Hello, everybody.

This is Miss Afzal.

We are going to do some more handwriting together today.

I hope you're excited and ready to go.

I'm all set.

And let's get started.

The outcome for today's lesson, I can form the letters o, g, and q, and this comes from the unit of work Writing Lowercase Letters in Print.

Let's get started.

There are some key words I would like you to look out for and I would like you to listen out for into today's lesson.

Let's do my turn, your turn with these words, anti-clockwise, descender, diagonal line.

Make sure you keep your eyes and ears open for these key words in today's lesson.

Today's lesson has four different parts to it.

We are going to start with our handwriting warmup.

We'll then move into forming the lowercase letter o in print, next, forming the lowercase letter g in print.

And finally we'll be forming the lowercase letter q in print.

Let's begin with our handwriting warmup.

Can you remember why it's important to warm up your hands before handwriting? It's because your hands and your wrists get stronger when you exercise them, just like any other muscle in your body.

Making your hands and your wrists stronger will help you to hold your pencil using your tripod grip.

Let's move into our warmups.

We're going to start with some finger pulls.

I'm going to show you, first of all, and then it will be your turn.

So I'm gonna take my hand and I'm going to pull my thumb and then each of my fingers.

I'm giving them a pull and a stretch.

And it feels good.

Let me tell you.

I'm gonna use the other hand now, and I'm gonna pull the thumb, pull each of my fingers.

It feels great to stretch them out like that.

Let me show you one more time.

I'm gonna pull every one of my fingers.

Other hand, thumb, pointing finger, tall finger, next finger, little finger.

Ooh, that feels good.

It's your turn.

Choose which hand you wanna begin with, and then with your other hand, you're going to pull this for the thumb and then each of your fingers.

Mm.

Does it feel good? Try the other hand now and let's start here, the thumb.

Pull thumb and each one of those fingers.

Really stretch them out.

Oh, that feels great.

This is fun because it takes us into our next movement, which is the wrist shake.

So I'm just gonna take my wrist and guess what? I'm gonna shake it.

That's it.

I'm gonna shake that wrist.

I'm gonna take my other hand and just going to shake my wrist.

This feels great.

I could shake them up like that.

It's kind of almost like giving a wave.

And I could shake them down.

And now it's your turn, so you can start first of all down.

Just hold your hand down like this and just shake your wrist.

Other hand, just let the hand hang down and shake your wrist.

Now let's go for this really fun one where we're gonna have our hand up and we're gonna shake it.

It's like we're just saying hi, and maybe we can finish off with saying bye.

Fantastic.

Well done, everybody.

Practising writing letter patterns helps to prepare us for writing letters.

We can do patterns that go up and down, up and down, up and down.

We can do zigzagging patterns, or we can do loops, up, around and down, up, around and down, up around and down.

Making patterns is a lot of fun.

So let's have a go at making some patterns in the air together.

So I'm going to go first and I'm gonna make this zigzagging pattern.

Zigzag, zigzag, zigzag.

Let's go again.

Zigzag, zigzag, zigzag.

That's fun.

Now it's your turn.

Are you ready? Let's go.

Zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag.

Wonderful.

Let's have a go at using our fist now.

So let me go first.

Zigzag zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag.

Your turn, get your fist ready.

Let's go, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag.

One more, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag.

It's kind of fun to say as well as a fun pattern to make.

For your task, I'd like you to copy and continue the pattern using your tripod grip.

And remember, don't lift your pencil when forming the pattern.

Pause the video here.

How did you get done with copying and continuing the pattern using your tripod grip? Did you keep your pencil in the tripod grip the whole time? Did you keep your pencil on the page all the time that you were making that zigzag pattern? Well done.

Now it's time to move on to forming the lowercase letter o in print.

Are you ready for this? Can you see that o has appeared in the middle of our screen? Take a close look.

What can you see? What do you notice about this letter o? Pause the video here.

Did you notice that the o is an x-height letter? Did you notice that it's sitting comfortably on the baseline? What else can we find out about the letter o? The letter o is an x-height letter.

The letter o is a small letter.

The letter o sits on the baseline.

The letter o is round.

Check for understanding.

Select the true statements.

The letter o is an x-height letter.

The letter o is a tall letter.

The letter o finishes with a flick.

The letter o is round.

Pause the video here.

Well done if you selected a and d.

The letter o is an x-height letter and the letter o is round.

Let's have a go at forming the letter o in the air.

I will go first and then it will be your turn.

I'm gonna use my finger.

I'm going to start on the x-height line, and I'm going to go round in an anti-clockwise direction.

So it's not the way a clock goes.

It's backwards.

Down to the baseline, back up to the x-height line to close the circle.

Let me show you again.

I'm going to start on the x-height line.

I'm going to go round in an anti-clockwise direction past the baseline, and then I'm gonna close the circle at the x-height line.

This is such a fun shape to make.

I'm gonna do it one more time.

Ready? X-height line, anti-clockwise, down to the baseline, closing at the x-height line.

Now it's your turn.

Are you ready? Let's go.

Start at the x-height line.

Go around in an anti-clockwise direction, the baseline, and then closing the circle at the x-height line.

