Casey the Caterpillar Handwriting Shapes

Please help your child learn the Casey the Caterpillar shapes. Below are the Casey shapes for each letter of the Alphabet. We focus on two letters a week. By helping your child to learn the Casey shapes you'll help us in Shared Writing, Handwriting and Reading!

Say ‘Open mouth, Short stick’ = the letter ‘a’
Say ‘Tall stick, Close the gate’ = the letter ‘b’  
Say ‘Open mouth’ = the letter ‘c’
Say ‘Open mouth, Tall stick’ = the letter ‘d
Say ‘Twig, Open mouth’ = the letter ‘e’                  
Say ‘Feelers, Twig’ = the letter "f"
Say ‘Open mouth, Possum tail’ = the letter ‘g’
Say ‘Tall stick,Tunnel’ = the letter "h"
Say ‘Short stick, Ladybug spot’ = the letter ‘i’
Say ‘Possum Tail, Ladybug spot’ = the letter ‘j’
Say ‘Tall stick, Twirly Whirly Vine’ = the letter ‘k"
Say ‘Tall stick’ = the letter ‘l"
Say ‘Short stick, Tunnel, Tunnel’ = the letter ‘m’    
Say ‘Short stick, Tunnel’ = the letter ‘n’
Say ‘Wide open mouth’ = the letter ‘o’
Say ‘Hanging stick, Close the gate’ = the letter ‘p’  
Say ‘Open mouth, Hanging stick’ = the letter ‘q’
Say ‘Short stick,Tunnel don’t finish it’ = the letter ‘r’
Say ‘Sammy the snake’ = the letter ‘s’
Say ‘Tall stick, Twig’ = the letter ‘t’    
Say ‘Cup, Short stick’ = the letter ‘u’
Say ‘Sloping stick, Sloping stick‘ = the letter ‘v’
Say ‘Sloping stick, Sloping stick, Sloping stick, Sloping stick’ = the letter ‘w’
Say ‘Sloping stick, Sloping stick‘ = the letter ‘x’
Say ‘Cup, Possum tail’ = the letter ‘y’
Say ‘Twig, leaning branch, Twig’ = the letter ‘z’