Key learning points

1. The letters are formed by following the right starting point and direction.
2. The second join goes from the baseline to the ascender line when joining to a tall letter.
3. The second join goes from the baseline to in between the x-height line and the ascender line when joining the letter t.
4. The pencil only lifts to add the cross to the t once you have finished the letter string.
5. When two letter ts are together, one cross can go across both.

Keywords

• Join - how things connect

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

• Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word

• Starting point - the point the formation of a letter begins on the tramlines

• Ascender line - this is the line that letters with ascenders reach up to

Common misconception