a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken

a group of letters that are written together in a word

the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter

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

Writing words with silent letters

English

Writing homophones

Writing common exception words

Writing more common exception words

Reviewing handwriting using a poem

Reviewing handwriting using another poem

In this unit, pupils pupils practise their handwriting with a focus on increasing legibility, consistency and quality. In 'Building  Fluency in the Four Joins, Suffixes and Common exception words', pupils build on the quality, legibility and consistency of their handwriting through the written application of spelling and conventions of speech. 

In 'Letter strings', pupils focus on the handwriting of suffixes, prefixes and other word endings.  In this unit, pupils practise their handwriting with a focus on increasing legibility, consistency and quality.

In this unit, pupils practise their handwriting with a focus on increasing legibility, consistency and quality. They practise writing words with silent letters, homophones and common exception words. The unit culminates in pupils applying their handwriting skills to reviewing and copying poems.

Building fluency in silent letters, homophones, and common exception words

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

True or false? Cursive handwriting is also known as 'joined-up handwriting'.

Order the tramlines from the top to the bottom.

Select the example showing the first join.

Select the example showing the second join.

Select the example showing the third join.

Writing words with silent letters

Lesson outcome

Content guidance