Year 4 - English
Practising handwriting with a poem
Building fluency in the four joins, suffixes and common exception words
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop the quality and consistency of their handwriting. After reviwing the four joins, pupils write words with the suffixes -tion, -cian, -sion, and -ssion in cursive.They also practise cursive writing with homophones, common exception words, famous quotations and a poem.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to correctly copy a poem in cursive handwriting.
Key Notes
- The title of the poem has a capital letter.
- Each verse of the poem starts on a new line and with a capital letter.
- After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your pencil to start the next part of the word.
- The joins are all used correctly.
Vocabulary To Learn
- poem: a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas, often with a specific structure or pattern
- cinquain: a form of poetry consisting of five lines, typically with a specific syllable count or pattern
- join: how the letters are connected together
- letter string: a group of letters that are written together in a word
- letter spacing: the amount of space between individual letters in a word, ensuring they are evenly spread out
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sometimes children will forget to add the lead in for the first letter in the letter string or the first letter after the capital letter.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The title of the poem has a capital letter. Each verse of the poem starts on a new line and with a capital letter.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'poem'
a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas, often with a specific structure or pattern.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Sometimes children will forget to add the lead in for the first letter in the letter string or the first letter after the capital letter. Correction: Use the 'Ready, line, go' technique to remind children to start on the baseline.
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