Year 2 - English
Reviewing more high frequency words, using lead-ins
Handwriting review, using lead-ins
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils review handwriting skills, focusing on formation, size, and orientation. They practise forming proper nouns, high frequency words, common exception words and full sentences. Pupils also focus on using even spacing between letters and using lead outs accurately.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write high frequency words using cursive handwriting.
Key Notes
- High frequency words are words that appear most frequently in written texts.
- Letters in the high frequency words will be joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.
- The first letter of the word always has a lead in and the last letter has a lead out.
- There is appropriate spacing between the letters.
- You don't lift your pencil until the letter string is complete.
Vocabulary To Learn
- high frequency word: the words that appear most frequently in written texts
- 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
- join: connecting together
- letter string: a group of letters that are written together in a word
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may tend to forget the lead in for the first letter.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
High frequency words are words that appear most frequently in written texts. Letters in the high frequency words will be joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'high frequency word'
the words that appear most frequently in written texts.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may tend to forget the lead in for the first letter. Correction: Keep reminding children to say to themselves 'ready, line, go' before starting to ensure they are prompted to start on the baseline with a lead in.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Reviewing common exception words, using lead ins Study Guide
- Reviewing further common exception words, using lead ins Study Guide
- Reviewing high frequency words, using lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing proper nouns, using lead ins Study Guide
- Reviewing sentences with capital letters, using lead-ins Study Guide
Browse all guides in the Year 2 English guide library.