
Pencil Names – Name Building Practice Printable comes with eight editable pages, containing two pencils. Each pencil has pieces for two letter names up to nine letter names.
Getting Pencil Names – Name Building Practice Printable Ready
To edit this resource, you will need to download the KG font used (KG Red Hands). Next, you will open the document with Adobe Acrobat. You will first type out the name of your student (or child) in the highlighted space on the tip of the pencil. Then you will type out their name on the pencil that matches how many letters they have. Each section will get one letter.
Using Pencil Names – Name Building Practice Printable
Each student will have their own set of Pencil Names. You can easily store these in a ziploc baggie so that students can better keep track of all the pieces.
Download Your Pencil Names – Name Building Practice Printable Below!
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What a wonderful idea. Great for Back to School theme. Thank-you
TK Teacher
This is so adorable and just what I am looking for to help my class of 2 1/2 yr. olds. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are so welcome! I hope your class enjoys!
Your super cute name pencil won’t download. would you please send me the link. It is such a darling idea.
I’m so sorry there’s an issue with the download. Feel free to send me an email and I’ll be glad to send you the freebie!
Hello Jennifer
I was attempting to download this activity and it’s working properly
Hello! Sometimes school servers don’t allow downloads. Can you open it in a different server/browser?
Thank you… I really love the pencil puzzle for my preschool classroom.
I can’t get it to download
I love the pencil Idea
Thank you! I’m so glad you like it!
I’m not able to open the freebie on the pdf. Is there any other way I will be able to get it?
I double checked the download link and it seem to be working fine on my side. Please let me know if you are still having issues!
download did not work
I just tried it and it works. I recommend trying a different browser. Thanks!
Love this, but was wondering if you have a file for longer names? I have a Christopher and I would love to have him learn his complete name and not just the shortened version.
Bless you and thank you for sharing your resources.
Erica
great idea and resource, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Notes like this ALWAYS make my day and motivate me to keep doing what I am doing.
Thanks for the great name puzzle file :-). I was able to download it, but when I type in the names, the font is not KG Red Hands (which is downloaded on my PC). Can you help me?
Hello! Sometimes fonts don’t load properly. Maybe try uninstalling it and reinstalling the font…
Super cute!!! This will make a great addition to my back to school activities!!
Thanks so much for sharing all of your great resources. You save this busy teacher and mom a LOT of time!
Terri
Thank you so much for your kind words. Notes like this ALWAYS make my day and motivate me to keep doing what I am doing.
This download is not working.
Hello! Sometimes school servers block downloads. Can you try opening it in a different server?
I have provided my email twice and the link says it will send me an email…I still don’t have anything.
Can you help?
Thanks
Michelle
Hello! I would check your spam folder and see if it is in there. If not, are you using a school email address? Those get reported as spam quite frequently.
This is so cute.
I wanted to use it for my class, but I am having an issue with the pencil that has 8 letters. One of the letters is a different size.
Then I was trying to type the second letter, then it puts it down on the second pencil. Then I tried to type the second and it messed up the first one.
please advise. Thank you.
I’m sorry you’re having trouble with it…sometimes technology just doesn’t behave. Try redownloading the pencil doc…sometimes it helps to start over.
I have had the same issue. When you try to type an 8 letter name in the top pencil, the second letter also goes into the second spot on the bottom pencil. if you try to put the name in the bottom pencil, the opposite happens. I tried putting a second name in the other pencil, but it still changes the second letter. I think it is a glitch with the editing feature in Adobe. The other pencils work fine.
Hi Janet, Thank you for letting me know. Have you updated to the latest version of Adobe? We’ll check it on our end and see what’s happening.
I love this idea!!! Is there a way to change the font? I tried opening in Word, but I get a pop up that says I can’t re-use it in other applications.
I’m so glad you like it! It is editable…try opening it in Adobe!
I tried opening in Adobe, but it won’t allow you to change the font. I have the correct font downloaded already, but it is not working 🙁 Is there a way to open in another program to change the font?
I have tried using several browsers to get the pencil name building activity. I used different emails and checked spam folders and still did not receive the download. Is there any way that this can be forwarded to me directly?
Hi there Latoria, thank you for reaching out technology can be a pain sometimes. The download may go to your others, updates or promotions folder. If you still have not received it please email me at freebies @ adabofgluewilldo (dot) com and I’ll be sure to get that over to you. Have a great day.
I have entered my email address multiple times but still have not received the document. I have checked all folders. Nothing has been sent
Is your site still active and valid? I have been waiting for a download now for several hours and it has not arrived. I have even attempted downloading it several times.
Hi this is a nice craft however I’ve tried downloading it 3 times and still haven’t received it. I checked my spam as well it’s not there either.
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Hi! This looks like a perfect BTS craft to do with my UPK students but I get an error page when I try to download. Can you email it to me? Thanks so much!
Hi there Lisa, thank you for letting us know. It seems to be working now. Hope you enjoy the activity.
I love this, but was wondering if you have a file for a 10 letter name? I have a Sevastiana. Also, when a put the name in the 9 space version, the 9 space is a different size. Any way to fix this? Thank You.