Practice of letters with descenders
I can form the letters with descenders correctly.
Practice of letters with descenders
I can form the letters with descenders correctly.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The part of the letter that goes below the baseline is called the descender
- Letters with descenders reach down towards the descender line
- The letters g, j, p, q and y all start on the x-height line
- The letters with descenders are: g, j, p, q, f and y
Common misconception
That g, y, p and q are x-height letters.
Model through the lesson that although part of the letter is x-height, they are not x-height letters as they have descenders.
Keywords
Descender - the part of a letter that descends below the level of the bottom of an "x"
Baseline - this is the line that most letters sit on
Descender line - the line below the baseline that descenders go down to
X-height line - this is the line that x-height letters go up to
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
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