Key learning points

1. The letters are formed by following the right starting point and direction.
2. Cursive letter joins refer to how the letters connect together.
3. The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
4. 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

• Join - how things connect

• 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