Year 4 - English
Reviewing the four joins
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 use the four joins in cursive handwriting.
Key Notes
- Cursive handwriting involves joining letters together without lifting your pencil.
- There are four cursive letter joins.
- Which join is used depends on which letter is joining to which letter.
- The first letter has a lead in and the last letter has a lead out.
Vocabulary To Learn
- join: how the letters are connected together
- ascender line: the top line of the tramlines
- x-height line: the line which x-height letters reach
- baseline: the line that most letters sit on
- descender line: the bottom line of the tramlines
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some children might get confused with which join to use and try joining letters with the incorrect join.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Cursive handwriting involves joining letters together without lifting your pencil. There are four cursive letter joins.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'join'
how the letters are connected together.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Some children might get confused with which join to use and try joining letters with the incorrect join. Correction: Showing the children a visual of the four joins can help them to decide which join should be used.
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