Hi, everybody.

My name is Mrs. Mistry and I am so pleased to be with you today to practise some more of our cursive handwriting.

We're gonna be looking at some common exception words and how we write them in cursive handwriting with no lead-in.

This is part of our review unit: No lead-in.

Really looking forward to working with you today.

Shall we get started? The outcome of today's lesson is I can write common exception words using cursive handwriting.

There's gonna be some key words in our lesson today that I would like you to listen out for and to look out for.

Let's do my turn, your turn: common exception words, lead out, join, starting point, letter string.

Wow, that was fantastic.

Let's move on and see what we're gonna be doing in this lesson.

There are three parts to our lesson today.

In each part we're gonna be looking at different common exception words.

We're gonna look at: no and go, "he and "she" and "the and "was".

Let's start with no and go.

Before we get started though, it's important that we warm up our hands and our wrist muscles because we know your hands and wrists get stronger when you exercise them.

By warming up your hands before you start to write, it will help to improve your handwriting.

So we'd better do some warmups.

For today's warmups, we're gonna do finger tap and wrist shake.

My turn, your turn.

Let's start with a finger tap.

I'm gonna do it on my head today, so I'm gonna get my fingers, put them onto my head and I'm gonna start to tap one finger at a time onto my head.

It's a little bit like a massage, that's why I chose this one.

Okay, you guys try.

Take your hands, take them to your head and just start to tap your fingers on your head.

And that feels nice, doesn't it? Very nice.

Start to really press them in, start to feel them waking up.

Very good.

Now we've warmed our fingers up, let's do our wrists 'cause our wrists are important too.

So in my turn I'm gonna do the wrist shakes.

I'm gonna start shaking one hand.

Oh, I can feel it coming alive actually.

And then my other hand, and then maybe both hands at the same time.

High up, down below.

Let's do that together.

So take one hand, all of you, it doesn't matter which hand you use.

And then let's shake the other hand and let's see if we can do the hands together.

Wow, you're all doing really well there.

I hope you can feel your wrists starting to wake up and feel stronger.

Well done.

Now your hands are ready, we can start to do some handwriting.

So let's find out a little bit more about common exception words.

Common exception words do not follow the regular spelling or phonics rules.

They often appear frequently in written text and require memorization because you can't sound them out.

It is good to practise these words in cursive handwriting as they will appear a lot in your writing.

Learning and practising the letter joins in these words will improve your cursive handwriting skills, allowing for a smooth flow of handwriting.

Let's do a check for understanding.

Which of these do you think are common exception words? Pause the video now.

Welcome back.

I hope you had some good discussions there.

Let's have a look at which of these are common exception words.

Firstly, A: the word said is a common exception word because you can't sound it out.

The second correct answer is B: the.

It is also a common exception word because you can't sound it out.

Said and the are common exception words as they don't follow the usual spelling or phonetic rules.

Dog and hill, though they can be sound out.

So they are not common exception words.

Well done.

Let's now think about our joins.

Can you remember the four joins that we've learned for cursive handwriting? Here's an example of each of the joins that we've learned about.

The first join, there you go, the first one there, is from the baseline to the x-height line, the N joining to the A.

The second join is from the baseline up towards the ascender line, a C joining to a K there.

The third join is from the x-height line to the x-height line.

Our example there of the O joining to the M and the fourth join goes from the x-height line up towards the ascender line.

Our example is an R joining to an L.

In today's lesson we're gonna be using some of these joins to write our common exception words.

Here's our two first common exception words: no and go, written in cursive handwriting.

What I would like you to do is speak with the people around you and talk about what do you notice? What can you see? Pause the video now.

Thank you so much for having such great conversations there.

Let's have a look.

What did you notice? Did you notice that there's a lead out on the last letter? So both of these are Os, the last letter.

So you can see the lead out at the x-height line.

And did you notice for the word "go" that there's a loop descender there? The lead out is a loop descender.

Let me see if there was anything else.

Did you also notice that there is an appropriate space between the letters? The letters are not close together, they're not on top of each other, but they're not really far apart.

They're just sitting perfectly next to each other.

Let's look a bit closer.

Let's look at the common exception word "no".

The word "no" is a common exception word.

The letter N has a starting point on the x-height line.

So when we go to write the word "no", we have to start at the starting point on the x-height line.

The letter O has a lead out.

The N connects to the O using the first join.

So from the baseline to the x-height line.

