Hi everybody, it's Ms. Gardner, and welcome to your next handwriting lesson.

In today's lesson, we are going to be practising our cursive handwriting whilst writing homophones.

Homophones are words which sound the same, but have very different meanings and spellings.

So thank you for joining today's lesson.

I really hope you enjoy it and let's get started.

Your learning outcome for today's lesson is to correctly write homophones in cursive handwriting.

Let's start by looking at the keywords.

We'll do my turn, your turn.

Homophones, these are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Join, how the letters are connected together.

Letter string, this is a group of letters that are written together in a word.

Lead in, the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter.

Lead out, the stroke or line that guides us into smoothly finishing a letter.

There are four sections of our lesson today.

In the first we'll be doing a handwriting warmup.

Then we'll be writing the homophones won and one.

Then we'll be writing the homophone hear and here, and then we'll be writing the homophone to, too, and two.

So let's start with our handwriting warmup.

Before we start, what are these pictures reminding us to do? Pause video now.

So the first picture is reminding us to sit on a chair at a table, to have our feet flat on the floor and our back against the chair.

Then the second picture is reminding us to angle our picture correctly and supporting with our non-writing hand.

And then the third picture is reminding us to hold our pencil or pen in a tripod grip Before starting to write, it's really important to warm up your hands and your wrist muscles.

Your hands and wrists actually get stronger the more you exercise them.

So warming up your hands before writing actually helps to improve your handwriting.

Let's start with our warmup.

Let's have a go at the finger tap warmup.

I'm going to show you how to do it first and then you're gonna have a go to.

I love this warmup because not only does it warm up our fingers, but it also feels a bit like a head massage.

So that's really nice.

So I'm gonna start by putting both my hands on the top of my head and then I'm just going to be tapping my fingers one at a time.

I can do two hands at the same time, but I'm trying to do one finger at the same time, pushing down a little bit harder if I want a bit more pressure and I'm gonna move down the side of my head.

Really feels nice here.

It definitely feels like a massage.

I'm gonna go back up to the top and then I'm gonna go back down this way now.

Again, both hands at the same time, tapping all my fingers.

Okay, your turn, get your hands ready, place them on top of your head and then start tapping your fingers two hands at a time.

Then let's move down the side towards the back of the ear.

It feels really nice as well.

Back up to the top and then back to the back of your head towards your neck.

In fact, actually I'm gonna touch my neck as well 'cause that feels like a really nice neck massage.

And then back to the top.

That was a nice one, wasn't it? Well done.

Let's do the wrist shake warmup.

This is one of my favourites.

This is a really fun one.

So I'm gonna start with just one rest at a time and I'm just gonna simply shake my wrists left to right, left to right, back and forth, back and forth.

It's a really good way of warming up your wrist.

Then I'm gonna do my other hand.

Left to right, left to right, left to right, back and forth, back and forth.

I'm gonna do them together.

There we are.

Wrists feel really warmed up now.

So now it's your turn.

Everyone get your wrists ready.

One hand, two hands, both hands.

It doesn't matter what, and you're gonna start shaking them left to right, left to right, left to right, back and forth, back and forth.

Maybe twisting it around in a circle like that so that they're feeling really warmed up.

Great now we're ready for some handwriting.

Practising writing patterns is also really helpful in preparing us for writing and joining letters.

You can see the writing patterns on the screen now requires similar hand movements to cursive handwriting.

So I'm going to start by doing the writing pattern in the air with my finger, and then you'll be able to have a go.

So starting from the bottom, across up, across down, across up, across down, across up, across down, your turn.

Really try to keep your movement smooth and flowing.

Let's do this together.

Have you got your fingers ready? Let's go, across up, across down, across up, across down, across up, across down.

Well done.

Hope you enjoyed that.

It's time for task A.

You need to copy and continue these patterns using your tripod grip.

Remember, don't lift your pencil off the page when you're forming the pattern and really try to focus on keeping the movement smooth and flowing.

Pause the video now.

Great job everybody.

I hope you enjoyed that.

Did you make sure you used your tripod grip? Did you keep your pencil stuck on the page? Was your movement smooth? I'm sure you all did a brilliant job.

Well done.

It's now time for the first part of our lesson where we are writing the homophones won and one.

Homophones are words that sound the same when you say them, but have very different spellings and most importantly, very different meanings.

