Practice of letters with ascenders
I can form the letters with ascenders correctly.
Practice of letters with ascenders
I can form the letters with ascenders correctly.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The part of the letter that reaches above the x-height line is called the ascender
- The letters b, d, h, k and l all have starting points on the ascender line
- The letters f and t have starting points between the x-height line and the ascender line
- The letters with ascenders are b, d, h, k, l, f and t
Common misconception
That the letters h, b, d and k are x-height letters.
Modelling through the lesson that although parts of the letter are x-height, they are not x-height letters because they have ascenders.
Keywords
Ascender - the part of a letter that extends above the level of the top of an "x"
Ascender line - the line above the x-height line which most letters with ascenders reach up to
X-height line - this is the line that x-height letters go up to
Baseline - this is the line that most letters sit on
Starting point - starting point is the place where we begin to write a letter or shape, usually at the top or left side.
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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a, c, o, e, i, m, n, r, s, u, v, w, x and z
b, d, h, k, l, f and t
g, j, p, q and y