Reviewing further common exception words, using lead ins
I can write common exception words using cursive handwriting.
Reviewing further common exception words, using lead ins
I can write common exception words using cursive handwriting.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Common exception words do not follow regular spelling or phonics rules.
- Letters in the common exception words will be joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.
- The first letter always has a lead in and the last letter always has a lead out.
- There is appropriate spacing between the letters.
- You don't lift your pencil to add the 'dot' for the letter i until the letter string is complete.
Keywords
Common exception word - a word that does not follow the regular spelling or phonics rules, often occurring frequently but requiring specific memorisation
Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter
Join - connecting together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Common misconception
As a child becomes more confident at keeping their pencil on the page, they may forget to go back and add the 'dot' for the letter 'i' or the cross for the letter 't'.
Model to the children that when you finish a word, you look back at it and check if anything is missing. Modelling this habit will create the habit for them.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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