Hi Heidi
A group tapping exercise is an excellent idea to help release the children's resistance to handwriting. It should be fun too! I'm sure they have plenty of reasons for not wanting to do it and would love to tell you about that. Before you begin tapping, survey the class and invite each student (if they are willing) to tell you what they don't like about handwriting, why they don't want to do it, what makes it boring, what makes it difficult, what's the worst thing about handwriting etc and write all these down on the board. You can draw a big "pot" or other "box" to write these in. Do a class brainstorm. Some may not volunteer but I'm sure you'll get plenty of reasons. Use their exact phrases. The kids should love that! Even if the students are at different levels and have different reasons, each one of these can be thrown into the "pot" of "complaints" to be tapped on by everyone. They will tap on their own as well as each others problems. You could also get each student to give their dislike for handwriting a score (or color or size) that represents their dislike for it - 10 being "the worst" and 0 being "ok" with it. They can hold that number, color or size in their minds, if they don't want to write it down.
From this list on the board you can create a class tapping script, starting with a set up like "Even though I reeeeally don't like handwriting, it's reeally boring and reeeally hard, I am still a great kid" Then at each point, tap on the statements written on the board one at a time, going through them a few times. (I generally use the points from the eyebrow to the collar bone and top of the head without the 9 gamut, tapping continuously). After tapping on each statement, survey the class again and see if their responses have changed at all or if other reasons have popped up for them. Check their scores and see if they have come down. Once their scores have come down, you could start tapping in some positives about handwriting. Without a set up just tap positive statements at each point.."Handwriting could be fun" "it's ok if I make a mistake" "I'm still a great kid" "I love making my mark!" "my handwriting is pretty" "handwriting feels good" etc, whatever you think is appropriate, or let the kids throw in their own statements.
This group tapping exercise should energize the class and clear enough resistance to make the students want to learn and feel more confident about tackling the forthcoming lesson. This could be a great way to start every lesson, clearing resistance as new aspects may arise as the lessons get more difficult.
Hope this gives you a starting point, I'm sure you'll come up with a strategy that's just right for your class. Let us know how it goes or if you have any questions.
All the best
Angie