Hi, everybody.

It's Ms. Gardner.

And welcome to today's handwriting lesson.

In today's lesson, we're going to be practising our cursive handwriting by writing words with different spellings of the shun suffix.

So I hope you enjoy today's lesson and let's get started.

Your learning outcome today is to correctly write words using the suffixes, <v ->tion,</v> <v ->cian,</v> <v ->sion</v> and -ssion, which will make the sound shun in cursive handwriting.

Let's start with our keywords.

We'll do my turn, your turn.

Suffix.

This is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word, which creates another word.

Noun.

A noun is a naming word for a person, place, or thing.

Join.

How the letters are connected together.

Letter string.

A group of letters that are written together in a word.

There are three sections of our lesson today.

In the first, we'll be doing a handwriting warm-up.

Then we'll be reviewing the suffixes, -tion and -cian.

And then we'll be reviewing the suffixes, -sion and -ssion.

Let's start with our handwriting warm-up.

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

So the first picture is reminding us to be sat on a chair at a table or a desk to have our feet flat on the floor and our back against the chair.

The second picture is reminding you to angle your paper correctly, so if you're right-handed, have the paper angled slightly to the left, left-handed, angle the paper slightly to the right.

And then you're non-writing hand is supporting you by keeping the paper still.

Then the third picture is to make sure you're keeping your pencil or pen in the tripod grip.

So before starting to write, it's really important to warm up your hands and your wrist muscles so that they're ready for writing.

Your hands and wrists gets stronger the more you exercise them.

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

Let's do today's handwriting warm-up.

Let's have a go at the finger tap warm-up.

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

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.

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 of 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 warm-up.

This is one of my favourites.

This is a really fun one.

So I'm gonna start with just one wrist 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.

Now, 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.

Another great thing to do before you start handwriting is to practise some writing patterns as this helps us to prepare for writing and for joining letters.

You can see the writing patterns on the screen here.

Will use require a similar hand and wrist movement to cursive handwriting.

So it's a really useful thing to do before you start writing.

I'm going to do the writing pattern in the air with my finger first and then you are going to have a go.

So here, I'm gonna start on the bottom, and then I'm gonna go across then up.

Across then down, across then up, across then down, across then up, across then down, across then down.

Trying to keep a really smooth flowing movement.

Your turn.

Get your finger ready.

Let's do this together.

Starting at the bottom.

Let's go across and up, across and down, across and up, across and down, across and up, across and down and out.

Great job.

It's time for Task A.

You need 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 video now and off you go.

Okay, well done, everybody.

Okay, have a think.

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

Well done.

Okay, it's time to review the suffixes -tion and -cian, which make the sound shun.

A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which then creates another word.

Unlike prefixes, suffixes often change the words tense, so it can switch the tense from present to past, for example.

Or it can change the word class.

So for example, it could start as a verb and then you add the suffix and it becomes a noun.

Let's have a look at some examples.

So here we have the verb, educate, to educate.

That's a verb.

Then you add the suffix, -tion.

You remove the E and it becomes a noun, education.

Here, explain is a verb.

You add the suffix shun, -tion, and it becomes explanation.

Prepare is a verb.

You add the suffix -tion, and it becomes preparation, a noun.

The suffix -tion or shun, creates abstract nouns.

Nouns that you can't pick up and hold.

They're more of an idea, an abstract noun.

There are lots of different types of suffix.

And it can help our handwriting and spelling to practise letter strings using common suffixes as they appear in lots of words.

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

Pause the video in a moment and you can have a think or discuss this with your partner or your class, how could you describe each join? Off you go.

Okay, so the first join goes from the baseline to the x-height line.

The second join also starts at the baseline, but it goes up towards the ascender line.

The third join is from the x-height line to the x-height line, just dipping down below the x-height line.

And then your fourth join, goes from the x-height line up towards the ascender line.

So here's the suffix, -tion, shun, in cursive handwriting.

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

Okay, so T, the letter T is an ascender letter, but it doesn't go all the way to the ascender line, just goes up towards it.