For example, the word one, O-N-E is a numerical value representing the number one.

I have one sibling.

The word won, W-O-N is the past tense of win and means victory, I won the race.

It can help our handwriting and spelling to practise writing homophones as they will appear in your writing.

Can you remember the four joins in cursive handwriting that we've learned? Here are some and is an example of each join.

Pause video now and have a think or discuss with your partner.

How can we describe each join? Pause the video now.

Okay, so the first join that joins the letters a to w is from the baseline to the x-height line.

The second join is from the baseline up towards the ascender line.

The third join is from the x-height line to the x-height line, but just a little dip down.

Then the fourth join goes from the x-height line up towards the ascender line, well done.

Let's have a look at the homophones won and one.

What do you notice about the formation of the words? Pause the video now and take a closer look.

Okay, so our first word won, like I won the race, starts with a lead in on the letter W from the baseline.

All of the letters are x-height letters and it finishes with the lead out on the baseline.

One like the number again, all the letters are x-height letters.

It starts with a lead in from the baseline and a lead out at the baseline.

Let's look even more closely this time focusing on the joins.

So first letter in both words, have a lead in from the baseline and the last letter has a lead out.

Both joins in the word won use the third join.

So W to O and O to N are joined just below the x-height line, so the third join.

The word one, the number, uses the third and the first join to connect the letters in the letter string.

You don't lift your pencil until you have completed the letter string.

And you've got to make sure there's adequate space between the letters in the letter string.

You don't want them to be squashed too closely together.

So I'm going to form the homophones won and one in cursive in the air with my finger first before we start writing it on paper.

So with the word won, I won the race.

Finding the starting point on the baseline and then lead in to form the letter W.

Then third join joining W to O, just below the x-height line and then O to N again third join just below the x-height line.

And then finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Now I'm going to write one, the number one.

Again starting on the baseline to start my lead in.

Lead in form the letter O, joining O to N, just below the x-height line, N to E baseline to x-height line with a lead out on the baseline.

Okay, lots to be thinking about.

So you are going to have a go now, make sure you've got your finger ready and we're going to do this all together.

Let's form the word won first.

I won the race.

Starting on the baseline we're going to form the letter W.

Lead in up to the x-height line, form the letter W, joining W to O, just below the x-height line, O to N, just below the x-height line and then a lead out from the baseline.

Well done.

Now let's do the word one.

I have one sibling.

Starting on the baseline, lead in forming the letter O, joining O to N just below the x-height line, N to E baseline to x-height line finishing with the lead out on the baseline, well done.

Let's practise writing the homophones won as in I won the prize and one as in there is one apple left.

I'm making sure I'm sitting comfortably and my pen is in the tripod grip.

I'm going to start on the baseline where I'll start by forming my lead in for the first letter.

I'm ready to go, so I'm going to say to myself, ready line, go.

And I'm really trying to focus on keeping my pen on the page for the whole word.

So ready line go, forming a lead in to form the letter to W.

Then joining W to O just below the x-height line.

And then joining W to N also just below the x-height line back down to the baseline, finishing with a lead out.

Now we're going to write the word one as in the number one.

Starting on the baseline again to form our lead in.

Ready line go, lead in forming the letter O, joining the letter O to N, dipping down just below the x-height line, forming the letter N.

And then joining N to E baseline to x-height line finishing with a lead out from the baseline.

Checking for understanding, which joins are used to write the word won like I won the race.

Pause the video now.

C, only the third join is used within the word won.

we use third join do to join W to O and to join O to N.

Well done, it's time for part task B.

First you're going to practise writing the homophones won and one using the starting point.

Then you'll practise the writing the following words, won and one on your lines three times each.

Pause the video now.

Off you go.

Well done everybody.

I hope you enjoyed that.

Have a look at the examples of the of the homophones in cursive handwriting on the screen and then compare them to yours.

Did you use the correct joins within the letter string? Did you keep your pencil on the page until the end of the letter string? If you need to, you can make any edits to your words on your page.

Otherwise, read back through all your examples in task B, circle your best join and celebrate, well done.

It's now time for the third part of our lesson where we are writing the homophones hear and here.

So homophones are words that sound the same but have very different spellings and different meaning.

So let's have a look at hear and here.

The word hear, H-E-A-R is a verb that refers to the action of hearing sounds with your ears.

