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

English

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

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

when you should lift your pencil when forming the letters.

True or false? Capital letters join to other letters.

The first join goes from the baseline to the ...

Select the options where the first join would be used.

Starter Quiz

Cursive letter joins refer to ...