Key learning points

1. The letters are formed by following the right starting point and direction.
2. Cursive letter joins refer to how the letters connect together.
3. The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
4. The first join goes from the baseline to the x-height line.
5. The dot for the letter i gets added once the letter string is complete.

Common misconception

Keywords

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

• Join - connecting together

• 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

• Baseline - this is the line that most letters sit on