the way we sit when writing, with our feet on the ground, back straight, and our body balanced and comfortable in a chair

the way we make each letter, starting at the top and following the correct path to create the shape of the letter.

how we hold the pencil with our fingers, making sure it feels comfortable and steady in our hand.

a special way of holding the pencil with three fingers (thumb, index, and middle fingers) that helps us write smoothly and with control.

straight, parallel lines that we can use as a guide to help us write neatly and keep our letters the same size.

Introduction to skills and patterns

English

Formation of i, l and t

Formation of u, y and j

Formation of m, n and r

Formation of h and k

Formation of b and p

Formation of c, a and d

Formation of o, g and q

Formation of e, s and f

Formation of v,w, x and z

Practice of x-height letters

Practice of letters with descenders

Practice of letters with ascenders

In this unit, pupils learn print letter formation for all 26 letters of the alphabet. In ‘Capital letters’, pupils build on this by learning the formation of all the capital letters.

In this unit, pupils learn to sit comfortably and hold a pencil correctly. They learn handwriting patterns to help with letter formation and how to form all 26 lowercase letters in print. Finally, pupils practise forming letters in different letter families, for example ascenders and descenders.

Writing lower case letters in print

Select the ** two** examples of the letter h from the letters below.

Select the **two** examples of the letter c from the letters below.

Select the letter z from the letters below.

Match the lower case letters to the upper case letters.

Tick the **two** directions which we write onto a page.

Introduction to skills and patterns

Lesson outcome