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 e, s and f.

Key Notes

• The letters e and s are x-height letters.
• The letter is e is formed by "going across and around".
• The letter s is formed by "starting at the top, curling up and around and back round again".
• The letter f "starts by curling up, straight down and curls up just above the descender line".
• The letter f has a cross on the x-height line

Vocabulary To Learn

• x-height letter: letters that reach the middle height on the line
• x-height line: this is the line that x-height letters go up to
• baseline: this is the line that most letters sit on
• ascender line: the line above the x-height line which most letters with ascenders reach up to
• anti-clockwise: moving or going in the opposite direction of a clock's hands

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Direction of movement for the s and e can be challenging.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Formation of b and p Study Guide
• Formation of c, a and d 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