Now let's look at the word "go".

The word "go" is a common exception word.

The letter G has a starting point on the x-height line.

The letter O has a lead out and the letter G connects to the O using the lead out loop.

And then the first join going from the baseline to the x-height line.

Now is our opportunity to practise writing these two words using our finger.

So we're gonna do my turn, your turn and we're gonna start with the word "no".

So I'll go first.

So I'm thinking about the word "no" and I know it starts on the x-height line.

My starting point is the x-height line.

So I'm gonna start on my x-height line.

Going to go down, up and back over, down.

First join up for the O, all the way round anti-clockwise, and the lead out.

Right, we're done.

Pencil off.

Right, can you get your fingers ready? Pretend you're starting on the x-height line.

Go down back up and over.

Back up to the x-height line, going round anti-clockwise direction and the lead out.

Well done.

Very good.

Let's do the same for the word "go".

My turn first.

I'm looking at "go".

I know I'm gonna start on the x-height line and I need to remember I've got a lead out loop.

So I'm gonna start at the x-height line.

I'm gonna go round in an anti-clockwise direction, down, loop back up, the x-height line, round anti-clockwise direction again for the O and lead out.

Okay, you guys got your fingers ready for "go"? Let's start at the x-height line.

Go round in an anti-clockwise direction, down, all the way down.

Remember the lead out loop as you go back up, anti-clockwise direction again for the O and the lead out.

Well done.

You've just written "no" and "go" in the air with your finger.

We're now gonna practise the common exception words "no" and "go".

So we're gonna start with "no".

The starting point is on the x-height line.

It's got two letters.

So we start the x-height line, we go down, back up and over, back up for the O, remembering the lead out.

Let's do that again.

Starting on the x-height line, down, back, up and over.

First join up to the x-height line and the lead out.

Now for the word "go".

So two letters again, starting at the x-height line, remembering that the word "go" has a looped descender.

So we start on the x-height line, go round in an anti-clockwise direction, down to the descender line, loop back up, the O and a lead out.

Let's do the same.

Starting at the x-height line, going round in an anti-clockwise direction, down to the descender line, looping back up for the O and the lead out, Let's do a check for understanding.

Please select the correct join sequence.

Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video now.

The correct answer is B.

You can see in this formation that both of the letters are x-height letters.

The O has a lead out and they're joined together using the first join.

Well done.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you select the correct join sequence below for the word "go" Pause the video now.

Well done.

Did you select C? That is the correct formation.

You can see that the G and the O are formed correctly.

There's the looped descender lead out and there's the lead out on the O.

Well done.

We're now moving on to task A.

I would like you to practise forming the common exception words "no" and "go".

First of all, let's focus on "no", you'll go over the grey examples shown here.

Then you'll try using the starting dot to write the word "no".

Remembering where the starting point is for the N.

And then I'd like you to complete two lines independently on your tramlines.

Once you've completed that, I'd like you to do the same for the word "go", going over the grey examples, then using the starting dot and then doing two lines independently on your tramlines.

Enjoy.

Have fun and I'll see you soon.

Pause the video now.

Well I hope you all had fun writing those words.

The common exception words, "no" and "go".

Let's see.

Did you use the correct starting point? So for the N and the G, it was on the x-height line.

Did you use the correct join? So the first join for these words.

And did you join with a lead out loop for the letter G? Did you remember to add that loop for the word "go"? I wonder.

What I'd like you to do now is have a look at your words, look at your "nos", look at your "gos", and circle your best and celebrate.

We are now moving on to the second part of our lesson where we're looking at the common exception words "he" and "she".

Here are our next two common exception words "he" and "she", I'd like you to have a look, talk to the people around you.

What do you notice? What do you see? Pause the video now.

Well done.

Thanks for having such great discussions.

I wonder if you noticed these things.

Did you see that both of the words have the letter H, which has an ascender as part of the letter, it goes above the x-height line.

Did you also notice that both words have an E as the last letter, that has a lead out.

Did you also notice that the letters are spaced adequately apart? They're not too close together and they're not too far apart.

Let's look a bit closer at the word "he".

The word "he" is a common exception word.

The letter H has a starting point at the ascender line.

The letter E has a lead out.

The letter H connects to the E using the first join, from the baseline to the x-height line.

And the letter H has an ascender, a part of the letter that reaches above the x-height line.

Let us look at the word "she".

