DIY Raised Line Paper and Other Simple Ideas

Do your students struggle with writing letters on the lines? Have you ever tried raised line paper? There are super cheap ways that you can make raised line paper yourself.

DIY Raised Line Paper

If you are specifically looking to create raised line paper, try these simple ideas below.

1. Glue: Apply glue to the lines and let dry for 24 hours. Color the glue to provide an additional highlight on the line. If you do not want to repeat this all the time on paper, try applying to a dry erase board. Your students can use it over and over again!

2. Puffy Paint: Purchase puffy paint to apply to the lines. Try making index cards with sight words or letters on them. Apply the puffy paint to add dimension.

3. Wax String (aka “Wikki Stix”): Put wax string sticks along the lines. These are great because they are reusable.

4. Rubber Bands: If you need an adaptation in a hurry, put a lined worksheet on a clipboard and wrap rubber bands around the board to write between the bands.

5. Embossing: Use an embossing tool or sewing wheel on the back side of paper to make raised lines on card stock paper.

6. Flour and Water: Combine flour and water to make a thin paste. Put it in a plastic bag with the corner of the bag snipped off. Pipe the flour paste onto the lines. Let dry 24 hours. You can add food coloring for visual cues.

More Ideas to Provide Tactile Cues to Help with Handwriting

Raised lined paper is a great idea to try with your students. Here are a few more ideas to provide your students with a kinesthetic cue to write on the lines or with sizing.

Try these suggestions:

Cardboard Stencils: Make your own cardboard stencils. Cut out the space where you want the child to stay between the lines. For example, cut out one inch blocks to stay in between one inch height writing paper.

Fun Foam: Cut out thin strips for lines or shapes of fun foam. The child can trace around the foam shapes.

Milk Jug Stencil: Try making this handwriting stencil using a plastic, gallon, milk container.  The great thing about the milk container are it is free, opaque and somewhat easy to cut.

More Resources to Help with Letter Sizing

Letter Sizing Cut and Paste and Drag and Drop YEAR Long Bundle

Boxed Letter Worksheets

Start Dot Lowercase Letter Size Match and Write a to z

Introduction to Boxed Letter Worksheets

Now You See It, Now You Don’t includes 20 worksheets to practice kinesthetic skills without visual input. Some children rely too much on the visual system when completing visual motor activities. These worksheets encourage a child to use his/her kinesthetic sense (where the body is in space) to complete a visual motor task rather than relying on the visual system.