The kids were introducted to Mat Man as a tool to help them with their handwriting. This is part of Handwriting Without Tears. It's new to me because we didn't have Mat Man when I was in Kinder.
K Mat Man Curriculum: "Our readiness and writing lessons teach body awareness, cooperation, taking turns, listening, crayon grip, drawing, building, letter and number recognition, capital letter and number formation."
Here are the kids trying to put their own Mat Man together. Some were challenged with where the arms go.
