The third join: oo, wa, wo, on, om, ow | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

'Ready, line, go' is useful to say before starting to write because...
- it gets you emotionally ready.
- it lets the people around you know you are ready.
- it reminds you to start on the baseline for the lead in. ✓
Select the correct first join.
Select the correct first join.
Select the correct second join.
Select the correct second join.
Match the key term with the correct definition.
- first join
  
  ⇔
  
  goes from the baseline to the x-height line ✓
- second join
  
  ⇔
  
  goes from the baseline up towards the ascender line ✓
- break letter
  
  ⇔
  
  a letter that you lift your pencil after forming in cursive ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The letters all have a lead in and a lead out.
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 joining from a "w" or an "o", remember the small 'dip down' to aid joining.
The pencil does not lift when forming the join.
When using the third join you leave enough space to ensure the letters are not touching without leaving a big gap.

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

Join - connecting together
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