Get Set for School® Pacing Guide
for Kindergarten Readiness
Top 5 Fine Motor Skills for Kindergarten Readiness *H
andwriting Without Tears assessment: The Screener of Handwriting Proficiency is a
free screening tool includes evaluation of children’s posture and grip along with capital and
1. Grip lowercase letters. We recommend administering this assessment at the beginning of the session
2. Name Writing in Title Case to identify individual student needs and assist you with customizing and driving instruction.
3. Letter Formation You will need 15-20 minutes to prepare for the assessment, 10 minutes to administer with
the whole class, then 20 to score. Give the screener again at the end of the session to show
4. Number Formation progress and share with families. Full directions can be found on LWTears.com/screener.
5. Use of Scissors
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
*Screener for Kindergarten Help Me Write My Name Crayon grip, Aim & Color and Shape: Rectangle Crayon Grip, Coloring & U
Crayon Grip, Aim & Scribble Strokes MFSB, pp. 24 MFSB, pp. 28-29
WEEK My First School Book, pp. 8-10 Crayon grip, Aim & Color MFSB, pp. 14-17
HTI Numbers 1-5
1 MFSB, pp. 11- 13 CAPITAL Letters - L F E with MFSB, pp. 25-27 MFSB, pp. 78-83
Shape - Square
MFSB, pp. 19-23
Help Me Write My Name Mat Man Help Me Write My Name K A with MN
MFSB, p. 73 MFSB, pp. 48-51 MFSB, pp. 54-57
WEEK C O Q G SJ DPBR Shapes: Triangle & Rhombus Numbers 6-10
2 MFSB, pp. 30-37 MFSB, pp. 38-41 MFSB, pp. 42-47 MFSB, pp. 52-53 MFSB, pp. 84-89
Help Me Write My Name Alphabet Review Capitals and Lowercase Getting Ready with the Hand a d g
MFSB, pp. 66-67 Letters & Lowercase Letter Activity MFLB, pp. 16-18
VW XYZ CAPITAL Practice Matching MFLB, p. 9
Magic c Review
WEEK MFSB, pp. 60-67 MFSB, pp. 74-77
MFSB, pp. 68-72 Lowercase - c o s v w t MFLB, p. 19
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Number Review Pencil Grip, Pencil Pickups & MFLB, pp. 10-15
MFSB, pp. 90-91 CAPITALS for Me
My First Lowercase Book, pp. 2-7
Help Me Write My Name lkyj prnmhb fqxz *Screener for Kindergarten
MFLB, pp. 22-26 MFLB, pp. 27-32 MFLB, pp. 34-37
WEEK u i e Diver Letters Help Me Write My Name
4 MFLB, pp. 20-22 MFLB, p. 33 MFLB, p. 38
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