Reviewing common exception words, no lead-ins
I can write common exception words using cursive handwriting.
Reviewing common exception words, no 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 starts at the correct starting point.
- There is appropriate spacing between the letters.
- You don't lift your pencil to add the 'cross' for the letter t 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 out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter
Join - connecting together
Starting point - the starting point is the place where we begin to write a letter
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Common misconception
Children might be so focused on the joins that they forget the importance of starting at the correct starting point for the first letter.
When modelling, emphasise to the children that the first time the pencil touches the page for the letter needs to be the starting point for the first letter.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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