Sky, plane, grass, dirt
Name the lines so kids can picture them: the top is the sky, the dotted line is the plane, the bottom is the grass and below is the dirt. Model writing a letter out loud: "b starts in the sky and goes down to the grass." Kids quickly start correcting their own letters.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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