We introduce the Monster Routine in three stages with children in the early years.
This breaks the task into manageable parts as they build confidence.

Some children are not yet ready to draw their own speech sound lines and numbers, so we provide them with strips.

Within 10 days, children in Reception will be able to use the number formation resources and videos to write numbers 1–10 and the letters s, a, t, p, i, n - use the RWI letter formation phrase.

However, the teacher may decide to continue using the strips. If children are not quite ready for letter formation, the focus may shift away from the skills we are developing, so the teacher must make that decision.
It is vital that children who have just started Reception feel embraced and that their learning needs are being met—we meet them where they are.