Starter quiz
- Select the correct formation of the lower case letter a.
- Select the correct formation of the lower case letter c.
- Select the correct formation of the lower case letter d.
- Select the lower case letter o.
- g
- o ✓
- o ✓
- o ✓
- c
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- Select the lower case letter g.
- g ✓
- o
- g ✓
- d
- g ✓
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- Select the lower case letter q.
- b
- q ✓
- g
- q ✓
- q ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The letters o, g and q are all formed by going round anti-clockwise.
- The letters g and q have descenders.
- The letter g is formed by "going round and down and curling up".
- The letter q is formed by "going round and down and a diagonal line out to the side".
Common misconception
Children can get confused about the direction to take when forming the letters o, g and q.
Be very explicit about going anti-clockwise, use a clock to emphasise this to the children.
Keywords
Anti-clockwise - moving or going in the opposite direction of a clock's hands
Descender - the part of a letter that descends below the level of the bottom of an "x"
Diagonal line - a line that slants or leans
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