the point the formation of a letter begins on the tramlines

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

this is the line that most letters sit on

this is the line that letters with ascenders reach up to

The second join: il, it, ik, ul with no lead in

English

In this unit, pupils learn the four joins and break letters with no lead ins. In 'Year 2: Handwriting: capital letters and numerals', pupils practise formation and size of capital letters and numerals. 

In 'Year 2: Handwriting: lower case letters revision', pupils learnt the letter formation for all 26 lower case letters. In this unit, pupils build on this knowledge, learning the four joins and break letters.

The four joins

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

The first join goes from the baseline to the ...

Select the correct formation of the first join of 'ed'.

Select the correct formation of the first join of 'eg'.

Select the correct formation of the first join of 'id'.

Select the correct formation of the first join of 'ig'.

True or false? The join for 'an' uses the first join connecting from the baseline to the x-height line.

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Risk assessment required - physical activity

Adult supervision required

Starter Quiz