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The second join: ck, ch with lead in
I can correctly form the second join with a lead in and lead out.
New
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Year 2
The second join: ck, ch with lead in
I can correctly form the second join with a lead in and lead out.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The letters all have a lead in and a lead out.
- Cursive letter joins refer to how the letters connect together.
- The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
- The second join goes from the baseline to the ascender line.
Keywords
Cursive - style of handwriting where the letters are joined together in a flowing and connected manner
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
Baseline - this is the line that most letters sit on
Ascender line - this is the line that letters with ascenders reach up to
Common misconception
Children will often want to take their pencil off to form the join.
Emphasise the flowing motion of cursive writing. The letters need to be joined together so the pencil needs to stay on the page.
Give the children a visual of the letters being joined together by holding hands. If you lift your pencil then you are breaking the connection and they can't hold hands.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
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Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match the capital letter to its corresponding lower case letter.
m
n
o
p
q
r
Q2.
Match the capital letter to its corresponding lower case letter.
s
t
u
v
Q3.
Match the capital letter to its corresponding lower case letter.
w
x
y
z
Q4.
Put the tramlines in order from the top to the bottom.
Q5.
True or false? Cursive handwriting involves joining letters together.
Q6.
The first join goes from the baseline to the ...
ascender line.
descender line.
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