Squiggle Squad Handwriting

Squiggle Squad Handwriting Squiggle Squad is a stroke-by-stroke, developmentally-appropriate way to teach little learners how to write letters & numbers. The Squiggle Squad!

Visit www.squigglesquad.com for more information. Squiggle Squad is not about perfect penmanship, but rather about giving kids a necessary tool for learning and communicating. Squiggle Squad instructional methods and resources emphasize:

• basic stroke muscle memory to ensure letter formation is automatic
• efficient formation of letters and numbers to ensure that writing is easy
• proper pencil grip and posture to ensure that writing is comfortable and healthy
• developmentally appropriate expectations so writing is intrinsically rewarding
• a playful learning process so writing is fun

Squiggle Squad was designed around the natural development of the child. Complex skills of writing and reading letters is broken down into simple tasks developmentally suitable for little learners. If it’s going to be an effective tool, handwriting needs to be easy, efficient, and legible. Handwriting requires numerous cognitive skills to happen at once, Squiggle Squad methodology breaks learning up into do-able parts. Stroke Sheets hone fine motor skills by requiring the learner to control a writing instrument through a progression of movements and patterns that mimic the five basic handwriting strokes. Regular stroke practice enforces muscle memory, increasing the student’s confidence resulting in an easier transition to letter formation and less frustration for new writers. The sheets are meant to be easy enough to ensure success yet challenging enough to hold kids’ interest. Lines the Lemur, Bubbles the Bunny, Curves the Camel, Slide the Seal, and Dash the Duck- each have their favorite handwriting stroke and accompany new writers as they
learn to form the strokes. Visit www.squigglesquad.com for so much more information, free playsheets, posters, and other remarkable handwriting resources!

03/19/2026

Part 3 of a 4-part series on how the neglect of handwriting instruction has hurt students, teachers, and society, and how we can reclaim the power of the pencil to improve literacy.

January 23rd we celebrate the simple, mighty act of HANDWRITING! Established on this day in honor of the John Hancock an...
01/23/2026

January 23rd we celebrate the simple, mighty act of HANDWRITING! Established on this day in honor of the John Hancock and his elaborate, elegant signature.
So, pick up a pencil! Write a letter, a note, a book!
Practice a new style or buy a new pen! The day is yours!
HAPPY HANDWRITING!
Love, squiggle Squad & HollyOnHandwriting ✏️🥰 🤟✍️

Sending warm holiday wishes from all of us at Squiggle Squad 🎄🧡
12/25/2025

Sending warm holiday wishes from all of us at Squiggle Squad 🎄🧡

12/23/2025

Thank you for investing your time and energy into children's lives. We hope you are having a wonderful time of rest!
Love, The Squiggle Squad

12/15/2025

Let’s make letter and number formation easy and automatic for you students this semester!

We are offering a free kindergarten trial for second semester to help your students develop the skills they need to write with confidence. Give it a try! https://squigglesquad.com/free-second-semester-trial/ *Free while supplies last.*

Squiggle Squad Founder, Holly Britton, aka HollyOnHandwriting just posted an article on Substack. Take a look, join the ...
12/10/2025

Squiggle Squad Founder, Holly Britton, aka HollyOnHandwriting just posted an article on Substack. Take a look, join the conversation, and restack/share with other parents and educators trying to make a difference!

A Case for Improving Handwriting Instruction in Schools

So excited to share this podcast episode our founder, Holly Britton, did on the TeacherAs!
11/14/2025

So excited to share this podcast episode our founder, Holly Britton, did on the TeacherAs!

This week my guest is Holly Britton, founder of Squiggle Squad Handwriting, and we're talking handwriting. Why? It's important for motor skill development and so much more. So get out a notepad and listen now at http://www.theteacheras.com/podcasts/foundational (on podcast platforms on Sunday). ✍️📝

10/31/2025

WHAT IF YOUR STUDENT ISN’T DOING SOMETHING WRONG, JUST DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY?

In this post, we’re breaking down 3 common habits kids bring to the table that can sabotage smooth, confident handwriting — and what to do instead.

Understanding these early tendencies is the first step to building strong foundations (without the frustration). Tap through to learn more!


10/20/2025

A few months into the year, most kinders can write their names—but how they’re doing it really matters! Are they using a capital letter only at the beginning? Are letters formed with proper directionality? ✏️

✨ Directionality is a big deal—and once habits form, they’re hard to undo. Practicing their names with frequency is excellent—but only if it’s correct practice.

If your students need a reset or just more intentional practice, our FREE NAME WORKSHEET GENERATOR can help! You can find it in the nav bar of our website (linked in bio). We hope you and your students love it! 👏

WHAT IF YOUR STUDENT ISN’T DOING SOMETHING WRONG, JUST DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY?In this post, we’re breaking down 3 co...
10/06/2025

WHAT IF YOUR STUDENT ISN’T DOING SOMETHING WRONG, JUST DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY?

In this post, we’re breaking down 3 common habits kids bring to the table that can sabotage smooth, confident handwriting — and what to do instead.

Understanding these early tendencies is the first step to building strong foundations (without the frustration). Tap through to learn more!




Are your students’ handwriting habitsHELPFUL OR HARMFUL??There are some common classroom practices around handwriting th...
10/01/2025

Are your students’ handwriting habits
HELPFUL OR HARMFUL??

There are some common classroom practices around handwriting that are perpetuating poor handwriting skills in our young students.

Phones at home and
screens in classes means students RARELY SEEING ADULTS WRITING
with a pencil on paper.

How are they supposed to know what it looks like,
how letters are formed or how to “do a better job” when the
teacher sends them back to try again?

Physically show students how to write — modeling each letter, each stroke, with clear directionality — so they have a real-life example to follow.

When they can see how it’s done and get guided coaching as they practice, writing becomes less frustrating and so much more natural.

The curriculum and tools are helpful BUT handwriting instruction depends on you, the teacher, being the model, the coach, and the cheerleader. That’s what makes it click. ✍️✨




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