The third join: oe, we, ve and re with lead in | English

Starter quiz

Match each description to the correct handwriting style.

cursive

⇔

letters are joined ✓

print

⇔

each letter is formed separately ✓

pre-cursive

⇔

letters have a lead in and a lead out ✓
Select the x-height letters.

a ✓

w ✓

r ✓

h

y
Select the correct formation of the fourth join of 'wl'.
Select the correct formation of the fourth join of 'ok'.
Select the correct formation of the fourth join of 'rt'.
Select the correct formation of the fourth join of 'rl'.

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The letters all have a lead in and a lead out.
The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
The third join starts at the x-height line and dips below the x-height line and back up to join the next letter.
When connecting the letter e, with the third join, the dip down starts the formation of the letter e.

Common misconception

Children can struggle to get the gap size between the letters correct with this join.

Model this join lots emphasising 'we dip down and across and then form the next letter so they can still hold hands. We don't want them to be far away from each other'.

Keywords

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
Dip down - dropping under something