The word "she" is a common exception word.

The letter S, the first letter has a starting point just below the x-height line to form the S.

The S connects to the H using the second join.

So from the baseline up towards the ascender line, and the H connects to the E using the first join.

So from the baseline, up towards the x-height line.

The letter H has an ascender, so it's the H that has a part that reaches above the x-height line.

Now's our opportunity to try forming these words in the air with our finger.

We'll do my turn, your turn.

So I'm gonna start with the word "he".

I'm looking at it and I can see that the starting point is up on the ascender line because this letter has an ascender.

So I'm gonna start at the top and I'm gonna go all the way down as if I was going to the baseline, back up and over for the H and then joining with the first join to do the letter E with a lead out.

Okay, can I ask you to join me this time? So put your finger as if you was on the ascender line.

Go down, back up and over, down, back up to the x-height line for the E and a lead out.

Well done.

Let's now try for the word "she".

Hmm, I'm gonna try first.

I know it'll start just below the x-height line for the letter S and I know it's got that tall letter H.

So I'm gonna start just below the x-height line.

Gonna go round for the S, back up for the H, the tall H, round, back up to the x-height line for the E and lead out.

Can I ask you to join in with me? So start just below the x-height line.

Go round for the S, back up, keeping our finger on, down, up and over for the H, and the E, remembering the lead out and finish.

Well done.

Now we're gonna practise the common exception words "he and "she".

So starting with "he", it starts at the ascender line 'cause the "he" starts at the ascender line.

So we're gonna start up at the ascender line, down to the baseline.

Back up to the x-height line, first, join up to the x-height line and the lead out, let's do that again.

Starting at the ascender line, down, back up and round.

First join and remembering the lead out.

Now for "she".

So three letters and the S starts just below the x-height line.

So we go around, all the way up to the ascender line, back up and over with the E and the lead out.

Let's do that again.

So starting just below the x-height line, up to the ascender line remembering appropriate spacing and the lead out for the E.

Let's do a check for understanding.

Select the correct join sequence.

Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video now.

Did you select C? That is the correct formation.

Can you see that the letters are the correct size, correct formation, and they're spaced adequately apart? Please select the correct join sequence for the word "she".

Pause the video now.

Well done.

Did you select B? That is the correct formation.

Can you see that they are using the correct joins and that the letters are formed in the correct way and the letters are adequately spaced apart? Well done.

Now we're moving on to task B, where I'd like you to practise forming the common exception words.

"he and "she".

We're going to start with "he".

What I'd like you to do is, first of all, go over the grey examples of the word "he" then use the starting dot to practise writing the word and then complete two lines independently on your tramlines.

Once you've completed that, I'd like you to do the same for the word "she", going over the grey examples, using the starting dot and then completing two lines independently on your tramlines.

I hope you have fun and enjoy doing this.

I'll see you soon.

Pause the video now.

Well done, everybody.

I hope you had fun writing the words "he and "she", I wonder, did you use the correct starting point? For "he", it was the ascender line and for "she", it was just below the x-height line.

Did you use the correct joins to connect the letters? Did you keep your pencil on the page when joining? That's so important in cursive handwriting.

What I'd like you to do is look at your words and circle the best and celebrate.

We're now moving on to the last part of our lesson where we'll be looking at the common exception words, "the and "was".

Here they are, our next two common exception words, "the and "was".

I would like you to take a moment, have a look at these, speak to the people around you.

What do you notice about these words? Pause the video now.

Thank you for having those discussions.

I wonder what you noticed.

Did you notice that the word "the" has an ascender? It has the letter H in it, so the part of the letter goes above the x-height line and so does the letter T.

Can you see that? It has two letters with ascenders in it on the word "the".

For the word "was" there's no ascender.

All of the letters are x-height letters.

Did you notice that both words, the last letter, the E for "the" and the S for "was" have a lead out? Did you also notice that the letters are perfectly spaced out? They're not too far away and they're not too close together.

That's what we like to see in cursive handwriting.

Let's look a little bit closer at the word "the".

The word "the" is a common exception word.

The letter T, the first letter has a starting point between the x-height line and the ascender line.

The T connects to the H using the second join from the baseline up to the ascender line and the H connects to the E using the first join from the baseline to the x-height line.

The cross for the letter T is added once the letter string is complete.

So you only take your pencil off the page to add the cross for the T once you have completed the word.

Let's look at the word "was".