Should we do that one more time? Let's go.

Start at the x-height.

Go round in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline and enclose the circle at the x-height line.

Let's try the same thing, this time using our fist.

I'm gonna go first.

Ready? X-height line, go around anti-clockwise to the baseline.

Close that circle at the x-height line.

And now it's your turn.

Are you ready? X-height line, go round anti-clockwise, baseline and enclose that circle at the x-height line.

Let's do one more together.

Are you ready? At the x-height, go around anti-clockwise and make this lovely circular shape.

Mm, that feels good.

Well done, everybody.

Beautiful os.

In this video I'm going to demonstrate how to form the lowercase letter o.

I'm sitting comfortably, my paper is angled, and I'm holding my pen in the tripod grip.

I'm going to start the letter o at the x-height line, and then I'm going to go round in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline, and then I'm going to close the circle back up at the x-height line.

Let's try another o.

Start at the x-height line.

We're gonna go round in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline, and then I'll close the circle up at the x-height line.

Let's try one more.

From the x-height line, have to go round in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline.

And then I'll close my circle at the x-height line.

Check for understanding.

Which is the correct formation of the lowercase letter o? Is it the o that you can see above the a, b, or c? Pause the video here.

Well done.

It's the o we can see above the letter c.

This o begins at the x-height line.

It's going around in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline and then all the way back up to close the circle at the x-height line.

Well done if you selected this one.

For your task, I'd like you to practise forming the lowercase letter o.

First of all, go over the grey examples.

Start at the x-height line, go round in an anti-clockwise direction, down to the baseline, and then back up to close the circle at the x-height line.

Next, try using the starting dot to begin your letter o, at the x-height line, going around in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline and then back up to the x-height line.

And finally, complete two lines independently on your tramlines.

Enjoy creating every o.

Pause the video here.

So how did you get on with forming the lowercase letter o? Did you start on the x-height line and go round in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline? Did you go back up to the x-height line to close the circle? Did you keep your pencil on the paper the whole time? Take a look at all of those lovely letter os and circle your best one.

So it's like a circle around a circle, and celebrate.

Fantastic job, everyone.

For the next part of our lesson, we are going to be forming the lowercase letter g in print.

Let's get to it.

Here's the letter g, right in the middle of our screen.

Take a close look.

What can you see? What do you notice about this letter g? Tell the person next to you and pause the video here.

Did you notice that the letter g starting around the x-height line, it's similar to the letter o.

It falls below the baseline and then it curls up at the descender line.

What else can we see about the letter g? Well, the letter g is formed in a similar way to the letter o.

They both go round in an anti-clockwise direction, so they're going backwards like this, so not the way a clock goes around.

They're going anti-clockwise.

The letters g and o are part of the same letter family.

However, part of the letter g goes below the baseline.

The letter g curls up at the descender line.

This is the line all the way down below the baseline.

Remember, a descender refers to the part of a letter that goes below the baseline.

The letter g is an example of a letter with a descender.

Check for understanding.

Which letter has a descender? Is it the letter you can see above the a, b or the c? Pause the video here.

Well done.

It's the letter in the middle of our screen.

The letter g has got a descender that's going down below the baseline, down to the descender line.

Well done if you picked this letter.

It's that fun time to form our letters in the air.

We're going to form the letter g in the air.

First of all, it'll be my turn and then your turn.

I'm going to use my finger, first of all.

I'm going to start just below the x-height line and I am going to go round in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and I'm gonna finish with a curl up.

Let me show you that again.

Start just below the x-height line.

I'm going to go round in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and finish with a curl up.

It's your turn.

Are you ready? Get your finger in the starting position.

Let's go from just below the x-height line, round in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline, up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line.

Finish with a curl up.

One more, just below the x-height, round anti-clockwise, baseline, x-height line, descender line.

Finish with a lovely curl up.

Well done.

Should we try the same thing with our elbow now? Let me go first.

Ready? I'm starting just around here, just below my imaginary x-height line, and I'm gonna go around in an anti-clockwise direction, up to the x-height line, down to the descender line, and I'm gonna finish with a curl up.

One more, starting at the x-height just below, anti-clockwise, baseline, up to the x-height, down to the descender line.

Finish with a curl up.

Are you ready? It's your turn.

You get those elbows ready to write in the air.

Let's go.

From just below the x-height line, around in an anti-clockwise direction, back up to the x-height line, down to the descender line, curl up.

Let's do one more starting just below the x-height line, anti-clockwise, baseline, up to the x-height line, down to the descender line and curl up.

Wonderful, well done, everyone.

In this video I'm going to demonstrate how to form the lowercase letter g.

I'm sitting comfortably.

My paper is angled and I'm holding my pen in the tripod grip.

I'm going to start just below the x-height line, and I'm going to go around in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline, back up to the x-height line.

Then I'm going to go all the way down to the descender line and I'll finish with a curl up.

Let's try that again.

Starting just below the x-height line, I need to go round in an anti-clockwise direction, baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and then I'll finish with a curl up.

One more.

Start from the x-height line.

Go in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and I'll finish with a curl up.

Check for understanding.

