letters that sit between the baseline and the x-height line

the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter

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

a letter that starts or ends with a pencil lift and doesn't join to another letter

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

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Introduction to handwriting skills and patterns

Pre-cursive formation of i, l and t

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

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

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Risk assessment required - physical activity

Select the correct formation of the lower case letter e in print.

Select the correct formation of the lower case letter s in print.

Select the correct formation of the lower case letter f in print.

Select the correct formation of the pre-cursive letter m.

Select the correct formation of the pre-cursive letter h.

Select the correct formation of the pre-cursive letter q.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

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

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.