Key learning points

1. Cursive handwriting involves joining letters together without lifting your pencil.
2. The first join connects from the baseline to the x-height line.
3. The second join connects from the baseline to the ascender line.
4. The third join connects from the x-height line to the x-height line.
5. The fourth join connects from the x-height line to the ascender line.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Join - how things connect

• Baseline - this is the line that most letters sit on

• Ascender line - this is the top line of the tramlines

• X-height line - this is the line that x-height letters reach

• Dips below - dropping under something