The first join: in, ig, ed, eg, aw, ap, an, ar

English

The second join: ck, ch, if, il, it

The third join: oo, wa, wo, on, om, ow

The third join: oe, we, os, rs

The fourth join: wl, of, rt, ok

Reviewing sentences with all four joins, using lead-ins

In this unit, pupils build on their joined up handwriting skills, focusing on the formation of the four joins, size and orientation. In 'Letter strings', pupils apply their knowledge and skills through a focus on suffixes, prefixes and other word endings. 

In 'YReview, using lead-ins', pupils revisited their handwriting skills, focusing on formation, size and orientation.  In this unit, pupils build on their joined up handwriting skills, focusing on the formation of the four joins, size and orientation. 

In this unit, pupils strengthen cursive skills by practising the four joins with attention to letter size and orientation. They write sentences in cursive, applying each join type, using capital letters and focusing on when to lift the pencil, as well as when to use lead-ins and lead-outs.

Further study of the four joins

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

True or false? Warming up your hands before writing will help to improve your handwriting.

forming the letters separately by lifting your pencil.

joining letters together by not lifting your pencil.

joining all of the letters in a sentence together with no finger spaces.

Put the tramlines in the correct order, from the top to the bottom.

Which of these letters has an ascender and a descender?

Starter Quiz