Handwriting Handwriting is a carefully sequenced program of handwriting instruction for Prep to Year 6. It is designed to support students in developing a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. Revision of exits and entries, including letters that change Purposeful literacy extension activities accessible through QR codes on selected pages Introduction to the script through progressive practice of joins Good! Quizzes Deborah Davis Alignment with Australian Curriculum: nglish (ACLY1684) Posture, paper position and pencil grip instruction A targeted teacher observation Revision of the script, including the head, body and tail concept Student tips opportunities A comprehensive handwriting program for : P Prep 978017086 Year 1 9780170870 4 5 6 Year 9780170887 Year 9780170894 Year 4 9780170900 Year 5 9780170917 Year 6 97801709 P_handwriting_qld_Year _cvr_final.indd 1- /08/017 10:08 A
Contents Revision xits and entries 11 Introducing joins 16 Diagonal joins 17 pointed entries 17 rounded entries 18 head and body letters 0 Diagonal joins to e and o Shoulder letters and drop-on joins Shoulder letters Drop-on joins Horizontal joins 8 rounded entries 8 pointed entries 8 head and body letters 9 The letter r 9 Letters that do not join 1 Clockwise finishers 1 The letter q Top finishers and the letter e Revising letters that do not join 4 Patterns for fluency 6 7 Joining from f 7 Joining to f 8 Double f 8 The letter s Building fluency s as a clockwise finisher odified s in diagonal joins Practising script Final self-assessment s 41 Double s 41 Crossing double t 44 Patterns challenge 46 Consolidation 48 Reviewing all scripts 48 Converting between scripts 49 Capital letters 50 Numbers 51 Letter pairs 5 Pencil lifts 54 The letter r joined and unjoined 56 The letter f convert and sort 57 Patterns combining all movements 58 Teacher observation Activities for students to revise the and exits and entries before transitioning to script Draw a red dot to show the starting point of each letter, then practise the letter. Complete the line. 59 59 6 64 learning features Are you ready to write? xits and entries o f x hh ii jj kk ll m nn b e h a p w Write the alphabet with exits and entries. d aa bb cc dd e ff gg oo pp qq rr ss tt uu vv ww xx yy zz Can you group the lower-case letters that have exits or entries? Write them using exits and entries. Colour all the wedges in the sentence. Large letter models in two colours to introduce or reinforce the skill or join Practising the join within letter pairs or words Rounded entries (4) Pointed entries (7) Rewrite these words using exits and entries. parrot is getting there. looks great! Revision Beginner's safety perfect horrified Double f if powerful magnificent soft buffalo bluff 8 lizard Revision xits and entries off effort stuff offend after in the forests of fir trees. A single wolf was following the caribou herd, of in the hope of finally catching one. sniff cliff offer 11 Practising the join within a passage of text Circle the words that have a looped f when written in cursive. difficult bat In the south, they sought shelter Copy these words. different turtle moving south from the frozen lands. peaceful The loop can be formed from a diagonal join or a horizontal join. seal A herd of fifty caribou were wolf overflow crocodile caribou Caribou Copy these words. life jellyfish Practise joining to the letter f. Copy the text. Continue the exit of the 10 letter before and form a loop in f. Use the crossbar of f to join to the next letter. afe ISBN: 9780170894 needs more practice. Joining to f ISBN: 9780170894 y Beginner's : ISBN: 9780170894 Regular student tips and reminders, encouraging self-correction where required onarch Butterflies migrate in winter. ISBN: 9780170894 Carefully sequenced activity pages based on increasing complexity, gradually introducing the skills required to write in cursive script with success xits only (8) fern afraid jellyfish dwarf cupful wafer frown office floating football confuse URL ADDRSS 9 Frequent self-assessments, quizzes and word activities to reinforce skills QR code linked to online extension activities on some pages
Handwriting Handwriting is a carefully sequenced program of handwriting instruction for Prep to Year 6. It is designed to support students in developing a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. Revision of the script, including the head, body and tail concept A targeted teacher observation Revision of exits and entries, including letters that change Alignment with Australian Curriculum: nglish (ACLY1684) Posture, paper position and pencil grip instruction Purposeful literacy extension activities accessible through QR codes on selected pages Good! Quizzes Introduction to the script through progressive practice of joins Deborah Davis Student tips opportunities A comprehensive handwriting program for : P Prep 978017086 Year 1 9780170870 4 5 6 Year 9780170887 Year 9780170894 Year 4 9780170900 Year 5 9780170917 Year 6 97801709 P_handwriting_qld_Year _cvr_final.indd 1- /08/017 10:08 A