The word "was" is a common exception word.

The letter W, the first letter, has a starting point on the x-height line.

The letter S has a lead out, the last letter.

The letter W connects to the A using the third join 'cause it goes from the x-height line to the x-height line.

But the A connects to the S using the first join because it goes from the baseline to the x-height line.

Now is our opportunity to practise writing these words in the air with our finger.

We'll do my turn, your turn.

We'll start with the word "the".

I'm gonna go first.

I'm looking at the word "the".

I know that my starting point is between the x-height line and the ascender line, and I need to remember that I won't take my pencil off, my finger off to do the cross until I've finished.

So I'm gonna start here just between the x-height line and the ascender line, I'm gonna go down, back up a bit taller for the H to the ascender line, down, back up and over and then up for the E and then finger off.

And I need you to go back and remember the cross for the T.

Great, will you help me this time? Get your fingers ready between the x-height line and the ascender line.

Go down, back up to the ascender line, down, up and over and up for the E and finger off.

And the cross for the T.

Well done.

Now let's look at the word "was".

Okay, my turn first.

I can see that they're all x-height letters and I can see that the starting point is the x-height line.

Need to remember my lead out on the S as well.

So I'm gonna start here.

I'm gonna go down, up, down, up.

Across, enough space there.

Round anti-clockwise for the A.

Back up for the S.

And remembering my lead out.

Could you help me this time? Get your fingers ready, pretend it's the x-height line.

Down, up, down, up, across and round for the A.

Back up, down for the S and lead out.

Well done.

You've just written the words "the" and "was" in the air with your finger.

Just a little reminder here about the fact that we must always remember to finish the letter string before we go back to add the cross for the T.

We did that, so well remembered.

I'm gonna practise the common exception words, "the and "was".

So first starting with "the".

Three letters, two of the letters have ascenders and we need to remember that the cross for the T is added at the end.

So for "the", starting just below the ascender line, between the x-height line and the ascender line.

So "the", down to the baseline, up to the ascender line for the H and back around with the lead out.

Pencil off.

The cross for the T.

Let's do that again.

Between the x-height line and the ascender line, down, back up, all the way up to the ascender line.

Finishing with the lead out.

Pencil off.

Cross for the T.

That's the word "the".

The next word is "was".

So three letters again.

But the starting point this time is at the x-height line for the W.

So down, and up, third join across, and the first join up for the S and the lead out.

Let's do that one more time.

Starting at the x-height line.

Up, back down, up, across, third join for the W to the A, first join for the A to the S.

Remembering a lead out.

Let's do a check for understanding.

Please select the correct join sequence.

Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video now.

Well done.

Did you choose B? That's the correct formation of the word "the".

Can you see the correct joins are being used and the letters are the correct size? Well done.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Please select the correct join sequence for the word "was".

Pause the video now.

Well done.

Did you select C? That is the correct formation.

You can see that all the letters are x-height and that the third join is used from the W to the A.

And the first join is used from the A to the S.

Well done.

We're now moving on to task C where I'm gonna ask you to practise forming the common exception words "the and "was".

First of all focusing on "the", going over the grey examples, then moving on to using the starting dot and then completing two lines independently on your tramlines.

Once you've completed that, we'll focus on "was", going over the grey examples, using the starting dot and then completing two lines independently on your tramlines.

Enjoy, have fun.

Get your finger flowing with those cursive joins.

I'll see you soon.

Pause the video now.

Welcome back.

I hope you had fun completing your final task for this lesson.

Practising forming the common exception words "the" and "was".

Did you use the correct starting point? So for the T, it's between the x-height line and the ascender line.

And for the W, it was the x-height line.

Did you join the letter string using the correct joins? And did you keep your pencil on the page when joining the letters? I wonder, I'd like you to look at your "thes" and "was" and circle your best and celebrate.

In today's lesson, we've been reviewing some common exception words with no lead-ins and how we form them in cursive handwriting.

Here's some of some of the words we've looked at: "no", "she" and "the".

Common exception words do not follow regular spelling or phonics rules.

Common exception words appear frequently in written text.

Letters in the common exception words will be joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.

You start the first letter at the correct starting point.

The last letter of the word always has a lead out.

There is an appropriate space between the letters joined in cursive and you don't lift your pencil until the letter string is complete.

Well done, everybody.

I hope you've had fun practising those words today.

I certainly have, and I look forward to seeing you again.

Bye.