Easter Handwriting Secret Code Worksheets and Cryptogram Activities

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Looking for a fun way to work on handwriting, letter formation or letter sounds? If your students are struggling with handwriting or letter recognition these fun and engaging Easter Secret Code worksheets can help enhance your instruction. These cryptogram activities encourage visual perception, eye-tracking, and handwriting skills as your classroom detectives work to solve the code.

Student detectives use the key to figure out the Easter cryptogram activities. They write the code and can practice letter sounds, formation, baseline adherence, and spacing. Includes worksheet with and without code key. You can have students practice identifying letters and eye-tracking to find the correct image to figure out the sentence without the code. A self-check editing guide is included at the bottom of each worksheet.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SECRET CODE WORKSHEETS?

This is a secret code writing resource that includes 12 different worksheets/activities:

*Letter key

*Cut and paste keys (two styles)

*Cut and paste, copy the letter key.

*Cut and paste, make your own letter key.

*Write your name in a secret code cut and paste worksheet

*Write words in secret code worksheets (3 styles).  Students can choose their own words or you can assign sight words or spelling words. Students can solve their own codes or trade with a partner.

*Upper and lower case letter tracing and writing worksheets using the secret code. (3 styles)

*secret code words worksheet and answer key

*Write the Room/Scoot secret code worksheet, as well as, cards and answer key.

*Matching the code to picture activity

*Make two copies of codes and or pictures for a memory game.

*A self-check editing guide is included at the bottom of several worksheets.

WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THE SECRET CODE WORKSHEETS?

Great for fun activities, early finishers, writing centers, literacy centers, occupational therapy sessions, handwriting and letter formation practice.

Students can use the key to figure out the secret letters, write their name, spelling words and secret words.

They use the code to practice letter formation, baseline adherence and spacing.

Occupational therapy tip: It is important to include handwriting in letter recognition.  The sensory input of letter formation helps develop a motor memory for letter shapes in the brain.