It also starts with a lead in from the baseline and the last letter N, ends with a lead out on the baseline.

Let's look a bit more closely at the joins.

So the first letter has lead in, the last letter has a lead out.

The first join is used to connect the letter T to the letter I, baseline to the x-height line.

The first join is used to connect the letter I to the letter O, and then the third join is used to connect the letter O to the letter N, just dip below the x-height line.

There is appropriate space between each letters.

The shun suffix can be spelt -tion, <v ->sion,</v> <v ->ssion,</v> or -cian.

For example, you have the word politics and then you remove the S and add the the suffix -cian, shun and it becomes politician.

A person who works in politics.

Electrics.

You get rid of the S and add -cian, and it becomes electrician, a person who works in electrics or helps fix electrics.

Magic.

You replace the last C.

You cross out the final C and replace it with the suffix -cian, and you get a person who works in magic, a magician.

Words ending in the suffix -cian are nouns and usually a profession, so a job.

Politician, electrician, magician.

These are all jobs.

Words spelt with -cian often have a root word ending in C or CS like politics, electrics, magic, and are used for professions and jobs.

Here is the suffix -cian or cian in cursive handwriting.

Pause the video now and think about what you can notice about the letter formation.

Off you go.

Okay, so our first letter C starts with a lead in, all of the letters are x-height letters, so they don't go up to the ascender line or down to the descender line.

And the string finishes with a lead out on the baseline.

Let's look closely at the joins.

The first letter has a lead in and the last letter has a lead out.

The first join is used to connect the letter C to the letter I, baseline to x-height line.

The first join is used to connect the letter I to the letter A, baseline to x-height line.

And the first join is used to connect the letter A to the letter N, baseline to x-height line.

There is appropriate spacing between the letters.

Remember you don't dot the I until the end of the letter string.

I'm going to form the suffixes -tion and -cian, or tion, cian, in cursive in the air with my finger first and then you are going to have a go.

So starting with tion, -tion.

I'm gonna start on the baseline, find a starting point.

Lead in to form the ascender letter, not all the way up to the ascender line, but some of the way joining T to I, not dotting my I yet.

I to O.

And then joining O to N by just below the x-height line and then finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Then I'll go and cross my T and dot my I.

Okay, now I'm going to write -cian.

Starting on the baseline, finding a starting point lead in to form the letter C, joining C to I, I to A, these are all x-height letters, A to N baseline to x-height line, and the finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Then I go back and dot my I.

Okay, it's your turn.

You are now going to form the suffixes, -tion and -cian in cursive in the air with your finger.

So find a starting point on the baseline and I'm going to leave you to do this independently.

Pause the video now.

Off you go.

Well done, everybody.

Great job.

These words are written in cursive handwriting and use the suffix, -tion or -cian.

Both perhaps spell (indistinct) which both make the sound shun.

So our first word is creation.

The Mona Lisa is an amazing creation.

And then musician.

My brother is a very talented musician.

He loves to play the guitar.

Look closely.

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

Okay, so creation.

Let's start with that.

We start with a lead in on the letter C, we have an ascender letter with a letter T, but it doesn't go all the way to the ascender line just towards it and then we finish with a lead out on the baseline.

Musician.

We start with a lead in on the letter M, all of the letters are x-height letters and then we finish with a lead out on the baseline.

And we'll be dotting our I's after we finish writing the word.

What do you need to think about when writing letter strings with the suffix? So the first letter in both words have a lead in and the last letter has a lead out.

There will be a range of cursive letter joins used within the letter string depending on which letters are in the word.

In the word creation, the first, second and third joins are used.

In the word musician, all of the joins are using the first join.

You don't lift your pencil to dot the I's and cross the T until you have completed the letter string.

So checking for understanding.

When would you add the dot for the letter I when writing the word optician? A, after forming the main body of the letter I.

B, once the letter string is complete.

Or C, whenever you feel like it.

Pause the video now.

That's right, B.

The dot for the letter I or the cross for the letter T are only added once the letter string is complete.

