1. First fold one white piece of paper into three sections.
2. Color the creased top section blue (sky), middle section green (grass), bottom section brown (ground)
3. Cut second piece of paper into half then take one half section and cut it into another half - you should have 3 pieces of paper
4. Fold the halved section and quarter section into three sections. Repeat step 2 on these 2 pieces of paper.
5. Place the full color page into the page protector and on the other side place the other 2 sections.
You have created a multisensory penmanship activity. There should be 3 different sizes for them to practice. Children should start practicing from the larger size to the smallest sized paper. We want them to master the larger movements before the smaller fine motor movements. It's fun because its erasable and they can practice using the grass, ground, sky for formations of numbers and letters. For numbers you can make a general rule that all numbers stay on top of the ground and numbers generally start in the sky. This method will help children with spacial difficulties and help them remember where to start/end the letter. Also, you can make up a song to help children with the formations and prevent reversals.
You can create an alphabet list using this method and stick it onto their desk so they can use it as a reference when they forget. Also, as they learn their sounds I usually use this method to show how the letters are written - it's another way to reinforce the learning of letters/ sounds.