Use these fun and simple centers to practice handwriting along with content area skills. These activities are a great way to practice fine motor skills – especially at the beginning of the year!

The simple black and white design is great for saving ink! To add color to the cards, consider printing them on colored paper. Be sure to laminate the cards to increase durability!

Write on… Wipe off… Colors and Shapes

Skills: handwriting, color identification, color words, shape identification, shape names, fine motor

Colors: black, blue, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow

Shapes: circle, heart, hexagon, octagon, oval, pentagon, rectangle, rhombus, square, star, trapezoid, triangle

On the color cards, students will:

1. Read the color word.
2. Trace the color word.
3. Write the color word.

On the shape cards, students will:

1. Read the shape name.
2. Trace the shape.
3. Trace the shape name.
4. Write the shape name.