Well done.

Let's practise writing words for the suffixes, <v ->tion and -cian.

</v> We're going to write creation and musician.

Let's start with creation.

So we're going to start on the baseline, find a starting point.

I'm making sure I'm sitting comfortably.

My pen is in the tripod grip, so I'm ready to go.

Ready, line, go.

Lead in to form the letter C, joining C to R, then dipping down below the x-height line to join CR to E.

E to A, baseline to x-height line.

A to T, not going to go all the way up to the ascender line just towards it.

T to I.

I to O.

And dipping below the x-height line and finishing the lead out on the baseline.

Now I'll go back, cross my T and dot my I.

Now, I'm going to write musician.

Okay, finding a starting point on the baseline.

Lead in to form the letter M.

Joining M to U.

U to S, baseline to x-height line.

S to I, to C, starting our suffix, -cian.

C to I, baseline to x-height line, baseline to x-height line, and then finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Then I'll go back and dot my I's.

Great.

Checking for understanding.

Select the correct formation.

A, B, or C.

Pause the video now.

That's right, it is B.

It can't be A because T needs to go up towards the ascender line.

And it can't be C, because the suffix is -tion, not -en.

Well done.

Now select the correct formation for -cian.

Pause the video now.

That's right, it is C.

It can't be A because I and A aren't joined and actually I is not formed correctly.

And it can't be B because -cian need to go all the way up to the x-height line.

Well done.

It's time for task B.

You need to practise writing the suffixes -tion and -cian.

Practise writing the suffixes three times on your tramlines.

Then practise writing the following words, creation, action, station and magician, musician, optician.

Pause video now and off you go.

Well done, everybody.

Great job.

Have a look at the words that you've just written and compare them to the examples 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 make any edits or rewrite any of the words again, now's the time, so pause the video and off you go.

Okay, well done, everybody.

Have a look back through all the words you've written in task B, circle your best join and celebrate.

Great job.

It's time for the third part of the lesson where we are reviewing the suffixes -sion and -ssion.

The shun suffix can be spelt -tion, <v ->sion,</v> <v ->ssion,</v> or -cian.

Let's have a look at some examples.

So you have the word tense.

If you add the suffix -sion, you then have the word tension.

If you have the word divide, and then add the suffix -sion, and get rid of the D and the E in divide, you then have the word division.

If you have the word extend and then replace the D with the suffix -sion, you then have the word extension.

Words ending in the suffix -sion are all nouns.

Tension, division, extension.

These are all nouns.

The suffix -sion, sometimes makes it sound zhun, like division.

Words spelt with -sion often have a root word ending in d, or de, or se.

Here is the suffix -sion, sion in cursive handwriting.

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

Okay, so we have a lead in to start the letter S.

All of the letters are x-height letters and then we have a lead out on the baseline.

Let's look more closely.

The first letter S has a lead in and the last letter N has a lead out on the baseline.

The first join is used to connect the letters S to I.

The first join is used to connect the letters I to O and then the third join is used to connect the letters O to N dipping down just below the x-height line.

There is an appropriate space between the letters.

So we know that the shun suffix can be spelt <v ->tion,</v> <v ->sion,</v> and -cian.

Now, let's look at words ending in -ssion.

For example, discuss becomes discussion.

When you add the -ssion suffix.

Express becomes expression when you add the -ssion suffix.

Permit becomes permission.

When you add the -ssion suffix.

Words ending in the suffix -ssion are nouns.

They've all become nouns.

They were a verb.

Discuss, express, permit.

These are verbs, then they become a noun.

When you add the -ssion, shun suffix.

Words spelt with ssion or -ssion, often have a root word ending in ss or mit.

Here is the suffix -ssion in cursive handwriting.

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

Okay, so we start with a lead in on the letter S.

All of the letters are x-height letters, and there's a lead out on the baseline.

Let's look closely.

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

The first join is used to connect the letter S to the letter S.

The first join is used to connect the letter S to the letter I.

