Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

This is Miss Afzal here again to share some more handwriting with you.

I'm so excited to be here.

I hope you're feeling excited too.

We're going to, as always, do our best.

We are, as always, going to have lots of fun.

Are you ready to begin? Let's get started.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can correctly form the second join.

We have some keywords in our lesson.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn.

Join, lead in, lead out, baseline, ascender line.

Fantastic.

It was great to hear those words loud and clear.

Let's find out what they mean.

A join is how the letters are connected together.

The lead in is the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter.

And the lead out is the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter.

The baseline is the line that most letters sit on and the ascender line is the top line of the tramlines.

So let's make sure we look out for those words.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's be curious and think about them.

They will be coming up in our lesson today.

So our lesson the second join, ck, ch, if, il and it, with lead in has three parts to it.

First of all, there's our fun handwriting warmup.

Next, we'll be looking at the second join, ck and ch.

And after, that the second join, if, il and it.

Let's begin with some handwriting warmups.

Before we start, what are these pictures reminding you to do? Take a look at them, pause the video and tell someone nearby.

What is each of these pictures reminding you of? Okay.

So what did you discuss? Hopefully you decided that the first picture is reminding us about posture, how we're sitting.

Maybe we're making sure we've got our feet flat on the ground, our back is against the seat rest and our stomach might be gently touching the edge of the table.

This middle picture shows us about how we hold our piece of paper.

So we will have our paper tilting a little bit to the left if we're right-handed, and a little bit to the right if we are left-handed.

And also, we'll use one hand to steady our piece of paper to hold it steady while we're writing.

And the third picture shows us about our pencil grip.

We have our tall finger and our pointing finger on the top, and our thumb goes underneath, and our fingers are slightly bent.

Really helpful reminders.

Before starting to write, it's important to warm up your hand and wrist muscles.

Your hands and your wrists get stronger when you exercise them.

So warming up your hands before writing will help to improve your handwriting.

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

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

I love this warmup because it exercises our fingers and because it feels so good doing this on our head, giving ourselves a little massage.

So I'm gonna start by putting my hands on top of my head and I'm gonna tap each of my fingers, starting with my little finger, all the way to the thumb.

And I'm actually gonna tap down the side of my head.

So moving each of my fingers, tapping and it feels great on my head.

It's like a lovely gentle massage.

Now I'm going to go back up to the top.

And this time, I'm going to tap down the back of my head.

Oh, this is feeling like a lovely way to begin our handwriting session.

Really nice.

And now it's your turn.

Get your hands ready.

Place them on top of your head, tapping down the sides of your head.

Doesn't that feel good? I love this exercise because it sounds good, it feels good on our head and crucially, it's strengthening our fingers, ready for handwriting? Fantastic.

Next, we're going to have a go at the wrist shake.

This is really helpful for our wrists.

So all we're gonna do, we're just gonna hold our hand down like this and we're going to shake, shake our hand.

So shaking our wrist, shaking our hand, and I'm gonna do the same on the other side.

Just shaking my wrist and my hand.

Now it's your turn.

Are you ready? So choose whichever hand you want to begin with.

And let's just shake that wrist.

Other side.

Shake your wrist.

Nice gentle shake.

A really fun way to do this is we can also shake upwards.

And this is lovely.

Have a go with me because this is like we're saying bye, just for now or we can be saying hello, hello.

Well done.

Practising writing patterns helps us to prepare for writing and joining letters.

Remember, joining is one of our keywords.

To join, is the way that letters connect together and we can see these fantastic patterns on the screen in front of us.

Let's have a go at making some patterns in the air.

I'll go first and then it's your turn.

So I'm gonna begin down here and I'm gonna draw a line going up, across and down, across and up, across and down, across and up, across and down.

Guess what? I'm going backwards.

Up, across and down, across and up, across and down and across.

It's your turn.

Are you ready? Let's go.

Across and up.

Across and down.

Across and up.

Across and down.

Across and up.

Across and down.

Let's go backwards.

Up, across and down.

Across and up.

Across and down.

Across and up.

Across and down.

Can you even bear to stop? I know, it's hard when you're having so much fun.

And now it's time for your task.

I would let you to copy and continue these patterns using your tripod grip.

Remember, don't lift your pencil when forming the pattern and focus on keeping the movement smooth and flowing.

Pause the video here and enjoy your task.

I'll see you when you're finished.

Okay, it's good to be back with you.

How did you get on at copying continuing the patterns, using your tripod grip? Did you make sure you had your pencil in the tripod grip? Did you keep your pencil on the page and was your movement smooth and flowing? Did you enjoy it? I really hope so.

And now it's time for us to take a look at the second join, ck and ch.

