pack itself. If you’d like to use another font, you can! (Just choose it from your drop-down menu you’ll find through the pack’s directions.) If you’d like a cursive dotted font, there’s now one available for free: Learning Curve Ruled via Blue Vinyl Fonts. Just download and install it on your computer for cursive tracing!

If you’d like to use a manuscript font that’s not dotted (for name recognition for toddlers or young preschoolers), you can use that in the same way. The Print Clearly Font via Blue Vinyl Fonts is free. (Again, just choose it from your drop-down menu you’ll find through the pack’s directions.) I downloaded that font and used it for my toddler grandchildren Caleb and Sophia’s names.

Some Ways to Use the Name and Word Tracing Printables – from The Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

There are so many different ways you can use this printable. Here are just a couple of ways from my January 2018 post about the Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack. (Note: Zoey is now 5½, so we’re using cursive with the fall-themed editable name and word tracing pack.)

Name Tracing

Tracing (Rainbow Writing) First and Last Name with Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

Tracing (Rainbow Writing) First and Last Name with Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

Children can trace either their first name or first and last name. My 4-year-old granddaughter Zoey already knew how to spell her first name, so she’s working on her first and last name here.

In early tracing work, I like to show where to start each letter when tracing the name with a marker, pencil, or crayon. It takes a lot of practice for young children to become comfortable with both forming the letters and starting the letters in the correct place each time.

Rainbow writing is a fun way to practice name tracing, word tracing, or number tracing. Typically, the colors of the rainbow are used. For example, the child will trace over his or her name in red, then orange, then yellow, then green, etc., to create a rainbow of colors. It adds interest to writing. Since this is holiday writing, we used red, yellow, and green colored pencils for the rainbow writing.

The finished strips can be used for hooks, cubbies, or any place you’d like a name or word label.

You can use the editable printables to trace name, words, or numbers. The directions for using them are on a page in the pack.

Word Tracing

If you’re working on word writing and would like help with introducing phonetic sounds, introducing object with sounds, or beginning phonics in general, check out my DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics with Preschoolers.

Spelling Chick with Movable Alphabet and Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

Spelling Chick with Movable Alphabet and Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

The day after Zoey worked on her last name, I decided to help her analyze her name using the Montessori movable alphabet. We focused on the “ch” phonogram in “chick.” In addition to using the chick label from the pack, we used a chenille chick and our small wooden movable alphabet.

Putting Away Spelling Work with Movable Alphabet and Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

Putting Away Spelling Work with Movable Alphabet and Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

Zoey enjoyed the work and liked learning more about the “ch” sound.

If you’re wondering how to introduce phonograms, you’ll find ideas in this post: Phonics: How to Introduce Words Starting with Phonograms.

More Ideas from Personalized Holiday Name Tracing for Preschoolers – YouTube Video

This short video of my 4-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, shows just a few more ways the name-tracing part of the printables can be used.

Holiday-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack

You can read more about our Holiday-Themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack here. You can use a variety of fonts (including cursive) with this pack, too!

The Living Montessori Now Shop

We have some wonderful products for you in our Living Montessori Now shop! Be sure to check them out while you’re there. The prices are very reasonable, and you’ll find lots of help for Montessori at home or in the classroom. Through December 4, 2019, you can get 25% off your entire order (no coupon code needed)!!!

Free Printables at Living Montessori Now

See my Free Montessori Printables category for free Montessori-inspired instant downloads

Sign up for the Living Montessori Now Newsletter and Get Monthly FreebiesIf you subscribe to my mailing list, you’ll get the 177-page KHT Montessori geography album free! And you’ll get the password each month to a new Montessori-inspired subscriber freebie! All previous months’ packs are available in the Living Montessori Now subscriber resource library as well as the current month’s pack. Just sign up for my email to get the link and password! See images of the available subscriber freebie packs here.

You’ll also find more free printables through my free printables page.

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