The Pencil Skills Programme is a supplementary programme that supports the smooth development of the students’ progress in their main Kumon Programme by developing their ability to control a pencil.

The Pencil Skills Programme helps young children acquire basic pencil control skills.
These include the ability to:

• hold a pencil securely and correctly;
• use consistent writing pressure;
• control the start of, and end of, lines;
• draw straight lines;
• draw curved lines;
• draw lines within narrow spaces.

The worksheets are intended to be fun and may be used by preschoolers who are starting to use pencils. The Pencil Skills Programme consists of two levels, ZI and ZII, with 100 worksheets in each level.

Students are introduced to holding and using pencils or crayons with these fun worksheets.
Through the practice of drawing simple lines students develop pencil control skills.

Students can further develop their pencil control skills by drawing long curved lines. The lines become narrower and require more dexterity.