Key learning points

1. The letters all have a lead in and a lead out.
2. The fourth join goes from the x-height line up towards the ascender line.
3. When joining to the letter t, the join reaches to between the x-height line and the ascender line.
4. The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
5. When forming the letter f, it has two loops: at the top of the lead in and at the bottom ready for the lead out.

Keywords

• Join - connecting together

• 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

• X-height line - this is the line that x-height letters reach

• Ascender line - this is the top line of the tramlines

Common misconception