a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas, often with a specific structure or pattern

a form of poetry consisting of five lines, typically with a specific syllable count or pattern

a group of letters that are written together in a word

the amount of space between individual letters in a word, ensuring they are evenly spread out

Practising handwriting with a poem

English

In this unit, pupils build on the quality, legibility and consistency of their handwriting through the written application of spelling and conventions of speech. In 'Building fluency through speed, choice and writing dialogue', pupils develop their handwriting speed and use of writing implements suited to different tasks. 

In 'Building fluency in silent letters, homophones and common exception words', pupils practised their handwriting with a focus on increasing legibility, consistency and quality.  In this unit, pupils build on the quality, legibility and consistency of their handwriting through the written application of spelling and conventions of speech. 

In this unit, pupils develop the quality and consistency of their handwriting. After reviwing the four joins, pupils write words with the suffixes -tion, -cian, -sion, and -ssion in cursive.They also practise cursive writing with homophones, common exception words, famous quotations and a poem.

Building  fluency in the four joins, suffixes and common exception words

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

Order the tramlines from the top to the bottom.

first join - from the baseline to the x-height line

second join - from the baseline to the ascender line

third join - from the x-height line to the x-height line

fourth join - from the x-height line to the ascender line

Which join is being used to connect these letters?

from the x-height line to the x-height line

from the x-height line to the ascender line

Match the join with the correct description.

True or false? The first join is used for both of the joins in this letter string.

Which joins are being used in this letter string?

Content guidance

Risk assessment required - physical activity

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Practising handwriting with a poem

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.