The first join is used to connect the letter I to the letter O, and then the third join is used to connect the letter O to the letter N, just dipping below the x-height line.

So I'm going to form the suffixes -sion and -ssion in cursive in the air with my finger first.

Then you are going to have a go.

So starting with -sion, lead in, forming the letter S, joining S to I, baseline to x-height line.

I to O baseline to x-height line, then O to N dipping just below the x-height line and finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Then I go back and dot my I.

Now, the -ssion.

Starting on the baseline, lead in, forming the letter S, joining S to S, S to I, baseline to x-height line, I to O baseline to x-height line, and then dipping below the x-height line to form the letter N.

Then I go back and dot my I.

Your turn.

Now you are going to form the suffixes -sion and -ssion in cursive in the air with your finger.

So find a starting point on the baseline and I'm going to leave you to do this by yourself.

Pause the video now.

Off you go.

Well done, everybody.

So these words are all written in cursive handwriting and they use the suffix -sion or -ssion.

Shun, zhun.

First word is vision.

I have 20-20 vision.

And then the next word is passion.

I have a passion for art.

Look closely at both words.

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

So vision starts with a lead in on the letter V from the baseline and ends with a lead out on the baseline with the letter N.

And all of the letters here are x-height letters.

Passion, lead in, to start the letter P and then we have a descender letter and then we finish with a lead out on the baseline with a letter N.

So what do you need to think about when writing a letter string with the suffix? The first letter has a lead in and the last letter has a lead out.

There will be a range of cursive letter joins used within letter string depending on which letters are in the word.

The word vision uses the first and third join in its formation.

The word passion also uses the first and third join in its formation.

And you don't lift your pencil until you have completed the letter string, so you won't dot your I's and either word until after you finish the letter string.

Let's practise writing words with the suffixes <v ->sion and -ssion.

</v> We'll start with the word vision.

I'm going to find a starting point on the baseline.

Ready, line, go.

Lead in to form the letter V, writing the word vision.

Joining V to I, dipping just below the x-height line.

I to S baseline to x-height line.

S to I, baseline to x-height line, I to O.

And then just dipping down just below the x-height line to joint O to N.

And finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Now, I'll go back and dot my I's.

Okay, now I'm going to write passion.

Finding starting point on the baseline.

Ready, line, go.

Lead in to form the letter P.

Then joining P to A, A to S, baseline to X-height line, S to S, baseline to x-height line S to I, baseline to x-height line, and then dipping down just below the x-height line to join O to N finishing with a lead out on the baseline.

Now I'll go back and dot my I.

Great.

Checking for understanding.

Select the correct join, A, B, or C.

Pause the video now.

That's right, it is A.

It can't be B 'cause the correct lead out is not used in the letter S to join to I.

And it can't be C because S needs to go all the way up to the x-height line.

Well done.

Now select the correct join, pause the video now.

Okay, it is B.

It can't be S because none of the letters should be going below the baseline.

And it can't be C because you've not used the correct lead outs on the letters S, well done.

It's time for Task C.

You need to practise writing the suffixes -sion and -ssion on your tramlines three times for each suffix.

Then, practise writing the following words on your tramlines.

Vision, tension, extension, passion, decision, impression.

Pause the video now and off you go.

Well done, everybody.

I hope you enjoyed that.

Have a look at the words you've just written and compare them to the examples on the screen.

Did you use the correct joins within your letter string? Did you lift your pencil to form the break letter X in extension.

Pause the video now and make any edits or rewrite any of the words again if you need to.

Okay, well done, everybody.

Have a look at all the words you've just written.

Circle your best join and celebrate.

Great job.

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

A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word, which creates another word.

Suffixes often change the word's tense or word class.

The shun suffix can be spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian.

There are four joins used to connect letters together in cursive handwriting.

The join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string, which join is used to connect the suffix depends on the letter before the suffix is added.

You don't lift your pencil when forming the joins, and you only lift your pencil once the letter string is complete or there is a break letter within the letter string.

Great job, everybody.

Well done.