This consumable My First School Book from Handwriting Without Tears® guides students through prewriting skills, starting with crayon use then moving to pictures, colors, and shapes. Children begin handwriting skills by learning the letters that are formed from the upper left, then move to the center top (“magic C” letters like C, O, and Q), and then end with the remainder of the alphabet and numbers. This consumable is also included in the My First Book Set and Hands-On Learning Pack. 94 pgs, sc. ~ Ruth
My First School Book (2026 Edition)
SKU
027418
ISBN
9798885666251
Grade PK
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
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Other methodologies
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Secular
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Neutral
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Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
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Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
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Consumable
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Our Price
$14.95 Product Overview
- Multisensory and activity-based approach
- Works on hand grip and other prewriting skills
- Provides 30 weeks of student handwriting practice
Description
Publisher's Description of My First School Book (2026 Edition)
My First School Book helps children develop essential kindergarten readiness and pre-writing skills. Through fun and engaging lessons on colors, numbers, and shapes, children improve their crayon grip and fine motor skills.
This activity book introduces capital letter formation using developmentally appropriate pre-stroke pages, making learning accessible and confidence-boosting for young learners. The child-friendly letter formation language, along with thoughtfully designed images and activities, supports developmental growth while fostering a love for learning.
For guided instruction, My First School Book pairs seamlessly with the Readiness & Writing Pre-K Teacher’s Guide or the Get Set for School Pre-K Teacher’s Guide Set.
Both guides provide scaffolded, multisensory activities that build kindergarten readiness. Explicit lessons offer detailed teaching language for the activity book pages in My First School Book and My First Lowercase Book (included in the My First Book Set).
This activity book introduces capital letter formation using developmentally appropriate pre-stroke pages, making learning accessible and confidence-boosting for young learners. The child-friendly letter formation language, along with thoughtfully designed images and activities, supports developmental growth while fostering a love for learning.
For guided instruction, My First School Book pairs seamlessly with the Readiness & Writing Pre-K Teacher’s Guide or the Get Set for School Pre-K Teacher’s Guide Set.
Both guides provide scaffolded, multisensory activities that build kindergarten readiness. Explicit lessons offer detailed teaching language for the activity book pages in My First School Book and My First Lowercase Book (included in the My First Book Set).
Category Description for Get Set for School 2026 (Handwriting Without Tears)
This Get Set for School® Readiness & Writing Program by Handwriting Without Tears® prepares and guides your students from prewriting skills to capital and lowercase letters in one year. Your student is ready to use this program if they are consistently using a dominant hand and correctly holding a crayon; can understand shape concepts like big/little line and big/little curve; and can draw vertical and horizontal lines, a plus sign, and a circle. This level takes the students sequentially through 2 consumable student books: My First School Book and then My First Lowercase Book. Additional copies of My First School Book are available, but My First Lowercase Book is only available in a 2-book consumable student set. A Hands-On Learning Pack provides essential manipulatives for one student: the 2 consumable student books, a slate chalkboard with two little sponge cubes, 4 little chalk bits, 1 mat for wood pieces (13 total), and 2 pencils for little hands. In the My First School Book, students begin with crayons (the double-sided FLIP Crayons are suggested) to help them learn to hold, place, and move the writing tool.
The indispensable Teacher’s Guide will help you guide your child step-by-step from prewriting skills (such as following patterns, making strokes, or drawing inside shapes) to beginning handwriting instruction. Beginning with foundational skills, including shapes and colors, it then progresses to writing capital letters. The year ends with six weeks of lowercase using the My First Lowercase Book (not available separately). All concepts are taught and reinforced using multisensory activities, manipulatives, drawing skills, and more. For each lesson, the Teacher’s Guide shows a reduced student’s page and provides a teacher oral script, a learning activity, vocabulary words, a list of skills your student is learning, and more. Once you understand this program’s unique methodology, the daily lessons are low-prep, but do require high teacher/student interaction—made straightforward with the Teacher’s Guide. Add the Hands-On Learning Pack with My First Book Set for one student. For each additional student, you’ll need the My First Book consumable set. ~ Ruth
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback Book |
|---|---|
| Grade: | PK |
| Brand: | Learning Without Tears |
| ISBN: | 9798885666251 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Width in Inches: | 10.875 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.6 |
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