Write Their Name – Why It Matters

Learning to write their name is a fundamental milestone for young students. It fosters a sense of identity and ownership, boosts confidence and is often one of the first steps in developing fine motor skills. Mastering this very special word also helps children recognise and form letters, understand letter-sound relationships and develop the coordination needed for more complex writing tasks.

Our experienced teacher team has designed this mini-book to provide your students with multiple opportunities to practise writing their names. Over ten A5-sized pages, students will complete a variety of tasks to help automate the spelling of this very important word!

The activities in this mini-book include:

• I can write my name with a pencil.
• I can write my name with crayons.
• I can write my name with bubble writing.
• I can write my name with finger paint.
• I can write my name with letters cut from a magazine.
• I can write my name with stamps.
• I can find pictures of things that start with the same letter as my name.
• I can draw myself wearing a name badge.

This resource downloads as either a colour or black-and-white PDF.

By incorporating these activities into your classroom routine, your students will soon be writing their names with confidence!

Incorporate This Name Worksheet Into Your Daily Routine

Here are some suggestions as to how you might incorporate this name worksheet into your daily routine:

1. Daily Name-Writing Practice – Start your day with a dedicated name-writing session where students complete one of the activities from the mini book.
2. Multi-Sensory Learning – Provide hands-on, multi-sensory activities for students to practise writing their names, such as writing their names in sand or in liquids such as fingerpaints or shaving cream.
3. Name Display – Once complete, have students choose their favourite page from the mini book to add to a class name display. Frequently encourage students to identify different names in the display.

Create This “I Can Write My Name” Mini-Book

Use the dropdown menu on the Download button above to access your preferred version of this resource.

This resource contains five A4-sized pages. Each page includes two mini-book pages (ten pages in total). To assemble the mini-book, follow these simple steps.

1. Download the PDF by clicking the Download button.
2. Print the pages, then cut them in half along the line.
3. Compile the pages in order.
4. Staple along the left edge.

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