Penpals for Handwriting, the UK's favourite handwriting scheme, is for 3-11 year olds, helping children to use a fast and fluent handwriting style. The Year 1/Primary 2 Teacher's Book features suggestions for using the Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 CD-ROM. The Teacher's Book also features full planning for whole-class session a scope and sequence chart, annotated facsimilies of Big Book and Practice Book pages, photocopy masters for additional practice or homework and writing mats for left- and right-handers. The Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Teacher's Book focuses on consolidating letter shapes and begins a systematic introduction to joining.
Contents
Scope and sequence chart; Introduction; 1; Letter formation practice: long ladder family; 2; Letter formation practice: one-armed robot family; 3; Letter formation practice: curly caterpillar family; 4; Letter formation practice: zig-zag monster family; 5; Practising the vowels: i; 6; Practising the vowels: u; 7; Practising the vowels: a; 8; Practising the vowels: o; 9; Practising the vowels: e; 10; Letter formation practice: capital letters; 11; Introducing diagonal join to ascender: joining at, all; 12; Practising diagonal join to ascender: joining th; 13; Practising diagonal join to ascender: joining ch; 14; Practising diagonal join to ascender: joining cl; 15; Introducing diagonal join, no ascender: joining in, im; 16; Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining cr, tr, dr; 17; Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining lp, mp; 18; Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining id, ig; 19; Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining nd, ld; 20; Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining ng; 21; Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining ee; 22; Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining ai, ay; 23; Practising diagonal join, no ascender: joining ime, ine; 24; Introducing horizontal join, no ascender: joining on, om; 25; Practising horizontal join, no ascender: joining op, oy; 26; Practising horizontal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining oa, og; 27; Practising horizontal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining wa, wo; 28; Introducing horizontal join to ascender: joining ol, ot; 29; Practising horizontal join to ascender: joining wh, oh; 30; Practising horizontal join to ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining of; 31; Assessment
