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Reviewing further common exception words, no lead-ins

I can write common exception words using cursive handwriting.

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Year 2

Reviewing further common exception words, no lead-ins

I can write common exception words using cursive handwriting.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Common exception words do not follow regular spelling or phonics rules.
  2. Letters in the common exception words will be joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.
  3. The first letter starts at the correct starting point.
  4. There is appropriate spacing between the letters.
  5. 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

  • Join - connecting together

  • Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter

  • 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

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.

We have selected a few common exception words to use. It would be beneficial to practise other common exception words pupils come across in cursive so they become more familiar and start to memorise the spellings.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the statements which are correct about this lower case letter in print.
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: this letter has a cross on the x-height line
this letter has a cross on the baseline
Correct answer: this letter has an ascender
Correct answer: this letter has a descender
this letter is an x-height letter
Q2.
Select the statements which are correct about this lower case letter in print.
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Correct answer: this letter starts on the x-height line
this letter starts on the baseline
this letter is an x-height letter
this letter has an ascender
Correct answer: this letter has a descender
Q3.
Select the statements which are correct about this lower case letter in print.
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Correct answer: this letter has a dot at the top
Correct answer: this letter has a descender
this letter is an x-height letter
this letter finishes on the baseline
Correct answer: this letter curls up at the descender line
Q4.
True or false? You should use cursive handwriting before learning print.
Correct Answer: false, False
Q5.
Select the correct cursive joins below.
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q6.
Select the correct cursive joins below.
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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An image in a quiz

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