My own name

Your name belongs to you. Here it is, big.

ArabicAges 4–515 minutes3 pagesInk-light

Being written

This one is planned but not finished yet. Everything below is what it will contain.

Skill: Tracing a personally meaningful word, the strongest motivator at this age
You will need: Pencil, Crayons
Your job: Check
Stage: KG2 · ages 4–5

Not drawn yet

I can trace my name and say each part.

How the fifteen minutes go

The five steps on this sheet, in the order a child meets them. This is what you will actually be doing, not a description of the method.

Print the one that fits today. Same skill, three depths — and on this sheet they differ like this.

Support

First letter only, very large, traced five times.

Fewer items, more pictures, hints included, parent reads the instructions.

Core

The whole name, traced twice.

The standard task, recognition, practice and explanation.

Challenge

Write it once with no guide at all underneath.

Open-ended. Explain why, make your own example, use it somewhere new.

The same guide that is printed on the back page, so you can read it before you decide to print anything.

The answers

Nothing to mark. Right-to-left and letters joining are what matter; neatness is not the goal for another two years.

If they get stuck

Trace it in sand, flour or shaving foam first. Paper last.

Common mistakes

Starting from the left. Put a green dot on the right of every line before they begin.
Treating each letter as separate. Say the name as one flow while they trace.

When they finish early

Trace the name of someone they love and give it to them.