Here we can see some joins on our screen.

Cursive handwriting involves joining letters together without lifting your pencil.

How the letters are connected together depends on which letter is joining to which letter.

Cursive letter joins refer to how letters connect together and learning the letter joins will improve your cursive handwriting skills, allowing for a smooth flow of handwriting.

It's gonna feel good, it's going to look good.

Let's put some effort and time into it.

Why not? The first join we learned is shown below.

Look at all these fantastic examples of the first join.

And the first join, Aisha hopefully tells us, is from the baseline to the x-height line, like so.

There we go.

Baseline up to the x-height line.

These are looking good.

Check for understanding.

The first join is from the baseline to the descender line, x-height line, ascender line.

Pause the video while you decide.

The first join goes from the baseline to the? You choose.

Well done if you selected the x-height line.

And now let's take a close look at what's appeared on our screen.

We can see some examples of our second join.

Take a close look.

What do you notice? What do you see? Pause the video here and tell someone nearby.

All the letters have a lead in and they all have a lead out.

The first letter has a lead in from the baseline.

The join starts at a baseline and it goes up to the ascender line.

So we have got a whole load of our keywords on this page here.

Let's talk about them.

So a lead in is a line or stroke that takes us into a letter.

A lead out is a line or stroke that takes us smoothly out of a letter, and it helps us join to the next letter.

I see some more keywords.

Baseline.

So the baseline is the line that most letters sit on.

And on our screen here, we can see the baseline in green.

And the ascender line is the line that most letters with ascenders reach up towards.

And on this screen, we can see our ascender line is the top line in our set of tramlines.

And there we have a really nice arrow showing us the second join, which starts at the baseline and it goes up to the ascender line.

So let's take a close look at this join.

All the letters have a lead in and a lead out.

The first letter has a lead in from the baseline.

The join starts at the baseline and it goes up to the ascender line.

You don't lift your pencil when forming the join.

That's the whole thing with cursive handwriting.

We keep our pencil on the page, keep the movement flowing, and the last letter has a lead out.

Here's Jun.

The second join is from the baseline to the ascender line.

Just like that.

Oh, thank you, Jun.

So helpful for you to point it out to us so clearly.

Check for understanding.

Select the words that use the second join.

Chill, ear, mum, check.

Pause the video while you decide which of these words use the second join.

Well done if you selected chill.

We can see the second join going from the C up to the H and from the I to the L, and a baseline up to the ascender line.

And well done if you selected check.

We can see the second joint goes from the C, goes up to the H, baseline to the ascender line, and also the C to the K.

Jun's here with a reminder again.

The second join is from the baseline to the ascender line.

Thank you, Jun.

And now it's time to form the two joins in the air with my finger.

After that, it will be your turn.

So I'm gonna say to myself, ready, line, go, and I'm gonna start with ck.

Here's my lead in.

I'm gonna form my letter C.

Here's the join from the baseline up to the ascender line.

I'm gonna form my letter K.

Oh, I like a K.

And there's my lead out.

Yep, looking good if I say so.

And now I'm gonna form ch.

I will say to myself, ready, line, go, with my lead in to the C, form my C.

Here comes the join.

Run a baseline up to the ascender line.

I'm gonna form the letter H, finish with a lead out.

Great job.

It's your turn.

Are you ready? Let's have a go at forming the join ck and ch.

Let's start with ck.

Ready, line, go, lead in.

Form your letter C.

Join up to the ascender line, form the letter K, finish with a lead out.

Really great stuff.

Let's have a go at ch.

Ready, line, go.

Lead in, form the letter C.

Here's our join, baseline to the ascender line, form the letter H.

Finish with a lead out.

Oh yeah, I like those smooth flowing movements.

Well done, everyone.

I'm going to show you how to form the second join with the letter string ck and ch.

I'm sitting comfortably.

My pen is in the tripod grip.

I'll say to myself, ready, line, go.

And I'm going to begin with the lead in at the baseline and form my letter C.

Here's the join from the baseline up to the ascender line.

Now I'm going to form my letter K and I'll finish with a lead out at the baseline.

Now I'll show you how to form ch.

Ready, line, go.

Here's my lead in to the letter C.

Here's my join, baseline up to the ascender line.

I'll form my letter H and I'll finish with a lead out at the baseline.

Check for understanding.

Which letters are connected using the second join? Take a look at these three pairs of letters and decide which are connected with the second join.

Pause the video while you do this.

Well done if you selected ch.

We can see the join is going there from the C, the baseline, all the way up to the ascender line to the start of the H.

And now it's time for your next task.

I would like you to practise the second join: ck and ch.

