Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn to sit comfortably and hold a pencil correctly. They learn handwriting patterns to help with letter formation and how to form all 26 lowercase letters in print. Finally, pupils practise forming letters in different letter families, for example ascenders and descenders.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to form the letters b and p.

Key Notes

• The letter b has an ascender.
• The letter p has a descender.
• The letters b and p are formed by "going down and back up and around".
• The middle part of the letters b and p are x-height letters and sit in the middle set of the tramlines.

Vocabulary To Learn

• ascender: the part of a letter that extends above the level of the top of an "x"
• baseline: this is the line that most letters sit on
• tramlines: straight, parallel lines that we can use as a guide to help us write neatly and keep our letters the same size
• descender: the part of a letter that descends below the level of the bottom of an "x"

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Children can become confused about which of the tramlines to start and end b and p on.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Formation of c, a and d Study Guide
• Formation of e, s and f Study Guide
• Formation of h and k Study Guide
• Formation of i, l and t Study Guide
• Formation of m, n and r Study Guide
• Formation of o, g and q Study Guide
• Formation of u, y and j Study Guide
• Formation of v,w, x and z Study Guide
• Introduction to skills and patterns Study Guide
• Practice of letters with ascenders Study Guide
• Practice of letters with descenders Study Guide
• Practice of x-height letters Study Guide