Free Teaching Resources

Handwriting Without Tears Teacher’s Guides

The Handwriting Without Tears teacher’s guides make it easy to teach handwriting in just 10 minutes a day. Each lesson includes a multisensory activity and extra activities to integrate handwriting practice into other lessons.

Handwriting Without Tears Workbooks

Discover how our workbooks are accessible and friendly, yet also promote excellence. We want children to practice correctly while having fun, so we've designed the pages to promote efficient, effective practice for each letter.

Handwriting & Typing Standards By Grade Level

These standards can help guide your instruction to make sure that children are learning to write and type in a developmental order that promotes success.

Time Spent in Classroom Handwriting v. Technology

This research bulletin contains quick statistics on why handwriting remains a crucial and relevant skill in early classroom learning.

Learning & Developmental Standards

Quality Pre-K instruction is based on the standards outlined by exemplary institutions such as NAEYC and Head Start—and Get Set for School aligns to their standards.

Get Set For School Research Review

Find out how young children who develop strong foundation skills in Pre-K programs like Get Set for School are better prepared to master the more complex and rigorous demands of school.

Get Set for School : A Proven Success

View a recent study that followed Pre-K classrooms across different schools. Get Set for School was found to be highly successful in preparing children for their kindergarten year.

Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum Overview Video

Explore the latest research on handwriting, discover the benefits of handwriting instruction and the best practices for teaching handwriting.

Get Set for School Curriculum Overview Video

Explore the latest research on preschool, discover the benefits of Discovery Play in Pre-K, and find the best practices for teaching your preschoolers.

Keyboarding Without Tears Curriculum Overview Video

Explore the latest research on technology in the classroom, discover the benefits of keyboarding instruction, and find the criteria for the best kind of instruction.

Letter & Number Formation Charts

​Our letter and number formation charts are child-friendly letter formations that make it fun and memorable for children to learn their letters and numbers. Use them for a quick reference or as handouts to take home for learning with the family!

Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum Overviews for Grades K-5

These downloads were created to give an overview of each Handwriting Without Tears Program to share information colleagues and administrators.

Mat Man World

Our friendly hero teaches through music, building, playing, and story. Explore the world of Mat Man today! Learn how to use Mat Man in the Classroom, view video lessons, and play games!

Music Samples

The Learning Without Tears music samples include the spirited songs for enhanced learning from our various albums. Fun music helps children learn language and number skills as they sway, bop, and hop to the rhythm!

Favorite Activities and Downloads

Access the top activities and downloads from our newsletters that include free worksheets to practice handwriting in all subjects and support school-to-home connections.

Activity Booklets

Try our most loved activities for Pre-K! Download our favorite activity booklets from our Get Set for School Pre-K Program.

Handwriting Worksheet Generator

A free and easy-to-use classroom resource for creating effective worksheets to integrate the unique Handwriting Without Tears font and double lines into other classroom activities.

Why Teach Keyboarding Infographic

Access the Why Teach Keyboarding infographic to discover the importance and benefits of teaching keyboarding in elementary school classrooms.

Blog and E-Newsletter

The Learning Without Tears Blog and E-Newsletter offer helpful tips and strategies for teaching and implementing Pre-K, handwriting, and keyboarding instruction.