Which is the correct formation of the lowercase letter g? Take a look at these three and select the correct formation.

Pause the video here.

Well done.

It was the g above the letter c that is the correctly formed g.

It's starting just below the x-height line, going around in an anti-clockwise direction, all the way back up to the x-height, down to the descender, and it finishes with a curl up.

For your task, I would like you to practise forming the lowercase letter g.

Firstly, go over the grey examples.

Start just below the x-height line.

Go anti-clockwise to the baseline, back up to the x-height, down to the descender line, and finish with a curl up.

Next try using the starting dot to start just below the x-height line, anti-clockwise direction, back up to the x-height line, down to the descender line and finish with a curl up.

And finally, complete two lines of the letter g independently on your tramlines.

Pause the video here.

How did you get on forming the lowercase letter g? Did you start just below the x-height line and go round in an anti-clockwise direction? Did you go down to the descender line and did you finish with a curl up? Take a look at all of your letter gs and circle the best one and celebrate.

In the next part of our lesson, we'll be forming the lowercase letter q in print.

What can you see in front of you? Do you see the letter q has appeared on the screen? Let's look closely.

What can you see? What do you notice about the letter q? Tell somebody sitting next to you.

Pause the video here.

Did you notice that the letter q starts around the x-height line? It's similar to the o and the g in some ways.

It has a descender and it has a diagonal line.

Let's find out more about the letter q.

The letter q is formed in a similar way to the letters o and g.

They all go round in an anti-clockwise direction, so it's not the way that a clock goes around.

It's anti-clockwise.

It's the other way around.

They're part of the same letter family.

The q starts on the x-height line and it has a diagonal line out to the side.

The letter q has a descender, so it goes down, it descends and it goes down below the baseline.

Check for understanding.

Select the true statements.

The letter q has an ascender.

The letter q has a dot at the top.

The letter q has a descender.

The letter q has a diagonal line out to the side.

Pause the video here.

Well done.

The letter q has a descender.

And the letter q has a diagonal line out to the side.

Well done if you selected these.

It's time to form the letter q in the air.

Let me go first.

I'm going to start just below the x-height line.

I'm going to go round in an anti-clockwise direction, to the baseline, and then back up to the x-height line.

I'm gonna go all the way down to the descender line and then finish with a diagonal line out to the side.

Let's try again.

Just below the x-height line, I'll start.

I'll go round in an anti-clockwise direction, baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and I'll finish with a diagonal line to the side.

It's your turn.

Are you ready? Get your finger in position just below your imaginary x-height line.

Let's go, around in an anti-clockwise direction, baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and we'll finish with the diagonal line out to the side.

One more time.

Start just below the x-height, anti-clockwise circular movement there.

And then back up to the x-height line, down to the descender line.

Finish with the diagonal out to the side.

Well done.

Let's try the same thing, this time using our fist.

I'm going to start first from just below the x-height.

Go around in an anti-clockwise direction, and then I'm gonna go back up to the x-height line all the way down to the descender line, and then a diagonal line out to the side.

It's your turn.

Are you ready? Let's go.

Starting right up here at the x-height line, just below it, around in an anti-clockwise direction, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and then a lovely little diagonal line out to the side.

Well done.

I'm going to show how to form the lowercase letter q.

I'm sitting comfortably.

My paper is angled and I'm holding my pen in the tripod grip.

I'm going to start just below the x-height line and go round in an anti-clockwise direction down to the baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and I'll finish the diagonal line out to the side.

Let's try that again.

I'll start just below the x-height line.

Go around in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and finish with the diagonal line out to the side.

Let's try one more q, all the way round in an anti-clockwise direction, back up to the baseline, down to the descender line and a diagonal line out to the side.

Check for understanding.

Which is the correct formation of the lowercase letter q? Is it the q you can see above the a, the b, or the c? Pause the video here.

Well done.

It was the first q that we can see.

It's starting just below the x-height line, going around in an anti-clockwise direction to the baseline, back up to the x-height line, all the way down to the descender line, and then it finishes with a diagonal line out to the side.

For your task, I'd like you to practise forming the lowercase letter q.

First of all, go over the grey samples.

Starting at just below the x-height line, go around in an anti-clockwise direction.

Go up to the x-height line all the way down to the baseline and then a diagonal line out to the side.

Next, try using the starting dots to help you.

You can begin just below the x-height line.

Go round in an anti-clockwise direction, back up to the x-height line, down to the descender line.

Finish with that diagonal line out to the side.

Complete two lines independently on your tramlines for your final activity.

Enjoy every single letter q that you write.

Pause the video here.

How did you get on with forming the lowercase letter q? Did you start just below the x-height line and go round in an anti-clockwise direction? Did you go down to the descender line? Did you finish with a diagonal line out to the side? Take a look at all the letter qs in front of you and circle your best.

And celebrate.

You deserve a celebration.

Well done.

In our lesson Formation of o, g and q, we covered the following.

The letters o, g and q start on or below the x-height line.

They all go round in an anti-clockwise direction.

Letters g and q have a descender.

The letter g finishes with a curl up.

The letter q finishes with a diagonal line out to the side.

Letters o, g and q are in the same letter family.