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Reviewing sentences with capital letters, using lead-ins
Pupil outcome: I can write a sentence in cursive handwriting, using capital letters correctly. Key learning points: - A sentence always begins with a capital letter and a proper noun always has a capital letter. - After forming a capital...
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Writing more common exception words
Pupil outcome: I can correctly write common exception words in cursive handwriting. Key learning points: - Common exception words do not follow regular spelling or phonics rules. - Letters in the common exception words will be joined...
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Suffixes: -y and -ly
Pupil outcome: I can correctly form words using the suffixes -y and -ly. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - The words start with a lead in and finish with a...
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The first join: in, ig, ed, eg, aw, ap, an, ar
Pupil outcome: I can correctly form the first join. Key learning points: - Cursive handwriting involves joining letters together. - The letters all have a lead in starting at the baseline. - The first join goes from the baseline to the...
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Word endings: -sure and -ture
Pupil outcome: I can correctly form words ending in -sure and -ture. Key learning points: - -sure and -ture are common spellings for the endings of words. - The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out. - The pencil does not...
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Writing homophones
Pupil outcome: I can correctly write homophones in cursive handwriting. Key learning points: - Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones. - The words start with a lead in and...
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Reviewing and writing homophones
Pupil outcome: I can correctly write homophones in cursive handwriting. Key learning points: - Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones. - The words start with a lead in on the...
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Writing Wally Whale's W
Miss Palomine finds Wally Whale’s initials written in the sand as she strolls along the beach. She and the student review the lined paper and then they practice tracing and writing the uppercase -W and the lowercase -w.
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The Curvy Letter S
We find Miss Palomine in a car. She reads a road sign warning drivers of S curves ahead. This begins the discussion of the shape of the letter -S. When she arrives in the classroom, Miss Palomine demonstrates to the student how to trace...
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It's D-Day
Daisy Dog comes to visit and Miss Palomine teaches your student how to trace the uppercase -D and lowercase -d. Then they practice writing Dd.
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C, It’s Not That Hard
Miss Palomine teaches the student how to trace the uppercase and lowercase -c. They then practice writing the uppercase and lowercase -c.
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Oh, Those "O"s
Miss Palomine begins her discussion of the letter -O by reminiscing about last year’s summer vacation. She says an “O” sentence. Miss P reviews the headline, midline, and baseline, then teaches the student how to trace the uppercase -O...
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Queen Quincy Is Quite Quick
We begin with a news broadcast. Queen Quincy has won the race. Miss Palomine begins her discussion of the uppercase and lowercase -q with the sentence “Queen Quincy is quite quick.” She and the student then begin tracing and writing the...
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Road Signs and the Letter R
We find Miss Palomine in a car. She is lost. She reads the road signs looking for an uppercase -R. When she arrives in the classroom she reviews the differences in appearance of the uppercase -R and the lowercase -r on the elementary...
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It Is T Time
Miss Palomine receives a text message from her friend April. It says that there is a sale on “T”s. Miss Palomine isn’t sure which kind of -T April is referring to. Miss Palomine and the student practice tracing and writing the uppercase...
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What Are U Looking At
Miss Palomine admires Unity’s -U. She then talks about how the -U is written with just one, curvy line. She and the student review the lined paper and then they practice tracing and writing their uppercase -U and the lowercase -u.
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Writing the Letter V
Miss Palomine introduces Valerie Violin. She then talks about how writing Valerie’s -V with straight lines is different from writing Unity’s -U with just one, curvy line. She and the student review the lined paper and then they practice...
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Xtra Special Writing
Miss Palomine talks about playing Tic-tac-toe with Socrates. As she was writing the letter -X, she thought about how much fun it was. She and the student review the lined paper and they then practice tracing and writing the uppercase -X...
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Julia's New Jeans
Miss Palomine reviews the headline, midline, and baseline, then teaches the student how to trace the uppercase -J and lowercase -j. They then practice writing them.
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I Like the Letter I
Miss Palomine reviews the headline, midline, and baseline; then teaches the student how to trace the uppercase -I and lowercase -i. They then practice writing them.
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Uppercase and Lowercase H
Miss Palomine reviews the headline, midline, and baseline, then teaches the student how to trace the uppercase -H and lowercase -h. They then practice writing them.
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Look at That G
Miss Palomine reviews the headline, midline, and baseline, then teaches the student how to trace the uppercase and lowercase Gg. Then they practice writing Gg.
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Even E Gets Its Day
Miss Palomine teaches the student how to trace the uppercase and lowercase -ee. Then they practice writing Ee.