letters that sit between the baseline and the x-height line

the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter

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

a letter that starts or ends with a pencil lift and doesn't join to another letter

Pre-cursive formation of v, w, x and z

English

In this unit, pupils learn pre-cursive letter formation for all 26 letters of the alphabet. In ‘The four joins’, pupils build on this by learning the pre-cursive formation of the four joins and break letters.

In 'Writing lower case letters in print', pupils learnt the letter formation for all 26 lower case print letters. In this unit, pupils  build on this knowledge, learning the pre-cursive formation of all lower case letters.

Pre-cursive lower case letters or lower case letters revision

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Risk assessment required - physical activity

Select the correct formation of the lower case letter e in print.

Select the correct formation of the lower case letter s in print.

Select the correct formation of the lower case letter f in print.

Select the correct formation of the pre-cursive letter m.

Select the correct formation of the pre-cursive letter h.

Select the correct formation of the pre-cursive letter q.

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Risk assessment required - physical activity

Adult supervision required

This lesson will soon be taken down.

Pre-cursive formation of v, w, x and z

Lesson outcome

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