Key learning points

1. The letters all have a lead in and a lead out.
2. The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
3. The fourth join goes from the x-height line up towards the ascender line.
4. When joining the letter string o to b, the direction of formation changes.
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.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Cursive - style of handwriting where the letters are joined together in a flowing and connected manner

• 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