Can you hear that noise? Then the word here, refers to a specific location or place.

The books are left here.

If I get confused about which spelling goes to which word I always think about that I can see the word ear, E-A-R as in the ear on that you hear things with in the word hear.

And that helps me to remember that meaning of the word hear.

It can help our handwriting and spelling to practise writing homophones as they will appear in your writing.

So let's have a look at this homophones hear and here.

What do you notice about the formation of the words? Pause the video now and take a closer look.

Okay, so firstly the word hear, H-E-A-R.

I can hear the noise, starts with a lead in to form our ascender letter H, and it finishes with a lead out just below the x-height line on the letter R.

Then here, come here, this again starts with a lead in to form the ascender letter H, and it finishes with a lead out on the baseline, the letter E.

Let's look a bit more closely.

The first letter in both words has a lead in from the baseline.

The last letter has a lead out.

The word hear as in I can hear you, uses the first join for all the joins within the letter string.

So baseline x-height line.

the word here, H-E-R-E uses the first join and the third join within the letter string.

R to E is joined just below the x-height line.

So the third join.

You don't lift your pencil until you have completed the letter string.

And you've got to make sure that there is adequate space between the letters in the word.

I'm going to form the homophones here and here in cursive in the air with my finger.

And then you are going to have a go.

So let's start with hear, I can hear you.

starting on the baseline.

Lead in up to the ascender line, forming the letter H, H to E baseline to x-height line, E to A, baseline to x-height line.

A to R joining baseline to x-height line finishing with a lead out just below the x-height line.

Now the word here, come here.

Starting on the baseline starting point, lead in to up to the ascender line, forming the letter letter H and then joining H to E, baseline to x-height line, E to R baseline to x-height line, R to E dipping down just below the x-height line and finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Great, it's your turn.

Let's do this together.

Have you got your fingers ready? Let's start on the baseline, find a starting point and we're going to write the word hear, H-E-A-R first.

starting with a lead in up to the ascender line form the letter H, and then joining H to E.

E to A, baseline to x-height line, A to R, baseline to x-height line, lead out just below the x-height line.

Great, let's now write the word here, the homophone here, H-E-R-E.

Starting on the baseline, find a starting point, lead in up to the ascender line form the letter H, H to E, joining E to R, baseline to x-height line.

And then joining R to E with a third join just below the x-height line, lead out on the baseline.

Well done everybody.

Let's practise writing the homophones hear as in I can hear you shouting.

And here, let's go here for lunch.

I'm making sure I'm sitting comfortably and my pen is in the tripod grip.

I'm going to start on the baseline from a starting point where I can start my lead in from, I'm ready to go.

So ready line go.

Lead in from the baseline up to the ascender line to form the letter H.

Form the letter H, and then joining H to E baseline to x-height line.

E to A, baseline to x-height line.

A to R, also baseline to x-height line and finishing with a lead out just on the x-height line.

Now I'm going to write the word here.

Let's go here for lunch.

Starting on the baseline, find a starting point.

Ready line go.

Lead in to form the letter H, forming the letter H, joining H to E, baseline to x-height line.

E to R, baseline to x-height line.

R to E, dipping just below the x-height line.

And finishing with a lead out on the baseline, great.

Checking for understanding, which joins are used to write the word hear, H-E-A-R? Pause the video now.

It is A, only the first join is used within the word hear, H-E-A-R, well done.

It's time for task C.

You need to practise writing the homophones hear and here.

Using the starting point on the baseline to help you.

Then practise writing the homophones on your lines, writing each word at least three times.

Pause the video now and off you go.

Great job everybody.

Well done.

Have a look at the words that you've just written and compare them to the words written in cursive handwriting on the screen.

Did you use the correct joins within the letter string? Did you keep your pencil on the page until the end of the letter string? If you need to, you can make any edits to your homophones.

Otherwise, look through all the words you've written.

Circle your best join and celebrate.

Well done.

Okay, it is time for the final section of our lesson where we are writing the homophones to, too and two.

So we know that homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings.

Let's have a look at the homophones to, too and two.

So the word to, T-O indicates direction, intention, or relationship.

So for example, we need to go to the library, or I am related to my brother.

The word too, T-O-O is an adverb, indicating an excessive amount or also or such as I have too much ketchup up on my plate or I want to go to the park too.

Then the word two, T-W-O is a numerical value representing the number two.

