Slate is a fun little drawing applet that helps kids practice their mouse-handwriting. Use the empty space on the far right side to draw the characters. Click on any of the color boxes to change the color of the pencil. Click on the clear button to clear and restart everything.  Choose to practice writing letters or numbers by selecting items from the drop down lists. Note: games require more memory and a newer browser. If game does not load, try updating your browser to the latest version. This game takes a few seconds to load.