Practise the example joins using the starting point, and then practise writing the words neck and chill on your tramlines.

Pause the video while you have a go at this task.

It's great to be back with you.

How did you get on? How are the necks? How are the chills? Did you use the correct joins? When using the second join, did you go from the baseline up to the ascender line? And did you keep your pencil on the page for the joins? Did you enjoy every single one? I hope so.

Circle your best join and celebrate.

And now it's time for us to look at the second join, if, il and it.

Here they are.

Here are the examples of our second join.

Here's the if, the il and the it.

What do you notice? What do you see? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

The letters have a lead in and a lead out.

Did you spot that? The first letter has a lead in from the baseline.

The join starts at the baseline and it goes up to the ascender line.

For the letter T, the join reaches up to in between the x-height line and the ascender line, halfway in between.

There's the second join.

What do you notice about how these letters are joined? Let's investigate a little further.

All the letters have a lead in and a lead out.

The first letter has a lead in from the baseline.

The join starts at the baseline and it goes up towards the ascender line.

And for the letter T, the join reaches up to between the x-height line and the ascender line.

You don't lift your pencil when forming the join.

And the last letter has a lead out and there are arrows to show us.

And here is Jun to remind us the second join is from the baseline to the ascender line.

Thank you, Jun.

Check for understanding.

Select the words that use the second join.

Take a look at these words, kite, ill, life and far.

Which of these words uses the second join? Pause the video while you decide.

Well done if you selected kite, ill and life.

They all have the second join, which goes from the baseline up to the ascender line.

And there's Jun with that reminder.

The second join is from the baseline to the ascender line.

Okay, and now it's time to have a go at forming these joins in the air.

I'm going to choose two joins from the example shown and I'll form them in the air with my finger.

Here we go.

I'm gonna start with il.

I'm going to begin at the baseline, the lead in to the I.

And then here's my join, baseline all the way up to the ascender line.

Oh, last one.

Here's my lead out, pencil off the page and dot the I.

Very good job I say so myself.

I know.

Not very humble, but it it was great.

I think it was great.

Now it's time for it.

I'm going to start at the baseline with my lead in.

Here's the I and I'm going up to halfway, midway in between the x-height line and the ascender line for the T.

Lead out, pencil off and dot the I and cross the T.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Yes, I know, that's looking pretty good.

It's your turn.

I would like you to choose two joins from the example shown and form them in the air with your finger.

Focus on keeping the movement smooth and flowing.

Pause the video here while you have a go at forming those two joins.

Well done.

I hope you enjoyed forming those joins.

They're looking good and I hope it felt good too.

I'm going to show you how to form the second join in the letter strings if, il and it.

I'm sitting comfortably.

My pen is in the tripod grip.

I'll say to myself, ready, line, go.

And I'll begin with my lead in to the letter I.

And then from here, I'm making my join, going from the baseline up towards the x-height line.

Here's my lead in loop.

And I go all the way down to the descender line and here's my lead out loop, finishing just past the baseline.

Then I go back to dot the I.

Let's have a go at il.

Ready, line, go.

Lead in to the I and then here's my join from the baseline to the ascender line.

Then I come back down and finish with a lead out.

Take my pen off the page and dot the I.

Next, I'm gonna show you how to form it.

Ready, line, go.

Here's my lead in to the I.

Here's my join from the baseline up towards the ascender line, halfway between the ascender line and the x-height line for the T.

Here's my lead out.

I take my pen off, dot the I and cross the T.

Check for understanding.

Which letters are connected using the second join, an, oh, if? Pause the video while you decide.

Well done if you selected if.

This is going from the baseline up to the ascender line.

And now it's time for your next task.

I would like you to practise the second join, if, il and it.

Practise the example joins using the starting point and then practise writing the words ill and bit on your tramlines.

Pause the video while you have a go at this task and I'll see you when you're finished.

It's great to be back with you.

How did you get on with that? Did you join from the baseline to the ascender line when using the second join? When did you keep your pencil on the page for the join? And was your movement smooth? I hope so.

And I hope you enjoyed every single part of this exercise.

Circle your best join and celebrate.

In our lesson today, the second join ck, ch, if, il and it, we have covered the following.

Cursive letter joins refer to how the letters connect together.

The letters all have a lead in and a lead out.

The first join goes from the baseline to the x-height line.

The second join goes from the baseline to above the e-height line and towards the ascender line.

You do not lift your pencil when forming the join.

The letter F has a lead in loop and a lead out loop to join to other letters.

Well done, everyone for joining in with this lesson.

I love the way you were forming these joins from the baseline up towards the ascender line.

It was a lot of fun.

I hope you enjoyed it.

I'll see you at the next lesson.

Bye for now.