I have two hands.

It can help our handwriting and spelling to practise writing homophones as they will appear in your writing.

So let's have a look at the homophones to, too and two.

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

Okay, so for the letter T and all of the homophones, it starts with a lead in from the baseline and all of the words end in the letter O.

So finish with a lead out from the x-height line.

Let's look even more closely.

The first letter has a lead in from the baseline, and the last letter has a lead out at the x-height line.

The word to, T-O uses the first join in its formation Baseline to x-height line.

The word too, T-O-O TOO the first join and the third join in its formation.

The word two, T-W-O uses the first join and the third join in its formation.

You don't lift your pencil until you have completed the letter string, and there is adequate space between the letters in each word.

So I will form the homophones to, too and two in cursive in the air with my finger first.

And then you are going to have a go.

So writing the word to, T-O.

I am going to the park.

Starting on the baseline, find a starting point.

Lead in up towards the ascender line to form the letter T back down to the baseline, baseline to x-height line.

Lead out at the x-height line.

And then I'll go and cross my T.

Too, T-O-O, I'd like to go too, starting on the baseline.

Lead in up towards the ascender line, but not all the way, back down to the baseline.

Joining T to O and then O to O with a third join so dipping just below the x-height line.

And then a lead out at the x-height line.

And then going back to cross my T.

And then finally two, I have two hands.

Starting at the baseline, lead in up towards the ascender line, back down to baseline, joining T to W, form the letter W.

And then joining W to O just below the x-height line with a lead out at the x-height line.

And then finishing by crossing my T.

Lots to think about here, it's your turn.

Let's all form these homophones together with our finger.

So the first word to, I'd like to go to the cinema.

Starting at the baseline, everybody ready? Got your fingers ready, let's go.

Lead in up towards the ascender line, but not all the way.

And then joining T to O.

And then a lead out just at the x-height line.

And then crossing my T.

Too, I have too much ketchup up on my plate.

Baseline starting point, lead in up towards the ascender line, back down, joining T to O and then O to O joined just below the x-height line.

And then a lead out at the x-height line.

Go back and cross my T.

And then finally two, I have two eyes.

Starting on the baseline and then lead in forming the letter T up towards the as ascender line, T to W form the letter W.

And then joining W to O just below the x-height line with a lead out at the x-height line.

And then going back and crossing my T.

Well done everybody, great job.

Let's practise writing the homophones to, too and two and making sure I'm sitting comfortably and I'm holding my pen in my tripod grip, finding a starting point on the baseline and saying to myself, ready line go.

So starting with my lead in, we're writing to first, I'd like to go to the cinema.

Lead in up towards the ascender line, but not all the way.

And then joining T to O baseline to x-height line finishing with a lead out at the x-height line.

And then I'll go back and cross my T.

Now I'm going to write too, I've had too much to eat today.

Starting at the baseline, ready line go.

Lead in up towards the ascender line, but not all the way back down joining T to O baseline to x-height line, O to O by just dipping below the x-height line.

And then finishing with a lead out at the x-height line.

And then going back to cross my T.

And then finally two, the number two, I have two eyes.

Starting at the baseline, ready line go.

Lead in up towards the ascender line, back down to baseline, baseline to x-height line.

And joining O to W by just dipping below the x-height line.

Then finishing with the lead out at the x-height line, and then crossing my T, great.

Checking for understanding, which joins are used to write the word two, T-W-O? There's a clue for you here.

There are two options you need to take two joins.

Pause the video now.

So in the word two, we use the first join to join T to W.

And the third join to join W to O.

Well done.

It's time for task D.

You need to practise writing the homophones.

To, too and two, using the starting point on the baseline.

Then practise writing the following words.

To, too and two, three times on your lines.

Pause the video now.

Off you go.

Great job everybody, have a look at the examples of these homophones in cursive handwriting on the screen.

How do they compare to your words? Did you use the correct joins within the letter string? Did you keep your pencil on the page until the end of the letter string? If you need to make some edits, now's the time.

Otherwise, read back through all your words in task D, circle your best join and celebrate, great job.

Here's a summary of everything we've learned today.

Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones.

There are four cursive letter joins.

Letters in the homophones are joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.

The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.

There is appropriate letter spacing between the letters joined in cursive.

And you don't lift your pencil until the letter string is complete.

Great job today, everybody.

Really well done.