the stage of writing where children begin to learn and practise the joining of individual letters, preparing them for cursive writing

the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter

the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter

this is the line that most letters sit on

the part of a letter that extends above the x-height line

Pre-cursive formation of i, l and t

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Introduction to handwriting skills and patterns

Pre-cursive formation of u, y and j

Pre-cursive formation of m, n, and r

Pre-cursive formation of b, p, h and k

Pre-cursive formation of c, a and d

Pre-cursive formation of o, g and q

Pre-cursive formation of e, s and f

Pre-cursive formation of v, w, x and z

In this unit, pupils learn pre-cursive letter formation for all 26 letters of the alphabet. In ‘The four joins’, pupils build on this by learning the pre-cursive formation of the four joins and break letters.

In 'Writing lower case letters in print', pupils learnt the letter formation for all 26 lower case print letters. In this unit, pupils  build on this knowledge, learning the pre-cursive formation of all lower case letters.

In this unit, pupils learn the pre-cursive formation for all 26 letters of the alphabet. They learn the specifc movements required to form each letter and how to start and finish a letter with a lead in and a lead out.

Pre-cursive lower case letters or lower case letters revision

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

Which of the following are helpful ways to sit for handwriting?

True or false? Holding a pencil in the tripod grip helps us with our handwriting. 

What's a good way to warm up your hands before practising your handwriting?

True or false? There are 28 letters in the alphabet. 

True or false? A capital letter is the upper case formation of a letter. 

for the pronoun 'they' in the middle of a sentence

Which of the following are correct uses of capital letters?

Pre-cursive formation of i, l and t

Lesson outcome

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