The first join: en, ud and ir with no lead in | English

Starter quiz

Match the capital letters with the corresponding lower case letters.
- M
  
  ⇔
  
  m ✓
- N
  
  ⇔
  
  n ✓
- O
  
  ⇔
  
  o ✓
- P
  
  ⇔
  
  p ✓
Match the capital letters with the corresponding lower case letters.
- Q
  
  ⇔
  
  q ✓
- R
  
  ⇔
  
  r ✓
- S
  
  ⇔
  
  s ✓
- T
  
  ⇔
  
  t ✓
True or false? Cursive handwriting is also known as 'joined up' handwriting.
- True ✓
- False
Select the correct lower case formation of the letter i in print.
Select the correct lower case formation of the letter r in print.
Which letter is missing it's matching capital letter?

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

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

Common misconception

Children will often revert back to taking their pencil off the page to add the dot to the letter i.

When modelling, ensure to talk out loud to yourself showing the children you are leaving the dot until the end. For example, 'I am forming the letter i, but I remember that I leave the dot until the end'.

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
Baseline - this is the line that most letters sit on
X-height line - this is the line that x-height letters reach