the part of a letter that descends below the level of the baseline

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

a group of letters that are written together in a word

a letter which doesn't join to the letter after it in a letter string

Looped descenders and break letters

English

In this unit, pupils learn the four joins and break letters with no lead ins. In 'Year 2: Handwriting: capital letters and numerals', pupils practise formation and size of capital letters and numerals. 

In 'Year 2: Handwriting: lower case letters revision', pupils learnt the letter formation for all 26 lower case letters. In this unit, pupils build on this knowledge, learning the four joins and break letters.

The four joins

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

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

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

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

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

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

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

Content guidance

Risk assessment required - physical activity

Adult supervision required

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

Looped descenders and break letters

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

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